Anagrams of bilingualism
Word bilingualism has
665 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of bilingualism.
- Billings
-
noun,
Josh, pen name of Henry Wheeler Shaw.
- illinium
-
noun,
promethium. Symbol: Il.
- linguals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a lingual sound.
- Mulligan
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noun,
Also called mulligan stew. a stew containing meat, vegetables, etc., especially one made of any available ingredients.
- Gaullism
-
noun,
a political movement in France led by Charles de Gaulle.
- Illimani
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noun,
a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near La Paz. 21,188 feet (6458 meters).
- bulimias
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noun,
Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
- millings
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noun,
an act or instance of subjecting something to the operation of a mill.
- albumins
-
noun,
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
- mailings
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noun,
a batch of mail, as of form letters, catalogs, or monthly statements, sent by a mailer at one time:
- galliums
-
noun,
a rare, steel-gray, trivalent metallic element used in high-temperature thermometers because of its high boiling point (1983°C) and low melting point (30°C). Symbol: Ga; atomic weight: 69.72; atomic number: 31; specific gravity: 5.91 at 20°C.
- albinism
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noun,
the state or condition of being an albino.
- gin-mill
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noun,
a bar or saloon, especially a cheap or disreputable one.
- lingual
-
noun,
Phonetics. a lingual sound.
- ballism
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noun,
a condition characterized by twisting, shaking, and jerking motions.
- Balmung
-
noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) a sword seized from the Nibelungs by Siegfried.
- Gillian
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Juliana.
- amusing
-
adjective,
pleasantly entertaining or diverting:
- ballium
-
noun,
bailey.
- Galibis
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of French Guiana.
- minibus
-
noun,
a small bus, seating about 15 passengers and typically transporting people short distances.
- lingams
-
noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- sailing
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noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- alliums
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noun,
any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Allium, of the amaryllis family, having an onion odor and flowers in a round cluster, including the onion, leek, shallot, garlic, and chive.
- Luminal
-
- lugsail
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noun,
a quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely.
- liminal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated at the limen.
- sibling
-
noun,
a brother or sister.
- milling
-
noun,
an act or instance of subjecting something to the operation of a mill.
- gallium
-
noun,
a rare, steel-gray, trivalent metallic element used in high-temperature thermometers because of its high boiling point (1983°C) and low melting point (30°C). Symbol: Ga; atomic weight: 69.72; atomic number: 31; specific gravity: 5.91 at 20°C.
- Millais
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noun,
Sir John Everett, 1829–96, English painter.
- bulimia
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noun,
Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
- albumin
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noun,
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
- gimbals
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noun,
Sometimes, gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
- bluings
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noun,
a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge.
- Albinus
-
noun,
Alcuin.
- maligns
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adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- Malling
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noun,
the overbuilding of shopping malls in a region:
- nilgais
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noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- billman
-
noun,
bill3 (def 2).
- billing
-
noun,
the relative position in which a performer or act is listed on handbills, posters, etc.:
- Giulini
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noun,
Carlo Maria [kahr-loh] /ˈkɑr loʊ/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, Italian orchestral conductor.
- minisub
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noun,
a small submarine, holding only one or a few persons, used in naval operations, underwater exploration, or conducting underwater experiments.
- mailing
-
noun,
a batch of mail, as of form letters, catalogs, or monthly statements, sent by a mailer at one time:
- ligulas
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noun,
Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- lingula
-
noun,
a tongue-shaped organ, process, or tissue.
- bluing
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noun,
a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- milli-
-
- linums
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- blinis
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plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- Anubis
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noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- limbus
-
noun,
limbo1 .
- musing
-
noun,
contemplation; reflection.
- muslin
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- busman
-
noun,
a person who operates a bus.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- salugi
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noun,
a gamelike prank in which a youth grabs something belonging to another and throws it to a third, preventing the owner from retrieving it as it is tossed back and forth.
- busing
-
noun,
the transporting of students by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- lingam
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noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- Insull
-
noun,
Samuel, 1859–1938, U.S. public utilities magnate, born in England.
- Mingus
-
noun,
Charles ("Charlie") 1922–79, U.S. jazz bass player and composer.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- nilgai
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noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- numis.
-
- Lublin
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noun,
a city in E Poland.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- lingua
-
noun,
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- Nimbus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
- Bangui
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Central African Republic, in the SW part.
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Galibi
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of French Guiana.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- limbas
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noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- almugs
-
noun,
a tree, possibly the red sandalwood. I Kings 10:12.
- malign
-
adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- ligula
-
noun,
Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- Allium
-
noun,
any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Allium, of the amaryllis family, having an onion odor and flowers in a round cluster, including the onion, leek, shallot, garlic, and chive.
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- ligans
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noun,
lagan.
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- ligni-
-
- alumin
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- algums
-
noun,
a Biblical tree, possibly the red sandalwood. II Chron. 2:8.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Gilman
-
noun,
Arthur, 1837–1909, U.S. educator.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- albums
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noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- gimbal
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noun,
Sometimes, gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
- labium
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noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- Ubangi
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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.
- iambus
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noun,
iamb.
- lungis
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- lulabs
-
noun,
lulav.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- amugis
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, of the cashew family.
- signal
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noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- gamins
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noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- maills
-
noun,
mail3 .
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- gulls
-
noun,
any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings.
- Guin.
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- maill
-
noun,
mail3 .
- lungs
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- guans
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noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- Iglau
-
noun,
Jihlava.
- Gunas
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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)
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- malls
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noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mulga
-
noun,
an Australian shrub or small tree, Acacia aneura, forming dense growths in some areas and having foliage used as forage for livestock.
- mungs
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glims
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- mulls
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noun,
a soft, thin muslin.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- bull.
-
abbreviation,
bulletin.
- Bulg.
-
- lumb-
-
- Gaius
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noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- gains
-
- Gabun
-
noun,
Gabon.
- galls
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- Mills
-
noun,
C(harles) Wright, 1916–62, U.S. sociologist.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- lulab
-
noun,
lulav.
- Luing
-
noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- gauls
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noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- Manus
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- gaums
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- iambs
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- bungs
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- mini-
-
- gibus
-
noun,
opera hat.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- bulls
-
noun,
the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- bulla
-
noun,
a seal attached to an official document, as a papal bull.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- lungi
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- almug
-
noun,
a tree, possibly the red sandalwood. I Kings 10:12.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- algum
-
noun,
a Biblical tree, possibly the red sandalwood. II Chron. 2:8.
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- sing.
-
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- album
-
noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- Sinai
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noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- alum.
-
- alums
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noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- blini
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plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- amin-
-
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- angi-
-
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- 30-30
-
- uglis
-
- lang.
-
- Sumba
-
noun,
one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, S of Flores. 4306 sq. mi. (11,153 sq. km).
- slung
-
noun,
a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- Sulla
-
noun,
(Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix) 138–78 b.c, Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- lign-
-
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Small
-
noun,
something that is small:
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- ambi-
-
- Angl.
-
- illus
-
- numbs
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adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- nulls
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- balls
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- Magus
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- in-lb
-
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Bills
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- Nabis
-
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- gulas
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- anim.
-
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- ling.
-
- anis-
-
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Sibiu
-
noun,
a city in central Romania.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- mag.
-
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- lugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- 1080
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sig.
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- SLBM
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SGML
-
- SBLI
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Saml
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Sam.
-
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- USMA
-
- USIA
-
- USGA
-
- uni-
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ugli
-
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- sub-
-
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- smug
-
adjective,
contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slug
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sab.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- mil.
-
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mGal
-
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Man.
-
- MALS
-
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- min.
-
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- null
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- mis-
-
- MusB
-
- mus.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- MUNG
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- mun.
-
- Mull
-
noun,
a soft, thin muslin.
- MSBA
-
- MNAS
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- USNA
-
- GNMA
-
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- AMLS
-
- Guam
-
noun,
an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña.
Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- guib
-
noun,
bushbuck.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- gull
-
noun,
any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings.
- guls
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- bal.
-
- gumi
-
noun,
a spreading shrub, Elaeagnus multiflora, of eastern Asia, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and edible red fruit.
- 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)
- glum
-
adjective,
sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- all-
-
- Alis
-
- Alg.
-
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- ALBM
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Aug.
-
- Alb.
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- BMus
-
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gal.
-
- Gall
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- Aus.
-
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- bus.
-
- gaum
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- bung
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- Buna
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- bul.
-
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- ANSI
-
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Gill
-
noun,
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- BSNA
-
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- amus
-
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- AISI
-
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- ins.
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ABLS
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ISBN
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- abl.
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- Lab.
-
- Blum
-
noun,
Léon [lee-on;; French ley-awn] /ˈli ɒn;; French leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1872–1950, French statesman, journalist, and Socialist Party leader: premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946–47.
- bin-
-
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lani
-
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- abs-
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- BSLM
-
- ign.
-
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ill.
-
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- NIA
-
- bl.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- NBS
-
- NSU
-
- NUL
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- bi-
-
- NSA
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- NMU
-
- NUM
-
- NMI
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ABM
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- SUG
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- AGM
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- abn
-
- USA
-
- UAM
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- an.
-
- al.
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ung
-
- ag-
-
- uns
-
- USB
-
- ab-
-
- Am.
-
- USM
-
- USN
-
- SNU
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ASU
-
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- ASI
-
- asb
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANG
-
- SMB
-
- AMU
-
- AMS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Amb
-
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SLA
-
- ALM
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SMA
-
- NBA
-
- BMI
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Gum
-
noun,
any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- 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.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- GSA
-
- 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.
- glb
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- MGB
-
- mi.
-
- IBN
-
- IGM
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ing
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- LIM
-
- La.
-
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lub
-
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ILS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- il-
-
- ll.
-
- LLB
-
- LLM
-
- LNG
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- gl.
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- BSA
-
- MNA
-
- BSN
-
- MNS
-
- MSA
-
- BSM
-
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- mug
-
noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- BSL
-
- MLG
-
- BNS
-
- Bn.
-
- BMS
-
- lg.
-
- BLS
-
- BLM
-
- BLL
-
- BLA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- MLS
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ml.
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- 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.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- gi.
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Ga.
-
- Bug
-
noun,
Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- MLA
-
- bu.
-
- MB
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- BG
-
- MG
-
- GU
-
- UB
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AI
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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.
- N.
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- L.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- L2
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- NB
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- NG
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- NI
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- A.
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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.
- GM
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- NM
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- U.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- M.
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- SA
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- i.
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- S.
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- SG
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- SL
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- MN
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- SM
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- IG
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- SN
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- BM
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- GB
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- G.
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- ln
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- SU
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- LM
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- GN
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- NL
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.