Anagrams of biomaterial
Word biomaterial has
935 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of biomaterial.
- Baltimore
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noun,
a black nymphalid butterfly, Melitaea phaeton, characterized by orange-red, yellow, and white markings, common in those areas of the northeastern U.S. where turtlehead, the food plant of its larvae, is found.
- marialite
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noun,
a member of the scapolite group, rich in sodium and containing no calcium.
- artmobile
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noun,
a truck trailer outfitted to transport and exhibit works of art in areas without access to museums.
- airmobile
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adjective,
transportable or transported to combat areas by helicopters:
- imitable
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adjective,
capable or worthy of being imitated:
- material
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noun,
the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed:
- rolamite
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- Beltrami
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noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1900, Italian mathematician.
- orbitale
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noun,
Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- Laborite
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noun,
a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- librate
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- labiate
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noun,
a labiate plant.
- timbrel
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noun,
a tambourine or similar instrument.
- bromate
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noun,
a salt of bromic acid.
- Bleriot
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noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
- oatmeal
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noun,
meal made from ground or rolled oats.
- Almeria
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- airtime
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- Mirabel
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noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- aerobia
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noun,
aerobe.
- airmail
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noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- Aetolia
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noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- Moabite
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noun,
an inhabitant or native of Moab.
- bimetal
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noun,
a material made by the bonding of two sheets or strips of different metals, each metal having a different coefficient of thermal expansion.
- embroil
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verb (used with object),
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- bloater
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noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- Martial
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noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- ablator
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noun,
See under ablation (def 3).
- Liberia
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
- timbale
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noun,
Also, timbale case. a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
- Alberti
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noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- limiter
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noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- Trimble
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noun,
David, born 1944, Northern Ireland politician: Nobel prize 1998.
- amirate
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noun,
emirate.
- limbate
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adjective,
bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.
- Alberta
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noun,
a province in W Canada. 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Capital: Edmonton.
Abbreviation: Alba., Alta.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- 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.
- triable
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- ratable
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adjective,
capable of being rated or appraised.
- amiable
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adjective,
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable:
- Tambora
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noun,
an active volcano in Indonesia, on N Sumbawa: eruption 1815. 9042 feet (2756 meters).
- Latrobe
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noun,
Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
- Latimer
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noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- orbital
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noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- temblor
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noun,
a tremor; earthquake.
- Laramie
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noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- marital
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- Lambert
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of luminance or brightness, equivalent to 0.32 candles per square centimeter, and equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: L.
- tamable
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adjective,
able to be tamed.
- airboat
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noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- ramble
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noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- rambla
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noun,
a dry ravine.
- ramate
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adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- Lomita
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- Bailie
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noun,
(in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.
- Arabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- arable
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noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- Arbela
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noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- areola
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- armlet
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noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- tamari
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Tamale
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noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- bailor
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- birota
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noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- Bairam
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noun,
ʾId al-Adha.
- barit.
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- boater
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noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- riblet
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Beloit
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noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- rebato
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noun,
rabato.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- boatel
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noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- mortal
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noun,
a human being.
- rabato
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noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- merlot
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noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- Italia
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noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- matri-
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- labio-
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- labret
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- Martel
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noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Marble
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noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- metro-
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- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- malate
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noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Malabo
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on N Bioko island.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Limber
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noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- lobate
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adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- metal.
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- iolite
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noun,
cordierite.
- boiler
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- morale
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- bolita
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noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- borate
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noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Braila
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noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- bromal
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noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- oblate
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noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- Obelia
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- motile
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adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- Moraea
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Mobile
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noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- iatro-
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- I-beam
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noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- Iberia
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noun,
Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
- milter
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noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- milit.
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- Amrita
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- amoral
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adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- timber
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noun,
the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- ablate
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verb (used with object),
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
- Abelia
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noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- Aeolia
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noun,
Aeolis.
- aboral
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adjective,
opposite to or away from the mouth.
- Ambler
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noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Amelia
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noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- Tolima
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noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- ablare
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adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- timbre
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noun,
Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- tribal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- Altair
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- tobira
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noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- amatol
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noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- albite
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Albert
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noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- amoeba
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noun,
ameba.
- timbal
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noun,
a kettledrum.
- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- tribo-
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- Morea
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noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Tirol
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noun,
Tyrol.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- molet
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noun,
mullet2 .
- moral
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noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Aeria
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noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aioli
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Elara
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noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- molar
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noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- aero-
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- Eliot
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noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- miter
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- EMAIL
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noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- embar
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verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- Embla
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noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- moire
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- moble
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verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Erbil
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noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- to-be
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adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- obiit
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- Morel
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noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- alate
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- boite
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noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- rabal
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noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- bolar
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adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- oribi
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noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- orial
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- boral
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noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Borel
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noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- orbit
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noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- botel
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noun,
boatel.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orale
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noun,
fanon (def 2).
- brail
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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.
- Brale
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- motel
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noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- Bream
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noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- omber
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noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- Brit.
-
- Amora
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noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- OBrit
-
- broil
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noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- brom-
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- alarm
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noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Alamo
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noun,
a poplar.
- timer
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Obama
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noun,
Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- Timor
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noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- aeri-
-
- aemia
-
- Ibert
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noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- Libra
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- Maria
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noun,
calaba.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Malta
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- male-
-
- aalii
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noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Malar
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noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Liber
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noun,
phloem.
- trama
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noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Libia
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noun,
Libya.
- trial
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noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- libri
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noun,
plural of liber2 .
- tribe
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noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- limba
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noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- limbo
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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)
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- limit
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Maera
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noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- lobar
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adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- 30-30
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- abeam
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adverb,
Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line:
- torii
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noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- milia
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noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Ital.
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- ileo-
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- miler
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- ilio-
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- imit.
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Tolar
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noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- metr-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Metol
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- meta-
-
- mero-
-
- Abram
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noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Melia
-
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- matr-
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- tombe
-
noun,
a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- 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.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- ambi-
-
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Balt.
-
- tera-
-
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- baro-
-
- Bart.
-
- 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.
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Arab.
-
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- areo-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Amer.
-
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ameba
-
noun,
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- telo-
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- atmo-
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- 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.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- 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.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- biol.
-
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- Alta.
-
- BMarE
-
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- term.
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Mar.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- 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.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- 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.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- LRBM
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- 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.
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- tri-
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- TRIB
-
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- RIBA
-
- tel-
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tab.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- RIIA
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- rel.
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Tob.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- MILR
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- Rom.
-
- ole-
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- 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.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- mil.
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- met.
-
- rit.
-
- 1080
-
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- IAEA
-
- amt.
-
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- bot.
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- 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).
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- IATA
-
- Arm.
-
- alt.
-
- bar.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Amal
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- 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.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- ible
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- art.
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bal.
-
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- btl.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emia
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- atm.
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- 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.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- 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:
- ator
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Ire.
-
- IRBM
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- abl.
-
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Lib.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- abr.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- LitB
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Bol.
-
- BLit
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- bio-
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- BMet
-
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- aer-
-
- itol
-
- bet.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Alb.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- ALBM
-
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Lab.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- AIME
-
- lea.
-
- aet.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lam.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- REA
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- 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.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- RBI
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- BIE
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ALM
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- TMO
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- abt
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Amb
-
- Ar.
-
- Am.
-
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AAE
-
- ABM
-
- AAM
-
- Aar
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TIA
-
- AME
-
- ROA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Br.
-
- bl.
-
- BEM
-
- be-
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TBO
-
- Tbi
-
- AOA
-
- TBA
-
- aor
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- TAL
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ATB
-
- 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.
- OTA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ILO
-
- ib.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ior
-
- MIT
-
- MIE
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- IOT
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- Ir.
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRO
-
- BLA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- EMR
-
- EMT
-
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERT
-
- io-
-
- ETO
-
- 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.
- MLR
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- ETR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IRL
-
- ITA
-
- eir
-
- 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.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LIM
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- MAA
-
- LMT
-
- Mo.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- MBE
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- 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.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Mao
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ite
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MBO
-
- Lt.
-
- 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.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- MOR
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ola
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- BRE
-
- OMB
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OIr
-
- 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.
- OEM
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRT
-
- obl
-
- Bt.
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ble
-
- BLM
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BME
-
- BMI
-
- BMR
-
- BMT
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ot-
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ote
-
- OTB
-
- BTE
-
- BRM
-
- OBE
-
- MTO
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAM
-
- EAA
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- Tro
-
- ob.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- EOM
-
- 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.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- eo-
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RO
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- MB
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- AO
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- EI
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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.
- LR
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- LM
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RI
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- OA
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- O.
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- L1
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- TL
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- L2
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- TM
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- L.
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- Eb
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- ol
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- t.
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- i.
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- le
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- TB
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BO
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BM
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- T1
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