Anagrams of back-country
Word back-country has
661 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of back-country.
- backcourt
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noun,
Basketball. the half of a court in which the basket being defended is located.
- can-buoy
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noun,
a cylindrical, unlighted buoy used as a channel marker.
- Corybant
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noun,
Classical Mythology. any of the spirits or secondary divinities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing.
- Conakry
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guinea, in NW Africa.
- truancy
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noun,
the act or state of being truant.
- outrank
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verb (used with object),
to have a higher rank than:
- country
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noun,
a state or nation:
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- buoyant
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adjective,
tending to float in a fluid.
- outback
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).
- contra-
-
- account
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noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- buccaro
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noun,
unglazed pottery.
- Cutbank
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noun,
a nearly vertical cliff produced by erosion of the banks of a stream.
- runback
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noun,
Football.
a run made by a player toward the goal line of the opponents after receiving a kick, intercepting a pass, or recovering an opponent's fumble.
the distance covered in making such a run.
- cutback
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noun,
a reduction in rate, quantity, etc.:
- 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.
- baryton
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noun,
an 18th-century stringed instrument with six bowed strings and several additional strings that vibrate sympathetically.
- Tyburn
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noun,
a former place of public execution in London, England.
- barony
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- notary
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noun,
notary public.
- baryon
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noun,
a proton, neutron, or any elementary particle that decays into a set of particles that includes a proton.
- Barton
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noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- buckra
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noun,
Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a white man.
- tauro-
-
- concur
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verb (used without object),
to accord in opinion; agree:
- karyo-
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- Torbay
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noun,
a borough in S Devonshire, in SW England: seaside resort.
- contr.
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- cobnut
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noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- ryokan
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noun,
a traditional Japanese inn or small hotel whose floors are covered with tatami.
- rubato
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noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- nycto-
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- carboy
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noun,
a large glass bottle protected by basketwork or a wooden box, used especially for holding corrosive liquids.
- carbon
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noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- Bartok
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noun,
Béla [bey-luh;; Hungarian bey-lo] /ˈbeɪ lə;; Hungarian ˈbeɪ lɒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1945, Hungarian composer.
- narco-
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- caryo-
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- Burton
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noun,
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carbo-
-
- Canuck
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noun,
a term used to refer to a Canadian, especially a French Canadian.
- tanbur
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noun,
tambura.
- Korbut
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noun,
Olga, born 1955, Russian gymnast.
- Buryat
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noun,
a member of any of the Mongol people in the Buryat Republic.
- cyano-
-
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- koruna
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noun,
an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- toucan
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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.
- bouncy
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adjective,
tending characteristically to bounce or bounce well:
- ackton
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noun,
acton.
- turaco
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noun,
touraco.
- turban
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noun,
a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- turbo-
-
- croaky
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adjective,
low-pitched and hoarse; croaking.
- turco-
-
- Bounty
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noun,
a premium or reward, especially one offered by a government:
- cranky
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adjective,
ill-tempered; grouchy; cross:
- U-boat
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noun,
a German submarine.
- curacy
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noun,
the office or position of a curate.
- Yoruba
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noun,
a member of a numerous West African coastal people.
- Bryant
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noun,
Gridley [grid-lee] /ˈgrɪd li/ (Show IPA), 1789–1867, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- uncork
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verb (used with object),
to draw the cork from.
- untack
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verb (used with object),
to unfasten (something tacked).
- urano-
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- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- botany
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noun,
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
- crayon
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- outran
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verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- corban
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Coruna
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noun,
La Coruña.
- outcry
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- county
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- Bruant
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noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- Kantor
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noun,
MacKinlay [muh-kin-lee] /məˈkɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1904–77, U.S. novelist.
- cracky
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noun,
by cracky.
- Kuban
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noun,
a river flowing NW from the Caucasus Mountains to the Black and the Azov seas. 512 miles (825 km) long.
- Broca
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- oracy
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noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- Buran
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- caco-
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- Cabot
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Bryan
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noun,
William Jennings [jen-ingz] /ˈdʒɛn ɪŋz/ (Show IPA), 1860–1925, U.S. political leader.
- btry.
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- kurta
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noun,
a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- Bucco
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- octa-
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- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- occur
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verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- burnt
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noun,
a burned place or area:
- noct-
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- bucko
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noun,
Chiefly Irish English. young fellow; chap; young companion.
- brunt
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noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- bunko
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noun,
a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.
- Bruno
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noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- naut.
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- burka
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noun,
a loose garment covering the entire body and having a veiled opening for the eyes, worn by Muslim women.
- bunco
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noun,
bunko.
- Broun
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noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- bronc
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noun,
bronco:
- Yakut
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noun,
a member of a Turkic-speaking people of the Lena River valley and adjacent areas of eastern Siberia.
- Canby
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noun,
Henry Seidel [sahyd-l] /ˈsaɪd l/ (Show IPA), 1878–1961, U.S. author and critic.
- crank
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noun,
Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- corky
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adjective,
of the nature of cork; corklike.
- Corny
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adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- cornu
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noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Yurak
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noun,
Nenets.
- Yukon
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noun,
a river flowing NW and then SW from NW Canada through Alaska to the Bering Sea. About 2000 miles (3220 km) long.
- Count
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Court
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- cracy
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- Yucca
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Yucca, of the agave family, native to the warmer regions of America, having pointed, usually rigid, sword-shaped leaves and clusters of white, waxy flowers: the state flower of New Mexico.
- cryo-
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- cont.
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- croak
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noun,
the act or sound of croaking.
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crock
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noun,
an earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
- crony
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- cronk
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adjective,
sick or feeble.
- cruck
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noun,
(in old English building) one of a pair of naturally curved timbers forming one of several rigid arched frames supporting the roof of a cottage or farm building.
- crunk
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noun,
a type of hip-hop originating in the southern U.S. and characterized by heavy bass and call-and-response vocals.
- Yauco
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noun,
a city in SW Puerto Rico.
- Cukor
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noun,
George, 1899–1983, U.S. film director.
- Corby
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noun,
a town in NE Northamptonshire, in S England.
- Karyn
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noun,
a female given name.
- canc.
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- carob
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Cant.
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- Canty
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adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- krona
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noun,
a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- carb-
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- Caryn
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noun,
a female given name.
- kryo-
-
- Kraut
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noun,
Informal. sauerkraut.
- Carny
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Brant
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noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- conc.
-
- Koran
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noun,
the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
- Konya
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noun,
a city in S Turkey, S of Ankara.
- cyan-
-
- cyto-
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- knout
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noun,
a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
- coact
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verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Cobra
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- kaury
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noun,
kauri.
- cocky
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noun,
Australian.
cockatoo (def 1).
cockatoo (def 2a).
- Braun
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noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- Brock
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noun,
a European badger.
- brank
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verb (used without object),
to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing.
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Bantu
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noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- Akron
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- truck
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noun,
any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit.
- trunk
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noun,
the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
- barky
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adjective,
consisting of, containing, or covered with bark.
- baro-
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- Baron
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noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Banco
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- Bart.
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- Rocky
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noun,
a male given name.
- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- tunka
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noun,
wax gourd.
- Baton
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noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Trona
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- bayou
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noun,
a marshy arm, inlet, or outlet of a lake, river, etc., usually sluggish or stagnant.
- acock
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adverb, adjective,
cocked.
- Tracy
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noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- atony
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- atory
-
- Tokay
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noun,
a gecko, Gekko gecko, of the Malay Archipelago and southeastern Asia: sometimes kept as a pet.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tarok
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noun,
a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
- aunty
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noun,
auntie.
- Torun
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noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- auto.
-
- runty
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adjective,
stunted; dwarfish:
- Autry
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noun,
Gene, 1907–1998, U.S. actor and singer.
- trank
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noun,
a tranquilizer.
- tacky
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adjective,
sticky to the touch; adhesive.
- Tabor
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noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- baccy
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noun,
Older Use. tobacco.
- Bacon
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noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bact.
-
- Byron
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noun,
George Gordon, Lord (6th Baron Byron) 1788–1824, English poet.
- Acton
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noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- T-bar
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noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- uran-
-
- boyar
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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.
- rayon
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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.
- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- bkcy.
-
- rabot
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noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Bornu
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noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- unary
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adjective,
pertaining to a function whose domain is a given set and whose range is contained in that set.
- Bourn
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noun,
burn2 .
- Otaru
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noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Urban
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- 30-30
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- bract
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noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- unbar
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Borak
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noun,
ridicule.
- about
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adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- Turk.
-
- boart
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noun,
bort.
- Abury
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noun,
Avebury (def 2).
- abort
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noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- acct.
-
- torc
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tour
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noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- kaon
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noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- torn
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tory
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- uro-
-
- Kant
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noun,
Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
- tonk
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noun,
a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Curt
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noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Toby
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noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- karo
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noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- kart
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noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- yuca
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noun,
cassava.
- yrbk
-
- Tuba
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noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- yack
-
noun,
incessant idle or gossipy talk.
- yuck
-
noun,
a loud, hearty laugh.
- your
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- York
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noun,
a member of the royal house of England that ruled from 1461 to 1485.
- yock
-
noun,
a loud, hearty laugh.
- Ukr.
-
- tron
-
- Yurt
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noun,
a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- yarn
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noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- Tuck
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noun,
something tucked or folded in.
- Yank
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noun,
an abrupt, vigorous pull; jerk.
- Troy
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noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Tob.
-
- tRNA
-
- kayo
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noun,
KO.
- tuna
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noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Kano
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noun,
a city in N Nigeria.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- Yuan
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noun,
Also called yuan dollar. a copper coin of the Republic of China, equal to 100 cents; dollar.
- koan
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- Katy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- 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.
- Rock
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noun,
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- nock
-
noun,
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- Ryun
-
noun,
James Ronald ("Jim") born 1947, U.S. distance runner; congressman 1996–2007.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- Nor.
-
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NRAB
-
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- raku
-
noun,
a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
- Oct.
-
- rack
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- Okay
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- out-
-
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- Ont.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orby
-
adjective,
like or pertaining to an orb.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Kurt
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- tank
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- kyat
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Burma (Myanmar), equal to 100 pyas.
- Kyra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- knob
-
noun,
a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- knot
-
noun,
an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
- taur
-
- Knt.
-
- knub
-
noun,
nub.
- knur
-
noun,
a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Knut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Kona
-
noun,
a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taku
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dagu.
- kurn
-
noun,
kirn2 .
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tack
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- tab.
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- ruck
-
noun,
a large number or quantity; mass.
- Ruby
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- RONA
-
- Kuna
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 lipa.
- Kura
-
noun,
a river flowing from NE Turkey, through the Georgian Republic and Azerbaijan SE to the Caspian Sea. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- 1080
-
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cac-
-
- Bury
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- Burk
-
noun,
Martha Jane, 1852?–1903, Calamity Jane.
- BAcc
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- aut-
-
- but-
-
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- ator
-
- 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.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- cack
-
noun,
a soft-soled, heelless shoe for infants.
- buoy
-
noun,
Nautical. a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Can.
-
- cark
-
noun,
care or worry.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cat.
-
- 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.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Ark.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- Bur.
-
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- coak
-
noun,
(in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- bor.
-
- bonk
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hit, strike, collide, etc.:
- bony
-
adjective,
of or like bone.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- bot.
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- cur.
-
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Bray
-
noun,
the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- bunk
-
noun,
a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- Buck
-
noun,
the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- bark
-
noun,
the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
- bar.
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Bank
-
noun,
a long pile or heap; mass:
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Baku
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Azerbaijan, in the E part, on the Caspian Sea.
- Buna
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Bork
-
verb (used with object),
to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
- ANTU
-
- crat
-
- Cork
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- acr-
-
- Cort
-
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- abr.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ctr.
-
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- 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.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- acc.
-
- Cor.
-
- conk
-
noun,
the head.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- ano-
-
- ancy
-
- Cock
-
noun,
a male chicken; rooster.
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Con.
-
- ant.
-
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- RCT
-
- aby
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to pay the penalty of.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bn.
-
- bkt
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- abn
-
- bk.
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- by-
-
- UCR
-
- BCC
-
verb (used with object),
to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to (someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee).
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- AUC
-
- unc
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- 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.
- Tro
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ab-
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Bok
-
noun,
Edward William, 1863–1930, U.S. editor and writer, born in the Netherlands.
- ur-
-
- tra
-
- Boy
-
noun,
a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Ar.
-
- RBC
-
- RCA
-
- UNO
-
- RCN
-
- UCC
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- tr.
-
- TCA
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Auk
-
noun,
any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- TBA
-
- Tu.
-
- TBO
-
- ATC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- ATB
-
- TKO
-
- TNB
-
- AKC
-
- ANC
-
- ARU
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- rt.
-
- UAR
-
- aor
-
- abt
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- AOU
-
- Bay
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- acy
-
- ACK
-
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- at.
-
- OTA
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- cyc
-
noun,
cyclorama (def 2).
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- CCU
-
- kob
-
noun,
an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe.
- CCR
-
- CCA
-
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- CBC
-
- kr.
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Kun
-
noun,
Béla [bey-lo] /ˈbeɪ lɒ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1937, Hungarian Communist leader.
- Kur
-
noun,
(in Sumerian mythology) the world of the dead.
- CNC
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ct.
-
- NCO
-
- NYC
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- cc.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ca.
-
- CYO
-
- CNO
-
- NBC
-
- you
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- yak
-
noun,
a large, stocky, shaggy-haired wild ox, Bos grunniens, of the Tibetan highlands, having long, curved horns: endangered.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTC
-
- YOB
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- CTA
-
- yok
-
noun,
a loud, hearty laugh.
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- kn.
-
- CRC
-
- Yuk
-
noun,
a loud, hearty laugh.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- KCB
-
- Kt.
-
- ka-
-
- kab
-
noun,
cab2 .
- Kay
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance. the rude, boastful foster brother and seneschal of Arthur.
- Kan
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Ky.
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- NBA
-
- UTC
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ory
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Oc.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- OTC
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- 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.
- buy
-
noun,
an act or instance of buying.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- OAU
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- ock
-
- OCR
-
- bu.
-
- Bt.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- ONR
-
- BRT
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- ob.
-
- NRC
-
- OTB
-
- NOC
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- NYA
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NCC
-
- ot-
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- 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.
- YU
-
noun,
a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.
- UC
-
- RC
-
- ry
-
- U.
-
- 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.
- Y.
-
- yr
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UK
-
- YT
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- UB
-
- R.
-
- CU
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- AO
-
- YB
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- KC
-
- K.
-
- tk
-
- BC
-
- BO
-
- CB
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TB
-
- NY
-
- TC
-
- t.
-
- ty
-
- RN
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- TN
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- O.
-
- RU
-
- OA
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- ck
-
- B-
-
- KB
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- AK
-
- RO
-
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- K2
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noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
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