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- carburetion
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noun,
(in an internal-combustion engine) the process of producing a mixture of air and fuel in the correct proportion for engine combustion.
- interrobang
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noun,
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
- interurban
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noun,
a train, bus, etc., or a transportation system operating between cities.
- abreaction
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noun,
release of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience.
- acetonuria
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noun,
ketonuria.
- abnegation
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noun,
the act or an instance of abnegating, or denying oneself some rights, conveniences, etc.:
- cartonnier
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noun,
an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
- aberration
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noun,
the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
- carabinero
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noun,
an officer of the revenue service.
- interabang
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noun,
interrobang.
- Ben-Gurion
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noun,
David, 1886–1973, Israeli statesman, born in Poland: prime minister of Israel 1948–53, 1955–63.
- eburnation
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noun,
an abnormal condition in which bone becomes hard and dense like ivory.
- Barrington
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noun,
a town in E Rhode Island.
- Agincourt
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noun,
a village in N France, near Calais: victory of the English over the French 1415.
- Carnation
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- Argentina
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noun,
a republic in S South America. 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Capital: Buenos Aires.
- rubricate
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verb (used with object),
to mark or color with red.
- arcuation
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noun,
the state of being bent or curved.
- centurion
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman army) the commander of a century.
- ciguatera
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noun,
a tropical disease caused by ingesting a poison found in certain marine fishes.
- Cointreau
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- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- congruent
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adjective,
agreeing; accordant; congruous.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- arbitrage
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noun,
Finance. the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices.
- aragonite
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noun,
a mineral, orthorhombic calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , chemically identical with calcite but differing in crystallization and in having a higher specific gravity and less marked cleavage.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- corrugate
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adjective,
corrugated; wrinkled; furrowed.
- runcinate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) pinnately incised, with the lobes or teeth curved backward.
- carburate
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verb (used with object),
carburet.
- carbonate
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noun,
a salt or ester of carbonic acid.
- arrogance
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noun,
offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.
- Carbonari
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plural noun,
the members of a secret political society in the early part of the 19th century, active in Italy, France, and Spain.
- carbanion
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noun,
an organic ion containing a negatively charged carbon atom (opposed to carbonium ion).
- agreation
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noun,
the procedure followed by a government for determining the acceptability to a foreign government of a proposed envoy.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- Canrobert
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noun,
François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- aerobatic
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like.
- tanagrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the tanagers; belonging to the tanager family.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- terracing
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noun,
something formed as a terrace.
- binturong
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noun,
an arboreal civet, Arctictis binturong, of Asia, having a long, prehensile tail.
- Bigarreau
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noun,
a large, heart-shaped variety of sweet cherry, having firm flesh.
- Gabaonite
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noun,
Gibeonite.
- uncertain
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adjective,
not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- carabiner
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noun,
a D -shaped ring with a spring catch on one side, used for fastening ropes in mountaineering.
- anaerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
- nougatine
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noun,
a chocolate-coated nougat.
- interrog.
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- garniture
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noun,
something that garnishes; decoration; adornment.
- narration
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noun,
something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- raconteur
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noun,
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- ignorance
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noun,
the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- guarantor
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noun,
a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
- raceabout
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noun,
a small, sloop-rigged racing yacht with a short bowsprit.
- incurrent
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adjective,
carrying or relating to an inward current.
- neuration
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noun,
venation, as of an insect's wings.
- incubator
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noun,
an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
- incarnate
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adjective,
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form:
- orangutan
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noun,
a large, long-armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of arboreal habits, inhabiting Borneo and Sumatra: an endangered species.
- nocturne
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noun,
a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- baritone
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noun,
a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- tornaria
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- baronage
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noun,
the entire British peerage, including all dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.
- bacteria
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plural noun,
ubiquitous one-celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Monera (in some classification systems the plant class Schizomycetes), various species of which are involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, or nitrogen fixation.
- inurbane
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adjective,
not urbane; lacking in courtesy, refinement, etc.
- berrigan
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noun,
Daniel, born 1921, Jesuit priest, peace activist, and poet.
- inerrant
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adjective,
free from error; infallible.
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- boracite
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noun,
a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses.
- botanica
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- bacterin
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noun,
a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- bacteri-
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- argentic
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adjective,
of or containing silver and having a valence greater than the corresponding argentous compound.
- Angerona
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of anguish.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- Antigone
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who defied her uncle, King Creon, by performing funeral rites over her brother, Polynices, and was condemned to be immured alive in a cave.
- Tubingen
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noun,
a city in Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, between the Neckar and Ammer rivers: university.
- neutrino
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noun,
any of the massless or nearly massless electrically neutral leptons. There is a distinct kind of neutrino associated with each of the massive leptons.
- arboreta
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noun,
a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.
- arcature
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noun,
an arcade of small dimensions.
- negation
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noun,
the act of denying:
- trueborn
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adjective,
genuinely or authentically so because of birth:
- Niobrara
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noun,
a river flowing E from E Wyoming through Nebraska to the Missouri. 431 miles (692 km) long.
- Baconian
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noun,
an adherent of the Baconian philosophy.
- argento-
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- Argonaut
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
- arrogant
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adjective,
making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud:
- arrogate
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verb (used with object),
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right:
- arterio-
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- Atabrine
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- nitrogen
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Aurignac
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noun,
a village in S France: many prehistoric artifacts found in area.
- aurorean
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adjective,
belonging to the dawn; auroral.
- incubate
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verb (used with object),
to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
- bouncing
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noun,
a bound or rebound:
- bucrania
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noun,
(in classical architecture) an ornament, especially on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox.
- Branting
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noun,
Karl Hjalmar [kahrl yahl-mahr] /kɑrl ˈyɑl mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1925, Swedish statesman: prime minister 1920, 1921–23, 1924–25; Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- contrib.
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- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- racinage
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noun,
decorative treatment of leather with colors and acids to produce a branchlike effect.
- cinnabar
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noun,
a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury.
- Rotarian
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noun,
a member of a Rotary Club.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- Conneaut
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- contagia
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noun,
the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus.
- Gaboriau
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noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1835–73, French author of detective stories.
- continue
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- gerontic
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adjective,
geriatric.
- Eurocrat
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noun,
a member of the executive and technical staff at the headquarters of the European Common Market.
- Corrigan
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noun,
Mairead [muh-reyd] /məˈreɪd/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1976.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- counter-
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- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- courtier
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noun,
a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
- Courtrai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Lys River: important medieval city.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- centibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- Turanian
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noun,
a member of any of the peoples speaking a Turanian, especially a Ural-Altaic, language.
- tarragon
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noun,
an Old World plant, Artemisia dracunculus, having aromatic leaves used for seasoning.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- braunite
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noun,
an ore of manganese, 3Mn 2 O 3 ⋅MnSiO 3 .
- Brentano
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noun,
Franz, 1838–1917, German philosopher and psychologist.
- ringbone
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noun,
a morbid bony growth on the pastern bones of a horse, often resulting in lameness.
- burgonet
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noun,
an open helmet, usually having a peak and hinged cheek pieces, and often accompanied by a buffe.
- butanone
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noun,
methyl ethyl ketone.
- ignorant
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adjective,
lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned:
- cabotage
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noun,
navigation or trade along the coast.
- canaigre
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noun,
a plant, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the buckwheat family, found from Oklahoma to California, having clustered, tuberous roots that yield tannin.
- Canberra
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Australia, in the SE part, in the Australian Capital Territory.
- oceanaut
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noun,
aquanaut.
- catbrier
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noun,
any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
- Guernica
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noun,
Basque town in northern Spain: bombed and destroyed in 1937 by German planes helping the insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.
- Guarneri
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noun,
Giuseppe Antonio [joo-zep-pe ahn-taw-nyaw] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Joseph Guarnerius) 1683–1745, Italian violinmaker.
- carburet
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verb (used with object),
to combine or mix with carbon or hydrocarbons.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- Orenburg
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noun,
a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River.
- outrance
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- runagate
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noun,
a fugitive or runaway.
- carriage
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noun,
a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance.
- outrange
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verb (used with object),
to have a longer or greater range than.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- aeronaut
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noun,
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
- Urartian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Urartu.
- unerring
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adjective,
not erring; not going astray or missing the mark:
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- urbanite
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noun,
a resident of a city or urban community.
- Anacreon
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noun,
c570–c480 b.c, Greek writer, especially of love poems and drinking songs.
- aborning
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adverb,
in birth; before being carried out:
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- aberrant
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noun,
an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.
- abrogate
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verb (used with object),
to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal:
- airborne
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adjective,
carried by the air, as pollen or dust.
- uncinate
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adjective,
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
- Abington
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noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- carreta
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noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- baronet
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noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- bargain
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noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- tonnage
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noun,
the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
- barrage
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noun,
Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- cartage
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noun,
the act or cost of carting.
- abreact
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verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- anatine
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adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- 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.
- carnage
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noun,
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
- barring
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noun,
a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:
- aginner
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noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- unitage
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- iceboat
-
noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- Caribou
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noun,
any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- bearcat
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- bearing
-
noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- carbine
-
noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- beating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- carbarn
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noun,
a large building for the housing and maintenance of streetcars, railroad cars, or buses.
- unicorn
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noun,
a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity.
- aeonian
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adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- tonneau
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noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Uranian
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adjective,
pertaining to the planet Uranus.
- tragion
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- Actaeon
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noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- reboant
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adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- tracing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- routing
-
noun,
the scheduling of the route or itinerary of people, freight, etc.
- cerato-
-
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- cienaga
-
noun,
a swamp or marsh, especially one formed and fed by springs.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Banting
-
noun,
Sir Frederick Grant, 1891–1941, Canadian physician: one of the discoverers of insulin; Nobel Prize 1923.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- begonia
-
noun,
any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
- banteng
-
noun,
a wild ox, Bos banteng (javanicus), of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, resembling the domestic cow: now greatly reduced in number.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- cateran
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- go-cart
-
noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- eugonic
-
adjective,
thriving on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to dysgonic).
- ruction
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- Bactria
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Etruria
-
noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- unbrace
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- centaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- centri-
-
- centro-
-
- Rubicon
-
noun,
a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment.
- rarebit
-
noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- begorra
-
interjection,
(used as a euphemism for by God):
- gentian
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe.
Compare gentian family.
- Brunner
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noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1889–1966, Swiss Protestant theologian.
- tannage
-
noun,
the act or process of tanning leather.
- grantor
-
noun,
a person or organization that makes a grant.
- Geraint
-
noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- Tangier
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- Gratiae
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plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- brucite
-
noun,
a mineral, magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH) 2 , occurring in tabular, foliated crystals: used in magnesia refractories.
- Gratian
-
noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- Bonaire
-
noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- gratine
-
verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- Grecian
-
noun,
a Greek.
- tanager
-
noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- Bunting
-
noun,
a coarse, open fabric of worsted or cotton for flags, signals, etc.
- granite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- granita
-
noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- Gennaro
-
noun,
San [san;; Italian sahn] /sæn;; Italian sɑn/ (Show IPA), Januarius.
- outrang
-
verb,
simple past tense of outring.
- ouabain
-
noun,
a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 29 H 44 O 12 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- bracing
-
noun,
a brace.
- bracero
-
noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- outrage
-
noun,
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- Gournia
-
noun,
a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
- brucine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- Bourget
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1852–1935, French novelist and critic.
- outring
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in ringing; ring louder than.
- bouncer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bounces.
- tearing
-
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.
- Graeco-
-
- bornite
-
noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- genitor
-
noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- canting
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- garrote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- Guarani
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.
- cabaret
-
noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- bicorne
-
noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- cabinet
-
noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- Cabrera
-
noun,
Manuel Estrada [Spanish mahn-wel es-trah-th ah] /Spanish mɑnˈwɛl ɛsˈtrɑ ðɑ/ (Show IPA), Estrada Cabrera, Manuel.
- cabrito
-
noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- Garonne
-
noun,
a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- guanine
-
noun,
a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 O, that is a fundamental constituent of DNA and RNA, in which it forms base pairs with cytosine. Symbol: G.
- Bernina
-
noun,
a mountain in SE Switzerland, in the Rhaetian Alps. 13,295 feet (4050 meters).
- Garneau
-
noun,
François Xavier [French frahn-swa gza-vyey] /French frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1809–66, Canadian historian.
- gunboat
-
noun,
a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- acrogen
-
noun,
a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
- Gunnera
-
noun,
any tropical plant of the genus Gennera, native to South America, having enormous leaves resembling rhubarb.
- cantina
-
noun,
a saloon; bar.
- rainout
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- guanaco
-
noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
- boating
-
noun,
the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
- organic
-
noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- burgeon
-
noun,
a bud; sprout.
- boatage
-
noun,
the act of hauling by boat.
- aerobic
-
adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- unction
-
noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- genito-
-
- burning
-
noun,
the state, process, sensation, or effect of being on fire, burned, or subjected to intense heat.
- orbiter
-
noun,
Also called space shuttle orbiter. the crew- and payload-carrying component of the space shuttle.
- burrito
-
noun,
a tortilla folded over a filling, as of ground beef, grated cheese, or refried beans.
- grunion
-
noun,
a small, silvery food fish, Leuresthes tenuis, of southern California, that spawns at high tide in wet sand.
- aerobia
-
noun,
aerobe.
- grunter
-
noun,
a hog.
- Raeburn
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1756–1823, Scottish painter.
- Gautier
-
noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- taborin
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- recruit
-
noun,
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- actino-
-
- ergotin
-
noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- Roberta
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Robert.
- cranio-
-
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Aorangi
-
noun,
Cook, Mount.
- roaring
-
noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- narrate
-
verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- Courier
-
noun,
a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.
- Courbet
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1819–77, French painter.
- earring
-
noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- arbiter
-
noun,
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- airboat
-
noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- courage
-
noun,
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- Cotinga
-
noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- arcuate
-
adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- turning
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that turns.
- Arecibo
-
noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- regnant
-
adjective,
reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies):
- Corning
-
noun,
a city in S New York.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- nocturn
-
noun,
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
- corbina
-
noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- contra-
-
- crannog
-
noun,
(in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- arraign
-
verb (used with object),
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- anguine
-
adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a snake.
- curator
-
noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- curbing
-
noun,
the material forming a curb, as along a street.
- turbine
-
noun,
any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as a fluid passing through and entirely filling a housing around the rotor.
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- aneuria
-
noun,
neurasthenia.
- Aneurin
-
noun,
thiamine.
- neutro-
-
- neutron
-
noun,
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
- ringent
-
adjective,
gaping.
- Negroni
-
noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- Reunion
-
noun,
the act of uniting again.
- Anguier
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- currant
-
noun,
a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- current
-
noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- Negrito
-
noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- negaton
-
noun,
(not in technical use) electron (def 1).
- tunnage
-
noun,
tonnage.
- Nicaean
-
adjective,
Nicene.
- curtain
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Ninurta
-
noun,
a Sumerian and Babylonian hero god.
- niobate
-
noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- antero-
-
- antigen
-
noun,
Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- Antigua
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Oubangi
-
noun,
French name of Ubangi.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- cognate
-
noun,
a person or thing cognate with another.
- arteri-
-
- engrain
-
verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- arrange
-
verb (used with object),
to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly:
- acrobat
-
noun,
a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- coinage
-
noun,
the act, process, or right of making coins.
- trigone
-
noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- entrain
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Norbert
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- coating
-
noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- tribune
-
noun,
a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people.
- Rontgen
-
noun,
Julius [yoo-lee-uh s] /ˈyu li əs/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- coagent
-
noun,
a joint agent.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- rongeur
-
noun,
a strongly constructed instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, used for gouging out bone.
- Itabuna
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- rubato
-
noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- cogent
-
adjective,
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- bunton
-
noun,
one of a number of struts reinforcing the walls of a shaft and dividing it into vertical compartments.
- turgor
-
noun,
Plant Physiology. the normal distention or rigidity of plant cells, resulting from the pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell walls.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- aeron.
-
- bunion
-
noun,
inflammation of the synovial bursa of the great toe, usually resulting in enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe.
- bunger
-
noun,
a firecracker.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- return
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- tanbur
-
noun,
tambura.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Currie
-
noun,
East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- Coburg
-
noun,
a piece-dyed or printed twill dress fabric or lining cloth.
- retro-
-
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- Burner
-
noun,
a person or thing that burns.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- butane
-
noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Burton
-
noun,
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Burnet
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.
- genit.
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- burier
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that buries.
- coigne
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Buriat
-
noun,
Buryat.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- reborn
-
adjective,
having undergone rebirth.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Burger
-
noun,
a hamburger.
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- cobnut
-
noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- router
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Cuiaba
-
noun,
a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- contr.
-
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- rigour
-
noun,
rigor.
- Cubage
-
noun,
cubic content, displacement, or volume.
- contin
-
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- cirro-
-
- cunner
-
noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Outing
-
noun,
a pleasure trip, excursion, picnic, or the like:
- Breton
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- aerugo
-
noun,
verdigris.
- outage
-
noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- goanna
-
noun,
any of the several large monitor lizards of the family Varanidae, of Australia, especially Varanus varius and V. giganteus, both sometimes growing to 6 feet (1.8 meters).
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- ourari
-
noun,
curare.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- unrent
-
adjective,
not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- cteno-
-
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- urano-
-
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- brunet
-
noun,
a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
- Brunei
-
noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- giaour
-
noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- Bruant
-
noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- Bronte
-
noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Gibeon
-
noun,
a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
- Brogue
-
noun,
an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
- Brogan
-
noun,
a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- carbon
-
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.
- carbo-
-
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- Cantor
-
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.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- recti-
-
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- gannet
-
noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- gabion
-
noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- Robert
-
noun,
Henry Martyn [mahr-tn] /ˈmɑr tn/ (Show IPA), 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- coring
-
noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Carnot
-
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.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- unrobe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rugate
-
adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Gabaon
-
noun,
Gibeon.
- engin.
-
- cougar
-
noun,
Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- rubric
-
noun,
a title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute, etc., written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
- gateau
-
noun,
a cake, especially a very light sponge cake with a rich icing or filling.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- cabane
-
noun,
a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- cerat-
-
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- ragout
-
noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Cantab
-
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- Conger
-
noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- centi-
-
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- runner
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that runs, especially as a racer.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- caning
-
noun,
the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- actin-
-
- run-in
-
noun,
a quarrel; argument.
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- centr-
-
- ganoin
-
noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- tauro-
-
- Curare
-
noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- Aurora
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- bagnio
-
noun,
a brothel.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- Nubian
-
noun,
a member of any of the various peoples inhabiting Nubia.
- innage
-
noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- agouta
-
noun,
the Haitian solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- agouti
-
noun,
any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane.
- inorg.
-
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- unbent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unbend.
- inter.
-
- Baguio
-
noun,
a city on W Luzon, in the N Philippines: summer capital. 4961 feet (1512 meters) high.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- inturn
-
noun,
an inward turn or curve around an axis or fixed point.
- tribo-
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intro.
-
- Augean
-
adjective,
resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation.
- intra-
-
- augite
-
noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- Auriga
-
noun,
the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- unborn
-
adjective,
not yet born; yet to come; future:
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Barron
-
noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- barong
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- Barret
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- barrio
-
noun,
(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- barter
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- bateau
-
noun,
Also, batteau. Nautical.
Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers.
a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack.
(in some regions) a scow.
- bating
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Tongue
-
noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- iguana
-
noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- Bangor
-
noun,
a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- incorr
-
- banian
-
noun,
banyan.
- Banner
-
noun,
the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.
- uncage
-
verb (used with object),
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- inborn
-
adjective,
naturally present at birth; innate.
- Baring
-
noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- barit.
-
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- nougat
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- Beaton
-
noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- urino-
-
- narco-
-
- tubing
-
noun,
material in the form of a tube:
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- anuran
-
noun,
any amphibian of the order Anura, comprising the frogs and toads.
- tuebor
-
verb,
I will defend: motto on the coat of arms of Michigan.
- Antung
-
noun,
former name of Dandong.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- anting
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- Turing
-
noun,
Alan Mathison [math-uh-suh n] /ˈmæθ ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Aragon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
- turban
-
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.
- turco-
-
- turbo-
-
- neuron
-
noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- neuro-
-
- utero-
-
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- necro-
-
- angina
-
noun,
any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
- angio-
-
- Angora
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- arbour
-
noun,
arbor1 .
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- agron.
-
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- arroba
-
noun,
a Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in Mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in Brazil.
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- irreg.
-
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- agric.
-
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- nonage
-
noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- arbtrn
-
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- nitro-
-
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- Turner
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- Nagano
-
noun,
a city on central Honshu, in central Japan.
- arguta
-
noun,
the green, smooth-skinned, edible fruit of an Asian vine, Actinidia arguta.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Ubangi
-
noun,
French Oubangi. a river in W central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing W and S into the Congo (Zaire) River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- U-boat
-
noun,
a German submarine.
- Ugarit
-
noun,
an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: destroyed by an earthquake early in the 13th century b.c.; excavations have yielded tablets written in cuneiform and hieroglyphic script that reveal important information on Canaanite mythology.
- nocti-
-
- Tongan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Tonga.
- Bangui
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Central African Republic, in the SW part.
- iatro-
-
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- grano-
-
- Guaira
-
noun,
La Guaira.
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- Borger
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- Borgia
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- Boring
-
noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- grani-
-
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- Greco-
-
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- graben
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- bougie
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical.
a slender, flexible instrument introduced into passages of the body, especially the urethra, for dilating, examining, medicating, etc.
a suppository.
- bounce
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- guenon
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- guaiac
-
noun,
Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
- Bingen
-
noun,
Hildegard von (Hildegard of Bingen"Sibyl of the Rhine") 1098–1178, German nun, healer, writer, and composer.
- Guiana
-
noun,
a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Bogart
-
noun,
a person who hogs or monopolizes something.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- bocage
-
noun,
a decorative motif of trees, branches, or foliage, as in a tapestry or a ceramic figure group.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- biuret
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- organa
-
noun,
a plural of organon.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- borate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- Bonnet
-
noun,
a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
- grocer
-
noun,
the owner or operator of a store that sells general food supplies and certain nonedible articles of household use, as soaps and paper products.
- Bonnie
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- borage
-
noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- biogen
-
noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Gunner
-
noun,
a person who operates a gun or cannon.
- benign
-
adjective,
having a kindly disposition; gracious:
- Benoni
-
noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- Ogburn
-
noun,
William Fielding, 1886–1959, U.S. sociologist and educator.
- Benoit
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Gunite
-
noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- Benton
-
noun,
Thomas Hart ("Old Bullion") 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Gunnar
-
noun,
Scandinavian Legend. the husband of Brynhild: corresponds to Gunther in the Nibelungenlied.
- Beirut
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- Beguin
-
noun,
a Beghard.
- Urbana
-
noun,
a city in E Illinois, adjoining Champaign.
- bracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- Bourne
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- Guinea
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- ungirt
-
adjective,
having a girdle loosened or removed.
- guitar
-
noun,
a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- nona-
-
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- 30-30
-
- neur-
-
- orig.
-
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Regt.
-
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Gobat
-
noun,
Albert [French al-ber] /French alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Ecua.
-
- NoibN
-
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- ecto-
-
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- noct-
-
- econ.
-
- gonna
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- naut.
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Nebr.
-
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Nguni
-
noun,
a member of a group of culturally and linguistically related peoples of southern and eastern Africa, including the Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swazi.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- reni-
-
- nano-
-
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Iran.
-
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Guin.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- incor
-
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- incr.
-
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- guiro
-
noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- Guat.
-
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- nuci-
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- Euro-
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Gabun
-
noun,
Gabon.
- Gabor
-
noun,
Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- Gabon
-
noun,
Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Gabar
-
noun,
an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- OBrit
-
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Garbo
-
noun,
Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ento-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- rect.
-
- inurn
-
verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- urger
-
noun,
a person or thing that urges.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ergo-
-
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- engr.
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- guar.
-
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Recit
-
- erron
-
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- guaco
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Oreg.
-
- intr.
-
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- grout
-
noun,
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Tenn.
-
- tera-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- teno-
-
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- Bourg
-
noun,
a town.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- Ugric
-
noun,
a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- arrgt
-
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Arrau
-
noun,
Claudio [klaw-dee-oh;; Spanish klou-th yaw] /ˈklɔ diˌoʊ;; Spanish ˈklaʊ ðyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, Chilean pianist.
- terr.
-
- Bogan
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- Bogue
-
noun,
a bayou, stream, or waterway.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Braga
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- Brunn
-
noun,
German name of Brno.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- brunt
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- agura
-
noun,
agora2 .
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- Bunin
-
noun,
Ivan Alekseevich [ee-vahn uh-lyi-ksye-yi-vyich] /iˈvɑn ʌ lyɪˈksyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1953, Russian poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1933.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Brant
-
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.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Trona
-
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.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Brig.
-
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Brit.
-
- biont
-
- biog.
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- baro-
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- Bart.
-
- tonia
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- auto.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Bacau
-
noun,
a city in E Romania.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bact.
-
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Banco
-
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.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- UNCIO
-
- Aruba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Bigot
-
noun,
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- agro-
-
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- bingo
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- begat
-
verb,
simple past tense of beget.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- togue
-
noun,
lake trout.
- ation
-
- trig.
-
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- begot
-
verb,
simple past tense and a past participle of beget.
- begun
-
verb,
past participle of begin.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- Beng.
-
- Benin
-
noun,
Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- Bennu
-
noun,
Benu.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Cong.
-
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- acro-
-
- Conn.
-
- cont.
-
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- contg
-
- UNRRA
-
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- ante-
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- 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.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- burnt
-
noun,
a burned place or area:
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- Cobra
-
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.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- cine-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- anon.
-
- 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.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Abuna
-
noun,
the title of the chief bishop of the Ethiopian Church.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- angi-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- anat.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- acet-
-
- tungo
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- corr.
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- annot
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- uran-
-
- Court
-
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.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- cero-
-
- aurar
-
noun,
plural of eyrir.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Arab.
-
- tubi-
-
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- actg.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- carb-
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- burro
-
noun,
a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Buteo
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- areo-
-
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- aero-
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Cant.
-
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- anti-
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cata-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- neut.
-
- Unit.
-
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- TRIB
-
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Tuba
-
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.
- tri-
-
- NTIA
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- NOAA
-
- NIRA
-
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- NRAB
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- tron
-
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- Nor.
-
- non-
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- not-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- uro-
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- uria
-
- tRNA
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- uret
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- tab.
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- regr
-
- Reg.
-
- RONA
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- 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.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Tob.
-
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Ont.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Oct.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- tonn
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- torn
-
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.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tion
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- RIBA
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- out-
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- uni-
-
- ungt
-
- taur
-
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ter.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- org.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 1080
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- ect-
-
- enc.
-
- Eng.
-
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- eco-
-
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Barr
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Eur.
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bin-
-
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- Aug.
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- 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.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- bar.
-
- BAgE
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- BAgr
-
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Buna
-
- cur.
-
- 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.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- 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).
- 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.
- Bunn
-
noun,
bun1 (def 1).
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Bur.
-
- Burg
-
noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Burr
-
noun,
Also, buhr. a protruding, ragged edge raised on the surface of metal during drilling, shearing, punching, or engraving.
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- but-
-
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- 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.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- bot.
-
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- 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.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- crat
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- 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.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- ctr.
-
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- 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.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- bio-
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Cort
-
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- 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.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- cog.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- bor.
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aut-
-
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- agit
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- inae
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- int.
-
- 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.
- agba
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IATA
-
- ann.
-
- IAEA
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- ance
-
- iana
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ign.
-
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- aet.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- 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.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NCAA
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- NCTE
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NEbn
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- NACA
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Ire.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acea
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- ano-
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- gro.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- gout
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Arg.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gon-
-
- arr.
-
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- art.
-
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- bung
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- 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.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- guib
-
noun,
bushbuck.
- AAU
-
- TBA
-
- 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.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- BIE
-
- ure
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ANG
-
- ARU
-
- at.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- Tbi
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- 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.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- abn
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCA
-
- ATA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- TBO
-
- Tro
-
- Aar
-
- AUC
-
- AAE
-
- BRT
-
- ATC
-
- uti
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Bug
-
noun,
Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ab-
-
- ATB
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- bu.
-
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- abt
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ac-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ag-
-
- AUA
-
- AIA
-
- BRE
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- bec
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- ur-
-
- ANC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bn.
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- aor
-
- TGN
-
- TIA
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- bi-
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- unc
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Tng
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UIT
-
- Agt
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- 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.
- AOU
-
- AIC
-
- UCR
-
- UAR
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- UAE
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- TNB
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- 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.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BCE
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- UNO
-
- be-
-
- ae.
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Br.
-
- tue
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Bac
-
- Tu.
-
- ung
-
- Une
-
- AGC
-
- AOA
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- 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.
- OTB
-
- NAA
-
- nog
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noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- ote
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- Re.
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Gr.
-
- GRB
-
- gre
-
- gt.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- GTC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- GCI
-
- NNE
-
- IRC
-
- 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.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- GCA
-
- GCE
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- NOC
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GCR
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- GCT
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- GTO
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- GCB
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- OTC
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- ine
-
- ing
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- IRO
-
- NRC
-
- IOC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- OAU
-
- OBE
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ia.
-
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NCO
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- OCR
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- in.
-
- gi.
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- GBE
-
- ROG
-
- rt.
-
- CGI
-
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- CRT
-
- 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)
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- cte
-
- rte
-
- NEC
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ca.
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- NGC
-
- CBE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- CAI
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CEA
-
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- CEO
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- ctg
-
- CTA
-
- NEA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ECA
-
- ECG
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- eir
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERT
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ETO
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ETR
-
- eu-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- ec-
-
- Ir.
-
- EbN
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ne-
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- NbE
-
- Eg.
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- NBC
-
- eo-
-
- 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.
- NBA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RGB
-
- 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.
- NG
-
- 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.
- NI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NC
-
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
-
- N.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RN
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RO
-
- Eb
-
- TN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- BG
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- rg
-
- CU
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RU
-
- G.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- t.
-
- TB
-
- TG
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CE
-
- CB
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- GB
-
- O.
-
- i.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OG
-
- OA
-
- UI
-
- UB
-
- UC
-
- IG
-
- U.
-
- ic
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- GU
-
- GN
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
-
- BO
-
- GC
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going: