Anagrams of anticoagulants
Word anticoagulants has
1618 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of anticoagulants.
- anticoagulant
-
adjective,
Also, anticoagulative [an-tee-koh-ag-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv, an-tahy-] /ˌæn ti koʊˈæg yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv, ˌæn taɪ-/ (Show IPA). preventing coagulation, especially of blood.
- angulation
-
noun,
an angular part, position, or formation.
- coagulants
-
noun,
a substance that produces or aids coagulation.
- sac-a-lait
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noun,
the white crappie.
See under crappie.
- salutation
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noun,
the act of saluting.
- Constantia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- lactations
-
noun,
the secretion or formation of milk.
- Catalonian
-
adjective, noun,
Catalan.
- antagonist
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noun,
a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
- consultant
-
noun,
a person who gives professional or expert advice:
- consulting
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adjective,
employed or involved in giving professional advice to the public or to those practicing the profession:
- stagnation
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noun,
the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow:
- catatonia
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noun,
a syndrome seen most frequently in schizophrenia, characterized by muscular rigidity and mental stupor, sometimes alternating with great excitement and confusion.
- Galatians
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noun,
a book in the New Testament, written to the Christians in Galatia. Abbreviation: Gal.
- causalgia
-
noun,
a neuralgia distinguished by a burning pain along certain nerves, usually of the upper extremities.
- Anacostia
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noun,
a section of the District of Columbia, in the SE part.
- analogist
-
noun,
a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- coagulant
-
noun,
a substance that produces or aids coagulation.
- gustation
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noun,
the act of tasting.
- tantalous
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adjective,
containing trivalent tantalum.
- lunations
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noun,
the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
- saltation
-
noun,
a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
- scantling
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noun,
a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.
- glutinant
-
noun,
a nematocyst that discharges a thread covered with a sticky secretion.
- scalation
-
noun,
an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- causation
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noun,
the action of causing or producing.
- santonica
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noun,
the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- inoculant
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noun,
inoculum.
- guaiacols
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noun,
a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- sitatunga
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noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus spekei, inhabiting marshy regions of central and eastern Africa.
- cognisant
-
adjective,
a frequent misspelling of cognizant.
- nutations
-
noun,
an act or instance of nodding one's head, especially involuntarily or spasmodically.
- lactation
-
noun,
the secretion or formation of milk.
- Constanta
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noun,
a seaport in SE Romania, on the Black Sea.
- nostalgic
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adjective,
experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- nostalgia
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noun,
a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time:
- anglicans
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noun,
a member of the Church of England or of a church in communion with it.
- coattails
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noun,
the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
- continual
-
adjective,
of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent:
- nationals
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noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- Catalonia
-
noun,
a region in NE Spain, bordering on France and the Mediterranean: formerly a province.
- natations
-
noun,
an act or the skill of swimming.
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- Anatolian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Anatolia.
- insulant
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noun,
an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- annattos
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noun,
Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- cattalos
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noun,
beefalo.
- Caulonia
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noun,
a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- tungstic
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adjective,
of or containing tungsten, especially in the pentavalent or hexavalent state.
- slatting
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noun,
the act of furnishing with or making from slats.
- sonatina
-
noun,
a short or simplified sonata.
- guanacos
-
noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
- tung-oil
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noun,
a yellow drying oil derived from the seeds of a tung tree, Aleurites fordii, used in varnishes, linoleum, etc.
- stagnant
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adjective,
not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
- Alcinous
-
noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- cattails
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noun,
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
- glucosan
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noun,
any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- guaiacol
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noun,
a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- galactin
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noun,
prolactin.
- Constant
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- Anglican
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noun,
a member of the Church of England or of a church in communion with it.
- contagia
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noun,
the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- coattail
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noun,
the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
- coatings
-
noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- cuttings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that cuts.
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- Anatolia
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noun,
a vast plateau between the Black and the Mediterranean seas: in ancient usage, synonymous with the peninsula of Asia Minor; in modern usage, applied to Turkey in Asia.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- galactan
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noun,
any of the class of hexosans, as agar, that yield galactose upon hydrolysis.
- galacto-
-
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- coal-gas
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noun,
a gas used for illuminating and heating, produced by distilling bituminous coal and consisting chiefly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.
- Gastonia
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noun,
a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.
- Tantalic
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adjective,
of or relating to tantalum, especially in the pentavalent state.
- stoating
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noun,
the process or technique of finishing a facing, collar, or the like, or of mending material with concealed stitching.
- Tantalus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head: whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach.
- tonalist
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noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- glucosin
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noun,
any of a class of compounds, some of which are highly toxic, derived from reactions of glucose with ammonia.
- Alsatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Alsace.
- gluttons
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noun,
a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously.
- Tatianas
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noun,
a female given name.
- annalist
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noun,
a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- Staunton
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noun,
a city in N Virginia.
- clonings
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noun,
the process of producing a clone.
- anglians
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noun,
an Angle.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- Antisana
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in N central Ecuador, near Quito. 18,885 feet (5756 meters).
- titanous
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adjective,
containing trivalent titanium.
- Santiago
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
- National
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noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- natation
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noun,
an act or the skill of swimming.
- cantatas
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noun,
a choral composition, either sacred and resembling a short oratorio or secular, as a lyric drama set to music but not to be acted.
- Antinous
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noun,
the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- cantalas
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noun,
a cordage fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical plant, Agave cantala.
- Longinus
-
noun,
Dionysius Cassius [kash-uh s] /ˈkæʃ əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 213?–273, Greek philosopher and rhetorician.
- Siangtan
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noun,
Older Spelling. Xiangtan.
- otalgias
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noun,
earache.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- lunation
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noun,
the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
- cannulas
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noun,
a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.
- Antonius
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noun,
Marcus, Antony, Mark.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Lusatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- sagittal
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adjective,
Anatomy.
of or relating to the suture between the parietal bones at the roof of the skull or to a venous canal within the skull and parallel to this suture.
(in direction or location) from front to back in the median plane or in a plane parallel to the median.
- lutanist
-
noun,
lutenist.
- antilogs
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- nautical
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adjective,
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- cantinas
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- nutation
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noun,
an act or instance of nodding one's head, especially involuntarily or spasmodically.
- langosta
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noun,
spiny lobster.
- nuttings
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noun,
the act of seeking or gathering nuts.
- Langston
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noun,
John Mercer, 1829–97, U.S. public official, diplomat, and educator.
- Scouting
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noun,
an act or instance of reconnoitering; reconnaissance.
- catalogs
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noun,
a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material:
- Asuncion
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Paraguay, in the S part.
- lantanas
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants belonging to the genus Lantana, of the verbena family, certain species of which, as L. camara, are cultivated for their aromatic flowers of yellow and orange or blue and violet.
- Lantsang
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noun,
Chinese name of Mekong.
- unctions
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- agnostic
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noun,
a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
- Atlantis
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noun,
a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c.
- Atlantic
-
noun,
Atlantic Ocean.
- cantling
-
noun,
a layer of burnt brick lying directly over a clamp of bricks being fired.
- laotians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- osculant
-
adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- astatic
-
adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- autoist
-
noun,
motorist.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- coastal
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adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- Atlanta
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Georgia, in the N part.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- attains
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- coating
-
noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- cutting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that cuts.
- Astolat
-
noun,
a place in the Arthurian romances, possibly in Surrey, England.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- canting
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- catguts
-
noun,
a strong cord made by twisting the dried intestines of animals, as sheep, used in stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets, for surgical sutures, etc.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- tiglons
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- cattail
-
noun,
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
- catalog
-
noun,
a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material:
- cattalo
-
noun,
beefalo.
- Catalin
-
- Catalan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Catalonia.
- casting
-
noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- canulas
-
noun,
cannula.
- cantina
-
noun,
a saloon; bar.
- canasta
-
noun,
a variety of rummy in which the main object is to meld sets of seven or more cards.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- tautogs
-
noun,
a black food and game fish, Tautoga onitis, inhabiting waters along the North Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- Taunton
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- cantata
-
noun,
a choral composition, either sacred and resembling a short oratorio or secular, as a lyric drama set to music but not to be acted.
- Tatiana
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clinton
-
noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- cantala
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noun,
a cordage fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical plant, Agave cantala.
- cloning
-
noun,
the process of producing a clone.
- closing
-
noun,
the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- cannula
-
noun,
a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.
- cannoli
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plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- Catania
-
noun,
a seaport in E Sicily.
- Langton
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noun,
Stephen, c1165–1228, English theologian, historian, and poet: archbishop of Canterbury.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- Linsang
-
noun,
any of several civetlike carnivores of the genera Prionodon, of the East Indies, and Poiana, of Africa, having retractile claws and a long tail: some East Indies linsangs are endangered.
- Lucania
-
noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- saltant
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adjective,
dancing; leaping; jumping.
- longans
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noun,
the small, one-seeded, greenish-brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi.
- Logania
-
noun,
any of several plants or shrubs of the genus Logania, native chiefly to Australia, having small white or pink flowers.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- Santana
-
noun,
Informal. Santa Ana (def 3).
- satanic
-
adjective,
of Satan.
- linocut
-
noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- lungans
-
noun,
longan.
- scaling
-
noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- Latinus
-
noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latigos
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noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- lasting
-
noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- lasagna
-
noun,
large, flat, rectangular strips of pasta.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- lanugos
-
noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- lunatic
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Sagunto
-
noun,
a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
- Lansing
-
noun,
Robert, 1864–1928, U.S. lawyer and statesman: secretary of state 1915–20.
- outacts
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- Nutting
-
noun,
the act of seeking or gathering nuts.
- nougats
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- nonsuit
-
noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- oculist
-
noun,
ophthalmologist.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- otalgia
-
noun,
earache.
- outcast
-
noun,
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society:
- Lusatia
-
noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- outings
-
noun,
a pleasure trip, excursion, picnic, or the like:
- outlast
-
verb (used with object),
to endure or last longer than:
- naganas
-
noun,
a disease of horses and other animals, widespread in parts of Africa, caused by the organism Trypanosoma brucei, and transmitted by a variety of tsetse fly.
- outsail
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- outsang
-
verb,
simple past tense of outsing.
- outsing
-
verb (used with object),
to sing better than.
- Sagitta
-
noun,
the Arrow, a northern constellation between Aquila and Cygnus.
- lutings
-
noun,
any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.
- Lantana
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants belonging to the genus Lantana, of the verbena family, certain species of which, as L. camara, are cultivated for their aromatic flowers of yellow and orange or blue and violet.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- congius
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
- Galatia
-
noun,
an ancient country in central Asia Minor: later a Roman province; site of an early Christian community.
- glottic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the glottis; glottal.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- stoting
-
noun,
stoating.
- suction
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- Sultana
-
noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- Tacitus
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- galiots
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- galact-
-
- glutton
-
noun,
a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- tactual
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of touch.
- Cotinga
-
noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- costing
-
noun,
cost accounting.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- consult
-
noun,
a consultation.
- consign
-
verb (used with object),
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- glottis
-
noun,
the opening at the upper part of the larynx, between the vocal cords.
- Gnostic
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
- langsat
-
noun,
an East Indian tree, Lansium domesticum, of the mahogany family.
- Sno-Cat
-
- lagunas
-
noun,
a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- lacunas
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- lacings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- slating
-
noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- instant
-
noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- in-goal
-
noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- iguanas
-
noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- goannas
-
noun,
any of the several large monitor lizards of the family Varanidae, of Australia, especially Varanus varius and V. giganteus, both sometimes growing to 6 feet (1.8 meters).
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- guanaco
-
noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
- guaiacs
-
noun,
Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Stanton
-
noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Stilton
-
- asocial
-
adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- nuncios
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- actino-
-
- actings
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- unnails
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- agoutis
-
noun,
any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- Alsatia
-
noun,
name formerly given to the Whitefriars district in London, England, which was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers.
- Annatol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- agonist
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- annatto
-
noun,
Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- annuals
-
noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- agitato
-
adjective,
agitated; restless or hurried in movement or style.
- Ananias
-
noun,
a man who was struck dead for lying. Acts. 5:1–5.
- anattos
-
noun,
annatto.
- analogs
-
noun,
analogue.
- agnosia
-
noun,
partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
- antings
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- unction
-
noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- antilog
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- Antigua
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- agnails
-
noun,
hangnail.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- Anglist
-
noun,
Anglicist.
- aglucon
-
noun,
an aglycon, especially one combined with glucose to form a glycoside.
- Ansonia
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- unsling
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (something) from being slung:
- uncoils
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- against
-
Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- Alagoas
-
noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 10,674 sq. mi. (27,650 sq. km). Capital: Maceió.
- anginas
-
noun,
any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
- Anglian
-
noun,
an Angle.
- unclogs
-
verb (used with object),
to free of an obstruction or impediment:
- anginal
-
adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to angina, especially angina pectoris.
- anconas
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- lingua
-
noun,
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Galata
-
noun,
the chief commercial section of Istanbul, Turkey.
- longi-
-
- Aglaia
-
noun,
one of the Graces.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- analog
-
noun,
analogue.
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- Galati
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- Tanana
-
noun,
a river flowing NW from E Alaska to the Yukon River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- Anglic
-
noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- ganoin
-
noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Galton
-
noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- galiot
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- salugi
-
noun,
a gamelike prank in which a youth grabs something belonging to another and throws it to a third, preventing the owner from retrieving it as it is tossed back and forth.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- Longan
-
noun,
the small, one-seeded, greenish-brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- locust
-
noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- ligno-
-
- anatta
-
noun,
the doctrine asserting the nonexistence of a personal and immortal soul. Sanskrit, anatman.
- angio-
-
- nutant
-
adjective,
drooping; nodding.
- contin
-
- congas
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- unclog
-
verb (used with object),
to free of an obstruction or impediment:
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- guanos
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- lacing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- tungos
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- guilts
-
noun,
the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
- Guiana
-
noun,
a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
- stalag
-
noun,
a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- Singan
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- lacto-
-
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- guaiac
-
noun,
Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
- guacos
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- lacuna
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- lagans
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Guston
-
noun,
Philip, 1912–80, U.S. abstract expressionist painter, born in Canada.
- G-suit
-
noun,
anti-G suit.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- iguana
-
noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Laguna
-
noun,
a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
- Sutton
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- latigo
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lauans
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- scato-
-
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- suntan
-
noun,
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- glacis
-
noun,
a gentle slope.
- agonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or symptomatic of agony, especially paroxysmal distress, as the death throes.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- agouti
-
noun,
any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- alogia
-
noun,
aphasia.
- Gosala
-
noun,
died c484 b.c, Indian religious leader: founder of the Ajivaka sect.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- goanna
-
noun,
any of the several large monitor lizards of the family Varanidae, of Australia, especially Varanus varius and V. giganteus, both sometimes growing to 6 feet (1.8 meters).
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- Tustin
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Tuinal
-
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- agouta
-
noun,
the Haitian solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus.
- gluons
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- lanugo
-
noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- glouts
-
verb (used without object),
to scowl or frown.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- gloats
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- angina
-
noun,
any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
- Anglo-
-
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- outsit
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Caguas
-
noun,
a city in E central Puerto Rico.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- actin-
-
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- causal
-
adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- annual
-
noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- lutist
-
noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- outact
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- luting
-
noun,
any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.
- tautog
-
noun,
a black food and game fish, Tautoga onitis, inhabiting waters along the North Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- tauto-
-
- taunts
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- annals
-
noun,
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- annuls
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- clangs
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- outgas
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- Outing
-
noun,
a pleasure trip, excursion, picnic, or the like:
- nocti-
-
- casual
-
noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- acious
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- toting
-
noun,
the practice of taking home food from an employer by a person engaged in domestic service.
- nagual
-
noun,
a guardian spirit among Mexican and Central American Indians, believed to reside in an animal.
- Nagano
-
noun,
a city on central Honshu, in central Japan.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- nagana
-
noun,
a disease of horses and other animals, widespread in parts of Africa, caused by the organism Trypanosoma brucei, and transmitted by a variety of tsetse fly.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- catgut
-
noun,
a strong cord made by twisting the dried intestines of animals, as sheep, used in stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets, for surgical sutures, etc.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- outsat
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- anting
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- Canaan
-
noun,
the ancient region lying between the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and the Mediterranean: the land promised by God to Abraham. Gen. 12:5–10.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- tinct.
-
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- calgon
-
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- actual
-
adjective,
existing in act or fact; real:
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- unnail
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- Angola
-
noun,
a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Capital: Luanda.
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- clouts
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- canula
-
noun,
cannula.
- lungan
-
noun,
longan.
- nosing
-
noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- lungis
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- clings
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- Tongan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Tonga.
- clino-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- natant
-
adjective,
swimming; floating.
- nougat
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- aniso-
-
- Antung
-
noun,
former name of Dandong.
- unison
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- cannas
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- caning
-
noun,
the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- Nguni
-
noun,
a member of a group of culturally and linguistically related peoples of southern and eastern Africa, including the Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swazi.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lang.
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- ation
-
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- ocul-
-
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- nuci-
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- inst.
-
- 30-30
-
- insol
-
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- sito-
-
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- olig-
-
- noct-
-
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- lact-
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- nona-
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- tungo
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- sing.
-
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- Sino-
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Ital.
-
- USLTA
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- naut.
-
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- sanit
-
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- Agata
-
noun,
an American art glass having a mottled, glossy, white and rose surface.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lungi
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- UNCIO
-
- lungs
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- actos
-
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Longs
-
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- Agana
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guam.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Luing
-
noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- natl.
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scat-
-
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- naso-
-
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Scot.
-
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Unit.
-
- Laoag
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- uglis
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- nano-
-
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- actg.
-
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- ling.
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- lign-
-
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tangs
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Cong.
-
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- clung
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- gains
-
- anat.
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tagus
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Angl.
-
- cont.
-
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- angi-
-
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tious
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- auto.
-
- Aust.
-
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- tonia
-
- asana
-
noun,
any of the postures in a yoga exercise.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- atto-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- annot
-
- caus.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- toti-
-
- 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.
- anon.
-
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- anti-
-
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- cata-
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- contg
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Guat.
-
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- guaco
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stat.
-
- gouts
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- gotta
-
- gonna
-
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- Guin.
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- gluts
-
noun,
a full supply.
- gluon
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- glout
-
verb (used without object),
to scowl or frown.
- Alta.
-
- guilt
-
noun,
the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- icons
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- incl.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- slung
-
noun,
a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Iglau
-
noun,
Jihlava.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- algia
-
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- gutta
-
noun,
a drop, or something resembling one.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- gusto
-
noun,
hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general:
Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- algo-
-
- gulas
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- alto-
-
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- g-cal
-
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- gauls
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- galas
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- anal.
-
- stung
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- alti-
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- SLIC
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Sol.
-
- tonn
-
- Tit.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- tion
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- USCA
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- slug
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- TSgt
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oct.
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- USTC
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- USNA
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- USIA
-
- USGA
-
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- USCG
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- ugli
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- stlg
-
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- sci.
-
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Sig.
-
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- ulto
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- stg.
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Sat.
-
- soln
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- out-
-
- Soni
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- uni-
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- ungt
-
- scil
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ANSI
-
- 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.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Lani
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ant.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- cit.
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ANTU
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lat.
-
- itol
-
- 1080
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- Anas
-
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ann.
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ano-
-
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- 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).
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- ign.
-
- Aug.
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Aus.
-
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- aut-
-
- IATA
-
- iana
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- gon-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- guts
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- gust
-
noun,
a sudden, strong blast of wind.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cat.
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- gout
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- cis-
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- iso-
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- att.
-
- ious
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- atic
-
- 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 = .
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- attn
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- log-
-
- Gal.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ACLS
-
- NOAA
-
- ACLU
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agit
-
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- NCAA
-
- ACAA
-
- cog.
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Col.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cts.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- NTIA
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- AAAL
-
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- AAAS
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- non-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Alis
-
- GATT
-
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Alco
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Alg.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- alt.
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- guls
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- Ala.
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NACA
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- agst
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CNS
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Clo
-
- TIA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CLI
-
- CGI
-
- CGS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TGN
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- CLU
-
- TCS
-
- CIA
-
- TCA
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Agt
-
- AGC
-
- unc
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ult
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- UIT
-
- AIC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- USA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- ACS
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- USN
-
- AAA
-
- uti
-
- UTC
-
- ac-
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ag-
-
- USO
-
- AIA
-
- ung
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- AUC
-
- USC
-
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TLC
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- AUA
-
- TNT
-
- Tng
-
- tlo
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- at.
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- ATA
-
- ASU
-
- Tu.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- TTS
-
- ALU
-
- TSI
-
- ANC
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CSA
-
- ast
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AOA
-
- AOU
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- CSO
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LCT
-
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- sc.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LNG
-
- LOC
-
- LON
-
- LCA
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- LCI
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SLA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Isl
-
- ist
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- IUS
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- La.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CST
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Sgt
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- NCO
-
- IOT
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OIt
-
- NOC
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- OCS
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- OAU
-
- OLG
-
- NSU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NUL
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- Ola
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- OTS
-
- SAA
-
- So.
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NAA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- NGC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- IOU
-
- Lt.
-
- 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.
- STI
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gl.
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- STL
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- 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 = .
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GSA
-
- GSC
-
- gt.
-
- GTC
-
- GTO
-
- GTS
-
- GTT
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- SUG
-
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- TAL
-
- CTA
-
- ctg
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Ga.
-
- gi.
-
- GCT
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- GCA
-
- GCI
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Sta
-
- il-
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- St.
-
- SNU
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ia.
-
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ing
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IOC
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- io-
-
- ics
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ITU
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TN
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GU
-
- TL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- G.
-
- ln
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- ol
-
- OA
-
- CU
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- OG
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- O.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TT
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- TG
-
- ic
-
- SG
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- NI
-
- TC
-
- UI
-
- NG
-
- UL
-
- GN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- NC
-
- SL
-
- SU
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- L2
-
- N.
-
- IG
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- GC
-
- LC
-
- i.
-
- L.
-
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L1
-