Anagrams of bioaccumulation
Word bioaccumulation has
1242 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of bioaccumulation.
- accumulation
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noun,
act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
- Tubal-cain
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noun,
the son of Lamech and Zillah: the progenitor of metalworkers. Gen. 4:22.
- Boucicault
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noun,
Dion [dahy-on,, -uh n] /ˈdaɪ ɒn,, -ən/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, Irish playwright and actor, in the U.S. after 1853.
- maculation
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noun,
the act of spotting.
- cumulation
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noun,
the act of cumulating; accumulation.
- bilocation
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noun,
the state of being or the ability to be in two places at the same time.
- Columbian
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noun,
Printing. a 16-point type of a size between English and great primer.
- botanical
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noun,
Pharmacology. a drug made from part of a plant, as from roots, leaves, bark, or berries.
- abolition
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noun,
the act of abolishing:
- coalition
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- obconical
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adjective,
conical, with the attachment at the pointed end.
- notabilia
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plural noun,
matters, events, or items worthy of note.
- anaclitic
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adjective,
exhibiting or pertaining to anaclisis.
- calimanco
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noun,
calamanco.
- cobalamin
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noun,
vitamin B12.
- albinotic
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adjective,
of or relating to albinism.
- cacuminal
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noun,
a cacuminal sound.
- Lutuamian
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noun,
a member of a group of American Indian peoples including the Modoc and the Klamath.
- autonomic
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adjective,
autonomous.
- Noctiluca
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noun,
a dinoflagellate of the genus Noctiluca, capable of producing light and, in groups, of causing a luminous appearance of the sea.
- laconicum
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noun,
the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- aciculum
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noun,
an acicula.
- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- autumnal
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adjective,
belonging to or suggestive of autumn; produced or gathered in autumn:
- boulimia
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noun,
bulimia.
- Columbia
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noun,
a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 miles (1955 km) long.
- nautical
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adjective,
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- catacomb
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noun,
Usually, catacombs. an underground cemetery, especially one consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs.
- bionomic
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noun,
ecology (def 1).
- actinium
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noun,
a radioactive silver-white metallic element that glows blue in the dark, resembling the rare earths in chemical behavior and valence. Symbol: Ac; atomic number: 89; atomic weight: 227.
- alinotum
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- tablinum
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noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) a large, open room at the side of the peristyle farthest from the main entrance.
- calamint
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noun,
any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.
- cocoanut
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noun,
coconut.
- ambulant
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adjective,
moving from place to place; itinerant; shifting.
- alumino-
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- Tacloban
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noun,
a seaport on NE Leyte, in the central Philippines.
- bimanual
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adjective,
involving or requiring the use of both hands.
- ambition
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noun,
an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment:
- cobaltic
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adjective,
of or containing cobalt, especially in the trivalent state.
- Colombia
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noun,
a republic in NW South America. 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Capital: Bogotá.
- binomial
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noun,
Algebra. an expression that is a sum or difference of two terms, as 3 x + 2 y and x 2 − 4 x.
- built-in
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noun,
a built-in piece of furniture or appliance.
- Miltonic
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adjective,
of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- lobation
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noun,
lobate formation.
- botanica
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- columbic
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adjective,
niobic.
- ablution
-
noun,
a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
- cuticula
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noun,
Zoology. cuticle (def 4).
- location
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- climatic
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adjective,
of or relating to climate.
- Incabloc
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- locution
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noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- inoculum
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noun,
the substance used to make an inoculation.
- claimant
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim.
- Boccioni
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noun,
Umberto [oom-ber-taw] /umˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1916, Italian painter and sculptor.
- Culiacan
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noun,
a city in and capital of Sinaloa state, in NW Mexico.
- outclimb
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or outdo in climbing; climb higher or better than:
- comb-out
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noun,
a thorough combing or brushing of the hair.
- Boltonia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
- ablation
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- oblation
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noun,
the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- olibanum
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noun,
frankincense.
- Caulonia
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noun,
a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- libation
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noun,
a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
- maiolica
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noun,
majolica.
- Manitoba
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noun,
a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man.
Capital: Winnipeg.
- Abutilon
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noun,
any tropical shrub belonging to the genus Abutilon, of the mallow family, comprising the flowering maples.
- council
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noun,
an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice.
- butanol
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noun,
butyl alcohol.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- tinamou
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noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- bitonal
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adjective,
marked by or using bitonality.
- alumina
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noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- lacinia
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noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Italian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- Laconia
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noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- Altoona
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noun,
a city in central Pennsylvania.
- Laconic
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adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- comatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or blurred as a result of a coma.
- colicin
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noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- bulimic
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noun,
a person suffering from bulimia.
- Ilocano
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noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- colonic
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noun,
an enema.
- animato
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adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- Columba
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- malaco-
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- Amboina
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noun,
Ambon.
- tobacco
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, especially one of those species, as N. tabacum, whose leaves are prepared for smoking or chewing or as snuff.
- inbuilt
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adjective,
built-in (def 2).
- botulin
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noun,
the toxin formed by botulinus and causing botulism.
- tombola
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noun,
house (def 19).
- Coulomb
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noun,
the standard unit of quanitity of electricity in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second across a conductor in which there is a constant current of one ampere. Abbreviation: C.
- bucolic
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noun,
a pastoral poem.
- comical
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adjective,
producing laughter; amusing; funny:
- anticum
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noun,
pronaos.
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- bulimia
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noun,
Also called hyperphagia. Pathology. abnormally voracious appetite or unnaturally constant hunger.
- Itabuna
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noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- boatman
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noun,
a person skilled in the use of small craft.
- niobium
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noun,
a steel-gray metallic element resembling tantalum in its chemical properties; becomes a superconductor below 9 K; used chiefly in alloy steels. Symbol: Nb; atomic number: 41; atomic weight: 92.906; specific gravity: 8.4 at 20°C.
- cumulo-
-
- Nilotic
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noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- clubman
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noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- actinal
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adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- cubital
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noun,
Ornithology Now Rare. a secondary feather.
- acicula
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noun,
a needlelike part; spine, bristle, or needlelike crystal.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- account
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noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- acclaim
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noun,
acclamation (defs 1, 2).
- Catalin
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- bailout
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noun,
the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc.
- Manitou
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noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- aboulia
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noun,
abulia.
- Monilia
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noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- moonlit
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adjective,
lighted by the moon.
- actinic
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adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- limacon
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- Balaton
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noun,
a lake in W Hungary: the largest lake in central Europe. About 50 miles (80 km) long; 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).
- abiotic
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adjective,
of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms.
- Abinoam
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noun,
the father of Barak. Judges 4:6; 12; 5:1.
- umbonal
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adjective,
having the shape or appearance of an umbo; bosslike:
- Ciliata
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noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- Balmain
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noun,
Pierre (Alexandre) [pyer a-lek-sahn-druh] /pyɛr a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1914–82, French fashion designer.
- clamant
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adjective,
clamorous; noisy.
- ouabain
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noun,
a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 29 H 44 O 12 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- locoman
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noun,
a locomotive engine driver.
- Actinia
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Lucania
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noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- actino-
-
- calcium
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noun,
a silver-white divalent metal, occurring combined in limestone, chalk, gypsum, etc., occurring also in vertebrates and other animals, as a component of bone, skeletal mass, shell, etc., and as a necessary element in nerve conduction, heartbeat, muscle contraction, and many other physiological functions. Symbol: Ca; atomic weight: 40.08; atomic number: 20; specific gravity: 1.55 at 20°C.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- coconut
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noun,
the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.
- cocomat
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noun,
matting made of the fiber from the outer husk of the coconut.
- caboclo
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noun,
a Brazilian of Indian or mixed Indian and white ancestry.
- lunatic
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- Molucca
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plural noun,
a group of islands in Indonesia, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. About 30,000 sq. mi. (78,000 sq. km).
- cacimbo
-
noun,
a heavy mist or drizzle that occurs in the Congo basin area, often accompanied by onshore winds.
- minutia
-
noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- 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.
- coalbin
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- Namibia
-
noun,
a republic in SW Africa: a former German protectorate; a mandate of South Africa 1920–66; gained independence 1990. 318,261 sq. mi. (824,296 sq. km). Capital: Windhoek.
- minicab
-
noun,
a minicar that serves as a taxicab.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- Caliban
-
noun,
the ugly, beastlike slave of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
- Calicut
-
noun,
former name of Kozhikode.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- Iconium
-
noun,
ancient name of Konya.
- cubical
-
adjective,
having the form of a cube.
- Tucuman
-
noun,
a city in NW Argentina.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- tubulin
-
noun,
either of two globular proteins that form the structural subunits of microtubules.
- Milton
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noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Cuiaba
-
noun,
a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- oculo-
-
- Bianca
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- cui-ui
-
noun,
a freshwater sucker, Chasmistes cujus, of Nevada, having a thin-lipped mouth.
- Cucuta
-
noun,
a city in E Colombia.
- Bantam
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a chicken of any of several varieties or breeds characterized by very small size.
- Cumana
-
noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- biotic
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adjective,
pertaining to life.
- Batman
-
noun,
a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- coucal
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noun,
any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike hind claw.
- Batumi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Adzharistan, in the SW Georgian Republic, on the Black Sea.
- bionic
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adjective,
utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body:
- biotin
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- Minuit
-
noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- camoca
-
noun,
camaca.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Cantab
-
- Cantal
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noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- canula
-
noun,
cannula.
- mutual
-
noun,
Informal. a mutual fund.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- multi-
-
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- cambio
-
noun,
a currency exchange.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- cicala
-
noun,
cicada.
- cilium
-
noun,
singular of cilia.
- mucluc
-
noun,
mukluk.
- C-in-C
-
- clonic
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adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- cloaca
-
noun,
Zoology.
the common cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, many fishes, and certain mammals.
a similar cavity in invertebrates.
- moulin
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- Mouton
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- clitic
-
noun,
a clitic word; enclitic or proclitic.
- clinic
-
noun,
a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- cambia
-
noun,
a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- occult
-
noun,
the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole (usually preceded by the).
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- bolita
-
noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- Bolton
-
noun,
a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- combat
-
noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- numbat
-
noun,
banded anteater.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bonito
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Bontoc
-
noun,
Bontok.
- column
-
noun,
Architecture.
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces.
a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- buccal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cheek.
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- milit.
-
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- niobic
-
adjective,
of or relating to niobium; columbic.
- cabman
-
noun,
cabdriver.
- cobnut
-
noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- cobalt
-
noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- calci-
-
- calico
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- nocti-
-
- clino-
-
- labio-
-
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- macaco
-
noun,
any of several lemurs, as Lemur macaco.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actin-
-
- Latium
-
noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- macula
-
noun,
a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- tombac
-
noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- amino-
-
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- actual
-
adjective,
existing in act or fact; real:
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- U-boat
-
noun,
a German submarine.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- anicca
-
noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- Malabo
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on N Bioko island.
- ionium
-
noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- abulia
-
noun,
a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- intomb
-
verb (used with object),
entomb.
- Tuinal
-
- lumbo-
-
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tubman
-
noun,
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman.
- Alcaic
-
noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- Toulon
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France: naval base.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- labium
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- lacuna
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- lacto-
-
- lactic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- lactam
-
noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- alumin
-
- alumna
-
noun,
a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Labuan
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Sabah: part of Sabah state, E Malaysia: a free port. 35 sq. mi. (90.65 sq. km).
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- tambac
-
noun,
tombac.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- limbic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a limbus or border; marginal.
- unbolt
-
verb (used with object),
to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- icono-
-
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- umlaut
-
noun,
a mark (¨) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic, especially as so used in German.
Compare dieresis.
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- uncool
-
adjective,
not self-assured or relaxed:
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- manual
-
noun,
a small book, especially one giving information or instructions:
- Baltic
-
noun,
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- iambic
-
noun,
Prosody.
an iamb.
Usually, iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Lobito
-
noun,
a seaport in W Angola.
- Aucuba
-
noun,
any shrub of the genus Aucuba, native to Asia, having evergreen leaves, clusters of purple flowers, and brightly colored berries.
- Autumn
-
noun,
the season between summer and winter; fall. In the Northern Hemisphere it is from the September equinox to the December solstice; in the Southern Hemisphere it is from the March equinox to the June solstice.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- ablaut
-
noun,
(in Indo-European languages) regular alternation in the internal phonological structure of a word element, especially alternation of a vowel, that is coordinated with a change in grammatical function or combination, as in English sing, sang, sung, song; apophony.
- timbal
-
noun,
a kettledrum.
- ultimo
-
adverb,
in or of the month preceding the current one:
Abbreviation: ult., ulto.
Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- abloom
-
adverb, adjective,
in bloom; blossoming; flowering.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- locum
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- lumb-
-
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- Mont.
-
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- 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.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- mono-
-
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- limbo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- conc.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- cont.
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- init.
-
- incl.
-
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- coomb
-
noun,
combe.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- imit.
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- mini-
-
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- cubic
-
noun,
Mathematics. a cubic polynomial or equation.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- ician
-
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- in-lb
-
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- COBOL
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- COCOM
-
noun,
a nontreaty organization of the NATO nations except Iceland, and with the addition of Japan, that sets rules on exports of strategic goods to Communist countries: formed in 1949.
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- lact-
-
- colat
-
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colo.
-
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- Macau
-
noun,
Macao.
- Macc.
-
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- ition
-
- Ital.
-
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- comb.
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- combo
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- 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.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- tubal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.
- 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.
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- Balt.
-
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- bact.
-
- tubi-
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- bacca
-
noun,
a berry.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- accum
-
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biont
-
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- biol.
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Tulua
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- omni-
-
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- onco-
-
- onium
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- onto-
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Bacau
-
noun,
a city in E Romania.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- tonia
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Tobol
-
noun,
a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- anim.
-
- ambi-
-
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- anat.
-
- anal.
-
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- taboo
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- alum.
-
- auto.
-
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- ation
-
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- tono-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- atmo-
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- acct.
-
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- calc-
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- caco-
-
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- UNCIO
-
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- natl.
-
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Camb.
-
- Cabal
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- naut.
-
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- ulama
-
plural noun,
the doctors of Muslim religion and law.
- noct-
-
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- uncut
-
adjective,
not cut.
- built
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- mucic
-
adjective,
of or derived from mucic acid.
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- muco-
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- Unit.
-
- munic
-
- Cauca
-
noun,
a river in W Colombia: tributary of the Magdalena. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- cata-
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canc.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Bucco
-
- octa-
-
- nuci-
-
- Obama
-
noun,
Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- mulct
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- obiit
-
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Blunt
-
noun,
something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octo-
-
- ocul-
-
- Bloom
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- Abuna
-
noun,
the title of the chief bishop of the Ethiopian Church.
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nomo-
-
- amin-
-
- Boult
-
noun,
Sir Adrian Cedric, 1889–1983, English conductor.
- noto-
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Mac-
-
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- 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.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- Ulua
-
noun,
a river in NW Honduras, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tulu
-
noun,
a Dravidian language spoken in Karnataka in southern India.
- 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.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- ulto
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- 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.
- 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.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- uni-
-
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- luau
-
noun,
a feast of Hawaiian food, usually held outdoors and usually accompanied by Hawaiian entertainment.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- mol.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- NTIA
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Oct.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nom.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mout
-
- muc-
-
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- mult
-
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- mun.
-
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- NACA
-
- 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.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Mon.
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- NCAA
-
- NOAA
-
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- TCBM
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tion
-
- Tob.
-
- 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-
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tab.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Oulu
-
noun,
a city in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- min.
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Ont.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- oto-
-
- mil.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- out-
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- 1080
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- cat.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cac-
-
- but-
-
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Buna
-
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- btl.
-
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bot.
-
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- boom
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- 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.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Con.
-
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- coml
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- 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.
-
- 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.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Cmon
-
- cml.
-
- 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.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- cit.
-
- BMOC
-
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Alco
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- amt.
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Amal
-
- alt.
-
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ALBM
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Alb.
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Ala.
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ACLU
-
- acc.
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- abl.
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- BLit
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bin-
-
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- bal.
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- BAcc
-
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- aut-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- atm.
-
- ANTU
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- bul.
-
- iana
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- itol
-
- ICBM
-
- ICAO
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Inc.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Lib.
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- 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.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- Lam.
-
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ical
-
- 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.
- LitB
-
- Lani
-
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Lat.
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lab.
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lin.
-
- 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.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IATA
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- 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.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- lit.
-
- IMCO
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TBA
-
- Tbi
-
- TBO
-
- TCA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ATC
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ATB
-
- ATA
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- at.
-
- AUA
-
- CTC
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- OOT
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- 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).
- OTA
-
- BCC
-
verb (used with object),
to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to (someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee).
- ONI
-
- bi-
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- CTA
-
- OMB
-
- ot-
-
- OTB
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Bac
-
- AOA
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- TAL
-
- BCL
-
- bl.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- 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.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Mc-
-
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- AOU
-
- LCM
-
- 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.
- ult
-
- AAU
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Ulu
-
noun,
a knife with a broad, nearly semicircular blade joined to a short haft at a right angle to the unsharpened side: a traditional tool of Eskimo women.
- ABM
-
- abn
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abt
-
- AAM
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- LMT
-
- LOC
-
- UIT
-
- UCC
-
- UAM
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- UMT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ab-
-
- UUM
-
- Utu
-
noun,
the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
- uti
-
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Am.
-
- UNO
-
- unc
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ac-
-
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- AUC
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- LTA
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- AMU
-
- LCT
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ANC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- LCI
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lub
-
- LCA
-
- TNB
-
- TMO
-
- LBO
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- LON
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ALC
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- Tu.
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- AMC
-
- ALM
-
- ALU
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Amb
-
- LIM
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- MAA
-
- Om.
-
- CCU
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- CBC
-
- CCA
-
- CIA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- IBN
-
- CIB
-
- CIC
-
- CIM
-
- ib.
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- NAA
-
- ICC
-
- Mt.
-
- NBA
-
- Co.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NCC
-
- ct.
-
- NBC
-
- CAA
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ILO
-
- CAI
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MTI
-
- CLI
-
- 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.
- MNA
-
- ITU
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- MOI
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MLA
-
- io-
-
- ml.
-
- 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.
- MIT
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Mao
-
- CMC
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Clo
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- CLU
-
- ial
-
- CMA
-
- Ia.
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MBO
-
- CNC
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- MCI
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- cl.
-
- 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.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- obl
-
- IOU
-
- cc.
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAO
-
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- IOT
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- OCC
-
- NUM
-
- 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.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- BLA
-
- Ola
-
- Lt.
-
- OIt
-
- BLM
-
- oic
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- La.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BMI
-
- ium
-
- BMT
-
- Bn.
-
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- UUT
-
- 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.
- bu.
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- 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 = .
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NOC
-
- NMI
-
- IOC
-
- Bt.
-
- NUL
-
- in.
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NMU
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ca.
-
- AO
-
- L.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- CB
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TN
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- LC
-
- TM
-
- MN
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NM
-
- TL
-
- ol
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NL
-
- L1
-
- CU
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- CM
-
- ln
-
- N.
-
- L2
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NB
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- O.
-
- NC
-
- BC
-
- NI
-
- OA
-
- BM
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- BO
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- M.
-
- T1
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TB
-
- t.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- U.
-
- UC
-
- MB
-
- UB
-
- LM
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- UI
-
- UL
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
-