Anagrams of auscultation
Word auscultation has
995 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of auscultation.
- lactation
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noun,
the secretion or formation of milk.
- tantalous
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adjective,
containing trivalent tantalum.
- coattails
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noun,
the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
- causation
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noun,
the action of causing or producing.
- scalation
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noun,
an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- saltation
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noun,
a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
- 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.
- osculant
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adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- nautilus
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noun,
Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa.
- nautical
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adjective,
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- cautious
-
adjective,
showing, using, or characterized by caution:
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- titanous
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adjective,
containing trivalent titanium.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Lusatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- lutanist
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noun,
lutenist.
- Caulonia
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noun,
a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- cattalos
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noun,
beefalo.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- coattail
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noun,
the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
- 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.
- 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.
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tantalic
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adjective,
of or relating to tantalum, especially in the pentavalent state.
- Atlantic
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noun,
Atlantic Ocean.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- Lusatia
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noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- altoist
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noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- 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.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- anattos
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noun,
annatto.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- consult
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noun,
a consultation.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- tactual
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of touch.
- Astolat
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noun,
a place in the Arthurian romances, possibly in Surrey, England.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- autoist
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noun,
motorist.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- cattail
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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.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- asocial
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adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Sno-Cat
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- auslaut
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noun,
final position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Lucania
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noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- canulas
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noun,
cannula.
- saltant
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adjective,
dancing; leaping; jumping.
- Toscana
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noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- astatic
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adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- Catalin
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- Stilton
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- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- outacts
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- cutouts
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noun,
something cut out from something else, as a pattern or figure cut out or intended to be cut out of paper, cardboard, or other material.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- Tacitus
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noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- lacunas
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noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- actino-
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- actinal
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adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- Tutuila
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noun,
the largest of the islands of American Samoa: excellent harbor at Pago Pago. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oculist
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- Sultana
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noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- octants
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Laconia
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noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- coastal
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adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- outcast
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noun,
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society:
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- attains
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- cattalo
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noun,
beefalo.
- Laotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- solatia
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- outlast
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verb (used with object),
to endure or last longer than:
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Caslon
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noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- Catton
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noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- clonus
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- lacuna
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noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- lacto-
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- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- tanist
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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.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Attila
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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.
- clouts
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noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- taints
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Catano
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noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- social
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- taunts
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noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- consul
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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.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Siouan
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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.
- Attius
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noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- canula
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noun,
cannula.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- cantus
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noun,
cantus firmus.
- tauto-
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- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- latins
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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.
- Cantal
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noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Tatius
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noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- casual
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noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- Latona
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noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- sonata
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noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tinct.
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- Scotti
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Calais
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noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- coatis
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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.
- tincts
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noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- lauans
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noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- clino-
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- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- Latina
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noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- causal
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adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- titans
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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.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- coalas
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noun,
koala.
- Attica
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noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- Alston
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noun,
a male given name.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Tustin
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- outsat
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- Tuscan
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noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- outsit
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verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- cultus
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noun,
a cult.
- Altaic
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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.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- lutist
-
noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- scato-
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- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- Anatol
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noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Alcott
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noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- nastic
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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.
- Lucius
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noun,
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Sutton
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Uticas
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- oculus
-
noun,
an eye.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acious
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- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- nocti-
-
- actin-
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- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- actual
-
adjective,
existing in act or fact; real:
- outact
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- cutout
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noun,
something cut out from something else, as a pattern or figure cut out or intended to be cut out of paper, cardboard, or other material.
- natals
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- anatto
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noun,
annatto.
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- aniso-
-
- locust
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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.
- cotula
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- aslant
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adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tonsil
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- toluic
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adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- tolans
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- lituus
-
noun,
Geometry. a polar curve generated by the locus of a point moving so that the square of its radius vector varies inversely as the angle the radius vector makes with the polar axis. Equation: θr 2 = a.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Stalin
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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.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- Tuinal
-
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- 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).
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- inst.
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stat.
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- 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.
- Stoat
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noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- incus
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noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Ital.
-
- iotas
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- insol
-
- solan
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noun,
a gannet.
- 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.
- incl.
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- 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.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- 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.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- 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.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- sanit
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- nuci-
-
- ocul-
-
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noct-
-
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- naut.
-
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- natl.
-
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- naso-
-
- 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.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- 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.
- Sino-
-
- sito-
-
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lact-
-
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- 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.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- scat-
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scot.
-
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- icons
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- cont.
-
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Alas.
-
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- auto.
-
- Aust.
-
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- atto-
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tious
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Cant.
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- 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.
- UNCIO
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- ulous
-
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- ation
-
- caus.
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- 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.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- anis-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Tulua
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- anat.
-
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- 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.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- toti-
-
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Alta.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cata-
-
- anal.
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Unit.
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- 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.
- 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.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- colat
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- USLTA
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- 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.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- 30-30
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 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.
- actos
-
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- 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.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- uncus
-
noun,
any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, especially the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain.
- usual
-
noun,
something that is usual:
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- uncut
-
adjective,
not cut.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- USNA
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oct.
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USIA
-
- USTC
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Oulu
-
noun,
a city in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Ulua
-
noun,
a river in NW Honduras, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- ulto
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- uni-
-
- USCA
-
- tutu
-
noun,
a short, full skirt, usually made of several layers of tarlatan or tulle, worn by ballerinas.
- Ont.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- 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.
- soln
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- 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.
- SLIC
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- 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.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Soni
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Sulu
-
noun,
a member of the most numerous tribe of Moros, living chiefly in the Sulu Archipelago.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- 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.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- sci.
-
- Tulu
-
noun,
a Dravidian language spoken in Karnataka in southern India.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- 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.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- scil
-
- 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.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- tion
-
- Tit.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- 1080
-
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- iana
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ANTU
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- 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.
- intl
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- 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:
- 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.
- cat.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lit.
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Inc.
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- attn
-
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- ious
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- att.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- Aus.
-
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- aut-
-
- itol
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Lani
-
- IATA
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- 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).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- asc-
-
- Can.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- 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).
- ical
-
- Cal.
-
- ICAO
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- NOAA
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ACLS
-
- not-
-
- ACLU
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- nos-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- cit.
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- cts.
-
- Col.
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- NTIA
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Con.
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- 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.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- NACA
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alco
-
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- luau
-
noun,
a feast of Hawaiian food, usually held outdoors and usually accompanied by Hawaiian entertainment.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Anas
-
- 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.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ala.
-
- NCAA
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- 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.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Clo
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Co.
-
- 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.
- cs.
-
- TIA
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TCA
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CIA
-
- CAI
-
- CLI
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ca.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- ult
-
- Ulu
-
noun,
a knife with a broad, nearly semicircular blade joined to a short haft at a right angle to the unsharpened side: a traditional tool of Eskimo women.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- AAU
-
- USC
-
- UIT
-
- AUC
-
- USN
-
- USO
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- usu
-
- AIA
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTC
-
- uti
-
- ac-
-
- 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.
- Utu
-
noun,
the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- USA
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ASI
-
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- TNT
-
- AUA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- ATA
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ALC
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AOU
-
- AOA
-
- TSI
-
- TTS
-
- Tu.
-
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANC
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- 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.
- UUT
-
- CLU
-
- sc.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- NCO
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LTA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- 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.
- LON
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- LOC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NAA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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).
- LCT
-
- CNO
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- LCA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- SLA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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).
- Lt.
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SNU
-
- OIt
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- OCS
-
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUL
-
- NSU
-
- oic
-
- 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.
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- Ola
-
- SAA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- NOC
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- OTS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- So.
-
- La.
-
- LCI
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ITU
-
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- io-
-
- OAU
-
- STL
-
- ics
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- 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.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- TAL
-
- CNS
-
- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- STI
-
- ITC
-
- Isl
-
- IOC
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- Sou
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noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- IOU
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- ist
-
- ITA
-
- St.
-
- ISA
-
- ion
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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 = .
- Ios
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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.
- IUS
-
- Sta
-
- IOT
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SN
-
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- i.
-
- ol
-
- LC
-
- CU
-
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- OA
-
- 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.
- AO
-
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- TC
-
- 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.
- L2
-
- O.
-
- L1
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ic
-
- UL
-
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- TL
-
- NI
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- UI
-
- L.
-
- SU
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ln
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TN
-
- TT
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- T1
-
- NL
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- t.
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