Anagrams of binoculars
Word binoculars has
998 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of binoculars.
- binocular
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noun,
Usually, binoculars. Also called pair of binoculars, prism binoculars. an optical device, providing good depth effect, for use with both eyes, consisting of two small telescopes fitted together side by side, each telescope having two prisms between the eyepiece and objective for erecting the image.
- carbinols
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- courlans
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noun,
the limpkin.
- carbinol
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- corbinas
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- coalbins
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- Brancusi
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noun,
Constantin [kon-stuh n-tin;; Romanian kon-stahn-teen] /ˈkɒn stən tɪn;; Romanian ˌkɒn stɑnˈtin/ (Show IPA), 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor.
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- cislunar
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adjective,
of or relating to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
- oscular
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adjective,
pertaining to an osculum.
- burials
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- insular
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- 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.
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- solunar
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adjective,
pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- Rubicon
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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.
- Carolus
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noun,
any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- Carlson
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noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oculars
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noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- coalbin
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- corbans
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- corbina
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- courlan
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noun,
the limpkin.
- cranio-
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- Albinus
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noun,
Alcuin.
- craniol
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- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- uracils
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- labours
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- urinals
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- bourns
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noun,
burn2 .
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- lorans
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noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- bruins
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noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- broils
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noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- broncs
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noun,
bronco:
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- buncos
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noun,
bunko.
- burans
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- burial
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- burins
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noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Busoni
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noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- uracil
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- borals
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noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Bicols
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noun,
Bikol.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- bancos
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- sarco-
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- basion
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- Baucis
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noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- bauson
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noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Bicorn
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noun,
bicorne.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- sacro-
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- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blancs
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Locris
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noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- narco-
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- acious
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- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- lubric
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adjective,
lubricous.
- carbon
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noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- carbo-
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- consul
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noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- urinal
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- cobias
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- cobras
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- lunars
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noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- urino-
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- Cronus
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noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- Cloris
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- corals
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- corban
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Labors
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Corbin
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noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- labour
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Coruna
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noun,
La Coruña.
- coulis
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noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- nubias
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noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- clonus
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Caribs
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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.
- Carlos
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noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Uralic
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noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- carobs
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Caruso
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noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Caslon
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noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- clino-
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- urano-
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- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Cibola
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noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- ocular
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noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- labio-
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- urials
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- claros
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noun,
such a cigar.
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alboin
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noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Lisbon
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- aniso-
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- suborn
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verb (used with object),
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Auriol
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noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- albino
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- libras
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- 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.
- Albion
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noun,
Alebion.
- Subroc
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noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- bacons
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noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- unbars
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- airbus
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- social
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- bailor
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Rabin
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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.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Arbil
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noun,
Erbil.
- Arius
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noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Carib
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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.
- bails
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noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- carbs
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noun,
a carburetor.
- orals
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noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- SONAR
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- carls
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noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- burls
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noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- aboil
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adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- carns
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noun,
cairn.
- carob
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carol
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noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- uran-
-
- Sonia
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noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
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adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- solar
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noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- abrin
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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.
- solan
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noun,
a gannet.
- Busra
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noun,
Basra.
- Oscan
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noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- lubra
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noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- orial
-
- Orcus
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noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- arcus
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noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- cabin
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noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Orcas
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Lucan
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noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- cains
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- arils
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noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Burns
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noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- Bursa
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- lours
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verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Caius
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- curns
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noun,
a grain.
- Lucas
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noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- Canso
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noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- curls
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noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- carb-
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- abris
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noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- OSCAR
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Libra
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- cions
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- Libau
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noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- Coral
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- lunas
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- coils
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noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Nabis
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- coins
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noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Colas
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noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Colin
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- nails
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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.
- Cons.
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- UNCIO
-
- CONUS
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noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- sural
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adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Laris
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ulans
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noun,
uhlan.
- naso-
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- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- Crius
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noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- corns
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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.
- cornu
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noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- ulnas
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noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- unbar
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Laius
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Cobra
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- cauls
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noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- caus.
-
- anis-
-
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- 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.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- acro-
-
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- ocul-
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- nuci-
-
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Alcor
-
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- cubas
-
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.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Sino-
-
- incl.
-
- biol.
-
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- incor
-
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- lobus
-
noun,
a lobe.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- incr.
-
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- 30-30
-
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- insol
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- 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.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- in-lb
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- baro-
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- sarc-
-
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- 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.
- 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.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- icons
-
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- 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.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Iran.
-
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- Lib.
-
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- lobs
-
- lin.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lani
-
- 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.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- SLIC
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- 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.
- Sol.
-
- scr.
-
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SBLI
-
- SBIC
-
- saur
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- 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.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- USNA
-
- USIA
-
- USCA
-
- USAR
-
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- uria
-
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- uni-
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- soln
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- sub-
-
- Sra.
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soni
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obs.
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- NRAB
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NLRB
-
- NIRA
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Sab.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rus.
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- RNAS
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- 1080
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bur.
-
- Buna
-
- bul.
-
- BSNA
-
- BSIR
-
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- 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.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bol.
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clar
-
- bus.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cis-
-
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Cor.
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Alis
-
- Alco
-
- 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.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alb.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- acr-
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ACLU
-
- ACLS
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ABLS
-
- abl.
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ANSI
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bal.
-
- bio-
-
- bin-
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- BASc
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- bar.
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- BRCS
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Con.
-
- USRC
-
- ical
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- ISBN
-
- ins.
-
- Lab.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- cur.
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Inc.
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- 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.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- iso-
-
- ious
-
- ICAO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- 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.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- BCL
-
- ior
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ASU
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SLA
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- SLR
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ASI
-
- IOU
-
- asb
-
- ARU
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- IOC
-
- bl.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- BCS
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- il-
-
- LON
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- BLA
-
- in.
-
- SAR
-
- BSC
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Br.
-
- Bac
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- 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 = .
- SCB
-
- SNU
-
- sc.
-
- LOC
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ARS
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Ir.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ur-
-
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- La.
-
- IUS
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ACS
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- LBO
-
- unc
-
- abn
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- USB
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- ab-
-
- ac-
-
- USC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- al.
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AUC
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- aor
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ISA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- IRS
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ANC
-
- AOU
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ALU
-
- LCA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- LCI
-
- 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.
- UCR
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- ISR
-
- Sr.
-
- 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.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ALC
-
- Isl
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- BLS
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- NSU
-
- ca.
-
- NSC
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NCO
-
- CBS
-
- nr.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OAU
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- CLI
-
- obl
-
- CSA
-
- Clo
-
- NUL
-
- 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)
- Ola
-
- CSO
-
- CRS
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- CSR
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- CIB
-
- CLR
-
- CIA
-
- OIr
-
- CLU
-
- RCS
-
- ob.
-
- 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.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- NIA
-
- RNA
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ROA
-
- LSC
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ial
-
- ROI
-
- lub
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- BNS
-
- Bn.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- LSI
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- rib
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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.
- CNS
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- BSL
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BSA
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- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- BSN
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- COB
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noun,
a corncob.
- CNO
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- NBC
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- BSO
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- bu.
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- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ics
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- NBA
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- Bro
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noun,
a brother.
- RBI
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- NOC
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- RCA
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- RCN
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RBC
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- NBS
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- 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.
- NL
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- L.
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- LC
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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.
- L2
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- L1
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AO
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- N.
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- O.
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- ic
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- B-
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
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- i.
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- BO
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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.
- ln
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- RI
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- RO
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- LR
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- RU
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- SL
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- S.
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- RN
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- RC
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- OA
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- SU
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- UL
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- UI
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- UB
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- UC
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- U.
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- CU
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- NI
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- ol
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NC
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- NB
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- CB
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SN
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- R.
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- SA
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