Anagrams of Assyro-Babylonian
Word Assyro-Babylonian has
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- Nabonassar
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noun,
died 733? b.c, king of Babylon 747?–733?.
- Babylonian
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Babylonia.
- albanians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Albania or Albany, N.Y.
- Babylonia
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noun,
an ancient empire in SW Asia, in the lower Euphrates valley: its greatest period was 2800–1750 b.c. Capital: Babylon.
- sayonaras
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interjection, noun,
farewell; goodbye.
- orinasals
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- arabians
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noun,
an inhabitant of Arabia.
- orinasal
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- baronial
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adjective,
pertaining to a baron or barony or to the order of barons.
- sannyasi
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noun,
Hinduism. a wandering beggar and ascetic.
- Lyonnais
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noun,
a former province in E France.
- analysis
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noun,
the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- anabasis
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noun,
a march from the coast into the interior, as that of Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II, described by Xenophon in his historical work Anabasis (379–371 b.c.).
- abrasion
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noun,
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
- oronasal
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noun,
Phonetics. orinasal (def 2).
- also-ran
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noun,
Sports.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
- Albanian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Albania or Albany, N.Y.
- Barnabas
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noun,
the surname of the Cyprian Levite Joseph, a companion of Paul on his first missionary journey. Acts 4:36, 37.
- Assyrian
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Assyria.
- bass-bar
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noun,
a strip of wood glued lengthwise inside the belly of instruments of the violin family, used to spread vibrations over the surface.
- sabayons
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noun,
zabaglione.
- Robinson
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noun,
Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
- Bisayans
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noun,
Visayan.
- bioassay
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noun,
determination of the biological activity or potency of a substance, as a vitamin or hormone, by testing its effect on the growth of an organism.
- sayonara
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interjection, noun,
farewell; goodbye.
- Barnaby
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “son of exhortation.”.
- Ansonia
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noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- ronions
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noun,
ronyon.
- Saroyan
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noun,
William, 1908–81, U.S. dramatist, short-story writer, and novelist.
- Assyria
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noun,
an ancient empire in SW Asia: greatest extent from about 750 to 612 b.c. Capital: Nineveh.
- Sybaris
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noun,
an ancient Greek city in S Italy: noted for its wealth and luxury; destroyed 510 b.c.
- ariosos
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noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- isobars
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- robalos
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noun,
snook2 (def 1).
- Arabian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Arabia.
- bonsoir
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interjection,
good evening; good night.
- ribosos
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noun,
rebozo.
- laniary
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noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- syrians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- Larissa
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noun,
a city in E Thessaly, in E Greece.
- Ananias
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noun,
a man who was struck dead for lying. Acts. 5:1–5.
- bolsons
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noun,
a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
- basions
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- bonbons
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noun,
a fondant, fruit, or nut center dipped in fondant or chocolate; a chocolate.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- libyans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Libya.
- ronyons
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noun,
a mangy creature.
- Sanborn
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noun,
a male given name.
- sabalos
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noun,
the tarpon.
- bassoon
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noun,
a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached.
- rayonny
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adjective,
radiant (def 4).
- baryons
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noun,
a proton, neutron, or any elementary particle that decays into a set of particles that includes a proton.
- Barinas
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- banyans
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noun,
Also called banyan tree. an East Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, of the mulberry family, having branches that send out adventitious roots to the ground and sometimes cause the tree to spread over a wide area.
- banians
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noun,
banyan.
- Banaras
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noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- rabbins
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noun,
rabbi1 .
- balboas
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noun,
Vasco Núñez de [bahs-kaw noo-nyeth th e] /ˈbɑs kɔ ˈnu nyɛθ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1475?–1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- sabayon
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noun,
zabaglione.
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- brasils
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noun,
Brazil.
- Basilan
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noun,
an island in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1282 sq. km).
- baboons
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noun,
any of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail.
- Rossiya
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noun,
Russian name of Russia.
- Bisayan
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noun,
Visayan.
- basilar
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
- Bassano
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noun,
Jacopo [yah-kaw-paw] /ˈyɑ kɔ pɔ/ (Show IPA), (Giacomo da Ponte) 1510–92, Italian painter.
- Salinas
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noun,
a city in W California.
- Babylon
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noun,
an ancient city of SW Asia, on the Euphrates River, famed for its magnificence and culture: capital of Babylonia and later of the Chaldean empire.
- Robbins
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noun,
Frederick C(hapman) 1916–2003, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1954.
- Albania
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noun,
a republic in S Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, W of Macedonia and NW of Greece. 10,632 sq. mi. (27,535 sq. km). Capital: Tirana.
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- solaria
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noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- nibbana
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noun,
nirvana (def 1).
- absorbs
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verb (used with object),
to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up:
- solions
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noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- abyssal
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adjective,
of or like an abyss; immeasurable; unfathomable.
- abasias
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noun,
inability to walk due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.
- soroban
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noun,
a Japanese abacus of Chinese derivation.
- Nilsson
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noun,
(Märta) Birgit [mahr-tah bir-git;; English mahr-tuh bur-git] /ˈmɑr tɑ ˈbɪr gɪt;; English ˈmɑr tə ˈbɜr gɪt/ (Show IPA), 1918–2005, Swedish soprano.
- nasions
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- banaba
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noun,
an island in the W central Pacific Ocean, in the Gilbert Islands group of Kiribati.
- rabbin
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noun,
rabbi1 .
- balsas
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noun,
Río, Río Balsas.
- banana
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noun,
a tropical plant of the genus Musa, certain species of which are cultivated for their nutritious fruit.
Compare banana family.
- Yanina
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noun,
Ioannina.
- rabbis
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noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- banian
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noun,
banyan.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- banyan
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noun,
Also called banyan tree. an East Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, of the mulberry family, having branches that send out adventitious roots to the ground and sometimes cause the tree to spread over a wide area.
- nasals
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noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Banias
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noun,
banyan (def 2).
- solons
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noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- rabban
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noun,
master; teacher (used as a term of address and title of respect for a person ranking higher than a rabbi).
- Barany
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noun,
Robert [roh-bert] /ˈroʊ bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1936, Austrian physician: Nobel Prize 1914.
- barbas
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noun,
the beard.
- baryon
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noun,
a proton, neutron, or any elementary particle that decays into a set of particles that includes a proton.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- sabras
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- sonars
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Balboa
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noun,
Vasco Núñez de [bahs-kaw noo-nyeth th e] /ˈbɑs kɔ ˈnu nyɛθ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1475?–1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
- say-so
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noun,
one's personal statement or assertion.
- balaos
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noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- nasion
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- sarans
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Lisbon
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- inlays
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noun,
inlaid work.
- Lysias
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noun,
c450–c380 b.c, Athenian orator.
- inborn
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adjective,
naturally present at birth; innate.
- saloon
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noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- lysins
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noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- absorb
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verb (used with object),
to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up:
- solans
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noun,
a gannet.
- baboon
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noun,
any of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail.
- baboos
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noun,
babu.
- aboral
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adjective,
opposite to or away from the mouth.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Babson
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noun,
Roger Ward, 1875–1967, U.S. statistician and businessman.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- salary
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noun,
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- bailor
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Baylor
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noun,
Elgin, born 1934, U.S. basketball player.
- Albany
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noun,
a city in and the capital of New York, in the E part, on the Hudson.
- Osborn
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noun,
Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- barony
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- Ossian
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noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- rayons
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noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- basion
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- sabora
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noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- borals
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noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- rosily
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adverb,
with a rosy color.
- riboso
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noun,
rebozo.
- bosons
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noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- borons
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noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- sorbol
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noun,
sorbitol.
- ronyon
-
noun,
a mangy creature.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- boyars
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noun,
Russian History. a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- riyals
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- boylas
-
noun,
a witch doctor; sorcerer.
- royals
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noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- robalo
-
noun,
snook2 (def 1).
- Bolyai
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noun,
János [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1802–60, Hungarian mathematician.
- Robson
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
- bolson
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noun,
a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- nabobs
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noun,
any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- bonbon
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noun,
a fondant, fruit, or nut center dipped in fondant or chocolate; a chocolate.
- Robbia
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noun,
Andrea della [ahn-dre-ah del-lah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1435–1525, and his uncle, Luca della [loo-kah del-lah] /ˈlu kɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA) c1400–82, Italian sculptors.
- ribbon
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noun,
a woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.
- Braila
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noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- broils
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noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- bialys
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noun,
a round, flat, leavened, soft roll made of white flour, having a crusty bottom and a depression at the center that is typically filled with an onion and poppy seed mixture.
- basils
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- bryony
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noun,
any Old World vine or climbing plant belonging to the genus Bryonia, of the gourd family, yielding acrid juice having emetic and purgative properties.
- sabirs
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- briony
-
noun,
bryony.
- abasia
-
noun,
inability to walk due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.
- sabins
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Sabina
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- sabalo
-
noun,
the tarpon.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- lorans
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noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Brasso
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Braşov.
- brassy
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noun,
brassie.
- Byblos
-
noun,
an ancient Phoenician seaport near the modern city of Beirut, Lebanon: chief port for the export of papyrus: site now partially excavated.
- Bilbao
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noun,
a seaport in N Spain, near the Bay of Biscay.
- naysay
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verb (used with object),
to say nay to; deny; reject; oppose.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- binary
-
noun,
a whole composed of two.
- branny
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adjective,
of, containing, or like bran.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- brainy
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adjective,
intelligent; clever; intellectual.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- solion
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noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- snobby
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adjective,
condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.
- annoys
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- Syrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- nonary
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- araban
-
noun,
a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis.
- lay-by
-
noun,
British. (on a road or railroad) a place beside the main road or track where vehicles may wait.
- Arabia
-
noun,
a peninsula in SW Asia, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait: divided in ancient times into Arabia Deserta, Arabia Petraea, and Arabia Felix. About 1,000,000 sq. mi. (2,600,000 sq. km).
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- Annaba
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Algeria: site of Hippo Regius.
- Aralia
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Aralia and related genera, several of which are cultivated as houseplants or have been used medicinally.
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- nyalas
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- labio-
-
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- aryans
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- annals
-
noun,
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- aniso-
-
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- Alyson
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Libyan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Libya.
- slobby
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of a slob.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- snarly
-
adjective,
apt to snarl; easily irritated.
- Anabas
-
noun,
any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- nylons
-
noun,
any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- Barolo
-
noun,
a dry red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- Asosan
-
noun,
a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Yo-Yos
-
noun,
a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- yobbos
-
noun,
yob.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Sibyls
-
noun,
any of certain women of antiquity reputed to possess powers of prophecy or divination.
- Assyr.
-
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- NoibN
-
- nobly
-
adverb,
in a noble manner.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- ribby
-
noun,
a run batted in.
- nobby
-
adjective,
fashionable or elegant; stylish; chic.
- bossy
-
noun,
a familiar name for a cow or calf.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lysis
-
noun,
Immunology, Biochemistry. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Yassy
-
noun,
Jassy.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- nona-
-
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Orlon
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- brays
-
noun,
the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- lyso-
-
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- boson
-
noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- nabob
-
noun,
any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- orial
-
- Bonns
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- in-lb
-
- 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.
- naso-
-
- Libya
-
noun,
Ancient Geography. the part of N Africa W of Egypt.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- booby
-
noun,
a stupid person; dunce.
- lysin
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- boobs
-
noun,
a stupid person; fool; dunce.
- boons
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Libby
-
noun,
Willard Frank, 1908–80, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- insol
-
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- boro-
-
- boron
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- yobbo
-
noun,
yob.
- lossy
-
adjective,
(of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy.
- Yo-yo
-
noun,
a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- nylon
-
noun,
any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- noso-
-
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- yabby
-
noun,
a small Australian crayfish, of the genus Cherax, inhabiting streams and water holes.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- lobby
-
noun,
an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- nyala
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Yanan
-
noun,
a city in N Shaanxi province, in N central China: the headquarters of Chinese Communists 1937–47.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- Rabbi
-
noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Nasby
-
noun,
Petroleum V. pen name of David Ross Locke.
- obols
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Yasna
-
noun,
a part of the Avesta including the Gathas and other liturgical texts.
- Iran.
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Bryan
-
noun,
William Jennings [jen-ingz] /ˈdʒɛn ɪŋz/ (Show IPA), 1860–1925, U.S. political leader.
- Lanny
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lenny.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Briny
-
noun,
ocean.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Lyons
-
noun,
Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- 30-30
-
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- lobos
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- nano-
-
- Nyasa
-
noun,
former name of Malawi (def 2).
- Nyaya
-
noun,
(in ancient India) a philosophical school emphasizing logical analysis of knowledge, which is considered as deriving from perception, inference, analogy, and reliable testimony.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- looby
-
noun,
an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- onlay
-
noun,
an overlay, especially one in relief.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- loony
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- blabs
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- Bonny
-
noun,
Scot. and North England Archaic. a pretty girl or young woman.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Aryan
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Araby
-
noun,
Arabia.
- Arab.
-
- Sino-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- anon.
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- 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.
- annoy
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- sylis
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- assay
-
noun,
Metallurgy. determination of the amount of metal, especially gold or silver, in an ore, alloy, etc.
- babis
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- babas
-
noun,
a spongelike cake leavened with yeast and often containing raisins, baked in a small mold and then usually soaked with a rum syrup.
- Babar
-
noun,
Baber.
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- Sans.
-
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- assn.
-
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Sibyl
-
noun,
any of certain women of antiquity reputed to possess powers of prophecy or divination.
- Sybil
-
noun,
a female given name.
- asana
-
noun,
any of the postures in a yoga exercise.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- anis-
-
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- abbas
-
noun,
a female day name for Thursday.
See under day name.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- Abyss
-
noun,
a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
- Abyla
-
noun,
ancient name of Jebel Musa.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Abbai
-
noun,
the part of the Blue Nile above Lake Tana.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sonny
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- sonsy
-
adjective,
strong and healthy; robust.
- soony
-
adjective,
sentimental; emotional.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sorbs
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- slabs
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slays
-
noun,
sley.
- anal.
-
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- slobs
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Sobor
-
noun,
a council, synod, or convention.
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- Albay
-
noun,
former name of Legaspi.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Alas.
-
- alary
-
adjective,
of or relating to wings.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snobs
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- baboo
-
noun,
babu.
- Nabis
-
- Bayar
-
noun,
Celâl [je-lahl] /dʒɛˈlɑl/ (Show IPA), 1884–1986, Turkish statesman: president 1950–60.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- biol.
-
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- bilbo
-
noun,
a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners.
- bilby
-
noun,
rabbit-eared bandicoot.
- Bibl.
-
- bialy
-
noun,
a round, flat, leavened, soft roll made of white flour, having a crusty bottom and a depression at the center that is typically filled with an onion and poppy seed mixture.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Basso
-
noun,
a person who sings bass; a bass.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- Byron
-
noun,
George Gordon, Lord (6th Baron Byron) 1788–1824, English poet.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- basal
-
adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- baro-
-
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- barbs
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- barba
-
noun,
the beard.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- bolos
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- boyos
-
noun,
boy; lad.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- boyla
-
noun,
a witch doctor; sorcerer.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- boyar
-
noun,
Russian History. a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- bisso
-
noun,
bis2 .
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- Bliss
-
noun,
supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:
- bliny
-
plural noun,
blini.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Sayao
-
noun,
Bidú [bee-doo;; Portuguese bih-doo] /ˈbi du;; Portuguese bɪˈdu/ (Show IPA), (Balduina de Oliveira Sayão) 1902–1999, Brazilian soprano.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- balsa
-
noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- banns
-
noun,
notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- sails
-
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.
- Balas
-
noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- Balbo
-
noun,
Italo [ee-tah-law] /ˈi tɑ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1940, Italian aviator, general, and statesman.
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- says
-
noun,
what a person says or has to say.
- RONA
-
- Sol.
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- obs.
-
- soys
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- soln
-
- sobs
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- RIBA
-
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- orby
-
adjective,
like or pertaining to an orb.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- osis
-
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Soni
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- 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.
- SBLI
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Nor.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- syn-
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Syr.
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- NRAB
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- 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.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- obb.
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- NIRA
-
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Sab.
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- NLRB
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- NOAA
-
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- oory
-
adjective,
ourie.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- oro-
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- non-
-
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Yana
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- 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).
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- ASSR
-
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- iana
-
- ARIS
-
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Baba
-
noun,
a spongelike cake leavened with yeast and often containing raisins, baked in a small mold and then usually soaked with a rum syrup.
- Babi
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- baby
-
noun,
an infant or very young child.
- Babs
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Barbara.
- BSSA
-
- BSNA
-
- BSLS
-
- Baya
-
noun,
a common weaverbird, Ploceus philippinus, of India.
- BSIR
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- BSAA
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Alis
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Anas
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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-
-
- 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.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ANSI
-
- Yolo
-
interjection,
You only live once! (used especially to rationalize impulsive or reckless behavior):
- yobs
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ins.
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- BSBA
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- yrs.
-
- bbls
-
plural,
barrel.
- bony
-
adjective,
of or like bone.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bol.
-
- boyo
-
noun,
boy; lad.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- bbl.
-
plural,
barrel.
- Bobo
-
noun,
Informal. a liberal, highly educated person who combines a bourgeois, affluent lifestyle with nonconformist values and attitudes.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- blob
-
noun,
a globule of liquid; bubble.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- blab
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- Bib.
-
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bin-
-
- bio-
-
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- 1080
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Bays
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- bal.
-
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- brob
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped spike for securing an end of a timber butting against the side of another.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Bray
-
noun,
the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- BOSS
-
noun,
a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
- boob
-
noun,
a stupid person; fool; dunce.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bar.
-
- bor.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Barb
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- 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 = .
- Lynn
-
noun,
Janet (Janet Lynn Nowicki) born 1953, U.S. figure skater.
- Lab.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lobs
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Abib
-
noun,
Aviv.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abs-
-
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AAAS
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- 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.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- AAAL
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lani
-
- ably
-
adverb,
in an able manner; with skill or ability; competently.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lys-
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- abl.
-
- ISSN
-
- Lyon
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noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- Lari
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lin.
-
- Ala.
-
- Lib.
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- Alai
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noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- libs
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noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Alan
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noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- ISBN
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- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lias
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Alar
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adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- isba
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noun,
izba.
- Isar
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noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- liny
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adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Alb.
-
- Linn
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noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- isls
-
- liar
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noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lion
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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.
- Abby
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noun,
a female given name, form of Abigail.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- ains
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Loos
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noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Lorn
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noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- ABBR
-
- Abba
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noun,
a female day name for Thursday.
See under day name.
- iso-
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- Liao
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noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Airy
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adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- airs
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Loss
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noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Lins
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noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- ABLS
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- BAO
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noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- SLR
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- by-
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- SAA
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- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSB
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- SSA
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- ss.
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- SRS
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- AAA
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- Bia
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- Aar
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- bbs
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- Sr.
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- ab-
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- SOS
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noun,
any call for help:
- BBA
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- ABA
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noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- AIA
-
- al.
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- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Bab
-
noun,
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
- abb
-
noun,
low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece.
- AOA
-
- ary
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adjective,
any; anyone.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- aor
-
- 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.
- ail
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verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- So.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ays
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- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SLA
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- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Sly
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Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- ALS
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noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Syl
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- abn
-
- aby
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to pay the penalty of.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Bay
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Br.
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- SAR
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- BSS
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- bl.
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- BAA
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noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ASS
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noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ARS
-
- ASR
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- sb.
-
- SBA
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- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- Sib
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noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- ASI
-
- asb
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- SRO
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- SSR
-
- OIr
-
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Ola
-
- Oys
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noun,
a grandchild.
- Oyo
-
noun,
a city in W Nigeria.
- Ir.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- ISA
-
- obl
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- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Isl
-
- ONI
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- YOB
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ory
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
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- ons
-
- ONR
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- NBA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NYA
-
- NIA
-
- NBS
-
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LON
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- LSI
-
- LSS
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- OAO
-
- nr.
-
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- ob.
-
- NSA
-
- ISR
-
- NRA
-
- La.
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- ILO
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- BSL
-
- il-
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- BSO
-
- BSN
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BSA
-
- Bob
-
noun,
a short, jerky motion:
- RBI
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Boy
-
noun,
a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ROI
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- NAA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- yay
-
adverb,
to the extent, amount, etc., indicated:
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- OSO
-
- OSS
-
- ib.
-
- RSA
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IAS
-
- RSS
-
- Rs.
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- BLS
-
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- Bly
-
noun,
Nellie (Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman) 1867–1922, U.S. journalist and social reformer.
- BLA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NY
-
- NI
-
- NB
-
- NL
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- S.
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- LR
-
- ln
-
- yl
-
- ly
-
- BO
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- YB
-
- R.
-
- SA
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- yr
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ol
-
- RO
-
- BB
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- SN
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- OA
-
- O.
-
- ry
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- SL
-