Anagrams of blockade-runner
Word blockade-runner has
1713 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of blockade-runner.
- Bar-le-duc
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noun,
a preserve made from gooseberries or white or red currants.
- nondurable
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noun,
nondurables, goods that are used up quickly or purchased frequently, as food and apparel.
- endurable
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adjective,
capable of being endured; bearable; tolerable.
- bandoleer
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noun,
a broad belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers and having a number of small loops or pockets, for holding a cartridge or cartridges.
- cannelure
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noun,
a groove or fluting around the cylindrical part of a bullet.
- blackened
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adjective,
(especially of fish) coated with spices and sautéed quickly over high heat so that the outside chars.
- unlearned
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adjective,
not learned; not scholarly or erudite.
- burladero
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noun,
a wooden panel, located a short distance from and parallel to the bullring wall, behind which a bullfighter can seek protection from a bull.
- endurance
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noun,
the fact or power of enduring or bearing pain, hardships, etc.
- banderole
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noun,
a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
- bordereau
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noun,
a detailed memorandum, especially one in which documents are listed.
- Clarendon
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noun,
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of, 1609–74, British statesman and historian.
- blockade
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noun,
the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- larcener
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noun,
a person who commits larceny.
- unbacked
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adjective,
without backing or support.
- cankered
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noun,
a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
- Dearborn
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noun,
Henry, 1751–1829, U.S. soldier and diplomat: Secretary of War 1801–09.
- Calender
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noun,
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- unaneled
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adjective,
not having received extreme unction.
- declarer
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noun,
a person or thing that declares.
- Laurence
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noun,
Physics. a shimmering effect seen over a hot surface, such as a pavement or roadway, on a clear and calm day, caused by the irregular refraction of light.
Compare scintillation (def 4).
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- bur-reed
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noun,
any plant of the genus Sparganium, having ribbony leaves and bearing burlike fruit.
- leeboard
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noun,
either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- blue-red
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noun,
a color about midway between blue and red in the spectrum; purplish.
- aleurone
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noun,
protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
- Oberland
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noun,
a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- neckband
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noun,
a band of cloth at the neck of a garment.
- Rockland
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noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- Belaunde
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noun,
Fernando [fer-nahn-daw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fernando Belaúnde Terry) 1913?–2002, Peruvian architect and statesman: president 1963–68, 1980–85.
- cerulean
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adjective, noun,
deep blue; sky blue; azure.
- Cleburne
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noun,
a city in N Texas, near Fort Worth.
- colander
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noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- redouble
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noun,
Bridge. the act of doubling one's opponent's double.
- Conelrad
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noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- reedbuck
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noun,
any of several yellowish African antelopes of the genus Redunca, living near lakes and rivers, the male of which has short, forward-curving horns.
- reckoner
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noun,
a person who reckons.
- bannerol
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noun,
banderole.
- cerebro-
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- cauldron
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noun,
a large kettle or boiler.
- cornered
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- cerebral
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noun,
Phonetics. a cerebral sound.
- Courland
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noun,
a former duchy on the Baltic: later, a province of Russia and, in 1918, incorporated into Latvia.
- Cournand
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noun,
André Frédéric [ahn-drey frey-dey-reek] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1895–1988, U.S. physiologist, born in France: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1956.
- renounce
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noun,
Cards. an act or instance of renouncing.
- rock-eel
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noun,
rock blenny.
- rear-end
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noun,
the hindmost part of something.
- Bruckner
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noun,
Anton [an-tuh n,, -ton,, -tohn;; German ahn-tawn] /ˈæn tən,, -tɒn,, -toʊn;; German ˈɑn tɔn/ (Show IPA), 1824–96, Austrian composer and organist.
- unbarred
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adjective,
not provided or fastened with a bar or bars:
- denounce
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verb (used with object),
to condemn or censure openly or publicly:
- oleander
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noun,
a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- Erlander
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noun,
Tage (Fritiof) [tah-guh-free-chuh f] /ˈtɑ gəˈfri tʃəf/ (Show IPA), 1901–85, Swedish statesman: prime minister 1946–69.
- ordnance
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noun,
cannon or artillery.
- educable
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adjective,
capable of being educated.
- unearned
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adjective,
not received in exchange for labor or services; not gained by lawful work or employment.
- becloud
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verb (used with object),
to darken or obscure with clouds.
- Noludar
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- curable
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adjective,
capable of being cured.
- bedrock
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noun,
Geology. unbroken solid rock, overlaid in most places by soil or rock fragments.
- bracken
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noun,
a large fern or brake, especially Pteridium aquilinum.
- rondeau
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noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
- knurled
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noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Lucerne
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noun,
alfalfa.
- caulker
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noun,
a person who caulks the seams of boats or the like.
- roebuck
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noun,
a male roe deer.
- lucarne
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noun,
a dormer window.
- aureole
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noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- nodular
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- debacle
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noun,
a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout:
- arbored
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adjective,
furnished with an arbor.
- blacken
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verb (used with object),
to make black; darken.
- rubeola
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noun,
measles.
- caldron
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noun,
cauldron.
- Bernard
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noun,
Claude [klohd] /kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1813–78, French physiologist.
- rounder
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noun,
a person or thing that rounds something.
- Brandon
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noun,
a city in SW Manitoba, in S central Canada.
- rondure
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noun,
a circle or sphere.
- Lockean
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noun,
an adherent of the philosophy of Locke.
- roulade
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noun,
a musical embellishment consisting of a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable.
- Brander
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verb (used with object),
to apply furring to (a surface).
- carbene
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noun,
the radical CH 2 and its derivatives.
- Darlene
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noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- Arundel
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noun,
a town in S West Sussex, in S England: castle.
- cudbear
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noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from various lichens, especially Lecanora tartarea.
- Brocken
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noun,
a mountain in N central Germany: the highest peak in the Harz Mountains. 3745 feet (1140 meters).
- Celadon
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- bouncer
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noun,
a person or thing that bounces.
- bounder
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noun,
an obtrusive, ill-bred man.
- Klabund
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noun,
(Alfred Henschke) 1890?–1928, German poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Kerouac
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noun,
Jack (Jean-Louis Lefris de Kérouac) 1922–69, U.S. novelist.
- bounden
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adjective,
obligatory; compulsory:
- Bardeen
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noun,
John, 1908–91, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956, 1972.
- reducer
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noun,
a person or thing that reduces.
- Kerbela
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noun,
a town in central Iraq: holy city of the Shiʿite sect.
- bandore
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noun,
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- redbone
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noun,
an American hound having a red coat, used in hunting raccoons, bears, cougars, and wildcats.
- Boulder
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noun,
a detached and rounded or worn rock, especially a large one.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- bordure
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noun,
the area adjacent to the outer edges of an escutcheon.
- clunker
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noun,
something worthless or inferior.
- redneck
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noun,
an uneducated white farm laborer, especially from the South.
- Cordele
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noun,
a city in SW Georgia.
- bourree
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noun,
an old French and Spanish dance, somewhat like a gavotte.
- norland
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noun,
northland.
- enounce
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verb (used with object),
to utter or pronounce, as words; enunciate.
- Croaker
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noun,
a person or thing that croaks.
- Na-Dene
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noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- crankle
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
bend; turn; crinkle.
- cerebr-
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- unlearn
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verb (used with object),
to forget or lose knowledge of.
- ennoble
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verb (used with object),
to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt:
- courlan
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noun,
the limpkin.
- Cernuda
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, Spanish poet, in England after 1939.
- Bearden
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noun,
Romare Howard [roh-mair] /ˈroʊ mɛər/ (Show IPA), 1911–88, U.S. artist.
- Bonnard
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1867–1947, French painter.
- correl.
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- rebound
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noun,
the act of rebounding; recoil.
- corrade
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verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- bracero
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- roundel
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noun,
something round or circular.
- declare
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verb (used with object),
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
- brocade
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noun,
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
- Kroeber
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noun,
Alfred Louis, 1876–1960, U.S. anthropologist.
- Lardner
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noun,
Ring(gold Wilmer) [ring-gohld wil-mer] /ˈrɪŋˌgoʊld ˈwɪl mər/ (Show IPA), 1885–1933, U.S. short-story writer and journalist.
- drunken
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adjective,
intoxicated; drunk.
- Blocker
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noun,
a person or thing that blocks.
- Alencon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- launder
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noun,
(in ore dressing) a passage carrying products of intermediate grade and residue in water suspension.
- Laureen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- breaker
-
noun,
a person or thing that breaks.
- Ecuador
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noun,
a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- unclean
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adjective,
not clean; dirty.
- broaden
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verb (used with or without object),
to become or make broad.
- Raeburn
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noun,
Sir Henry, 1756–1823, Scottish painter.
- blender
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noun,
a person or thing that blends.
- Leander
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noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- donable
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adjective,
available free from government surpluses:
- burdock
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noun,
a composite plant of the genus Arctium, especially A. lappa, a coarse, broad-leaved weed bearing prickly heads of burs that stick to the clothing.
- blunder
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noun,
a gross, stupid, or careless mistake:
- Kurland
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noun,
Courland.
- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- Durance
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noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- earlock
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noun,
a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
- earlobe
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noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- ladrone
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noun,
a thief.
- Laennec
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noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- laborer
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- Brunner
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1889–1966, Swiss Protestant theologian.
- unbrace
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- durable
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noun,
durables, durable goods.
- Buckner
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noun,
Simon Bolivar [bol-uh-ver] /ˈbɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1823–1914, U.S. Confederate general and politician.
- unboned
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adjective,
lacking bones.
- unblock
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verb (used with object),
to remove a block or obstruction from:
- boarder
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noun,
a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
- dunnock
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noun,
hedge sparrow.
- labored
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- unbroke
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adjective,
unbroken.
- Buckler
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noun,
a round shield held by a grip and sometimes having straps through which the arm is passed.
- Learned
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adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- decanol
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- nucleo-
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- nucleon
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noun,
a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- Lebanon
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noun,
a republic at the E end of the Mediterranean, N of Israel. 3927 sq. mi. (10,170 sq. km). Capital: Beirut.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ruderal
-
noun,
a ruderal plant.
- Leonard
-
noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- uncloak
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verb (used with object),
to remove the cloak from.
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- runback
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noun,
Football.
a run made by a player toward the goal line of the opponents after receiving a kick, intercepting a pass, or recovering an opponent's fumble.
the distance covered in making such a run.
- Carrel
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noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- bucked
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noun,
an act of bucking.
- neuro-
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- Bourne
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noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- neurol
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- candle
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- necro-
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- bucker
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noun,
a horse that bucks.
- bracer
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- Candor
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- clado-
-
- Noreen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- neural
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adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- calker
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noun,
caulker.
- Clarke
-
noun,
Arthur C(harles) 1917–2008, English science-fiction writer.
- Claude
-
noun,
Albert, 1899–1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- Brunel
-
noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- bounce
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noun,
a bound or rebound:
- broker
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noun,
an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- Calder
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noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- neuron
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noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- nuncle
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noun,
uncle.
- Buckle
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noun,
a clasp consisting of a rectangular or curved rim with one or more movable tongues, fixed to one end of a belt or strap, used for fastening to the other end of the same strap or to another strap.
- Burner
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noun,
a person or thing that burns.
- oracle
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noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- braker
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noun,
Shipbuilding. mask (def 19).
- burele
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noun,
the netlike pattern of colored lines or dots forming the background design of certain postage stamps.
- burden
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noun,
that which is carried; load:
- Breuer
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noun,
Josef [yoh-zef] /ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1842–1925, Austrian neurologist: pioneer in psychoanalytic techniques.
- obduce
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verb (imperative),
(in prescriptions) cover; conceal; coat.
- career
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noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- carbon
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noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- burled
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noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- nodule
-
noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- carbo-
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- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- broken
-
noun,
an act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture:
- Bunker
-
noun,
a large bin or receptacle; a fixed chest or box:
- celure
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noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- burred
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noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- bundle
-
noun,
several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together:
- bulker
-
noun,
magnitude in three dimensions:
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- buckra
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noun,
Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a white man.
- Brenda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- canned
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noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- canker
-
noun,
a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
- caudle
-
noun,
a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.
- cedarn
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adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- crural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the leg or the hind limb.
- Necker
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Dunker
-
noun,
a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the U.S., characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service.
- Duncan
-
noun,
Isadora, 1878–1927, U.S. dancer: pioneer in modern dance.
- Dunbar
-
noun,
Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- duenna
-
noun,
(in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady.
- larder
-
noun,
a room or place where food is kept; pantry.
- ducker
-
noun,
a person or thing that ducks.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- Dubcek
-
noun,
Alexander, 1921–92, Czechoslovakian political leader: first secretary of the Communist Party 1968–69.
- Lauder
-
noun,
Sir Harry (MacLennan) [muh-klen-uh n] /məˈklɛn ən/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, Scottish balladeer and composer.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- double
-
noun,
anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- Durban
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa.
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- leaden
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adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- donnee
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- docker
-
noun,
a laborer on shipping docks; longshoreman.
- LeBrun
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- Dobuan
-
noun,
Dobu.
- doable
-
adjective,
capable of being done.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Deurne
-
noun,
a former city in N Belgium, now part of Antwerp.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- durbar
-
noun,
the court of a native ruler.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- kanone
-
noun,
a person who is an expert skier.
- Kedron
-
noun,
Kidron.
- kennel
-
noun,
a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
- Kenner
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- kernel
-
noun,
the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- Eureka
-
noun,
a city in NW California.
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eucken
-
noun,
Rudolph Christoph [roo-dawlf kris-tawf] /ˈru dɔlf ˈkrɪs tɔf/ (Show IPA), 1846–1926, German philosopher: Nobel Prize in Literature 1908.
- Euboea
-
noun,
a Greek island in the W Aegean Sea. 1586 sq. mi. (4110 sq. km). Capital: Chalcis.
- errand
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- Kleber
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1753–1800, French general.
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- enduro
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- endure
-
verb (used with object),
to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo:
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- enable
-
verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- Eluard
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Eugène Grindel) 1895–1952, French poet.
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Konrad
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Korean
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
- koruna
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- labour
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- lacker
-
noun,
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- leuco-
-
- leuko-
-
- necked
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- lunker
-
noun,
something unusually large for its kind.
- lurdan
-
noun,
a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
- Bouake
-
noun,
a city in central Ivory Coast.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- coulee
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- corral
-
noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Luebke
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), Lübke, Heinrich.
- corker
-
noun,
a person or thing that corks.
- corked
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- conker
-
noun,
a horse chestnut.
- narco-
-
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- nebula
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- Cobden
-
noun,
Richard, 1804–65, English manufacturer, merchant, economist, and statesman.
- Neckar
-
noun,
a river in SW Germany, flowing N and NE from the Black Forest, then W to the Rhine River. 246 miles (395 km) long.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- cunner
-
noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- Curare
-
noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- deckle
-
noun,
a board, usually of stainless steel, fitted under part of the wire in a Fourdrinier machine for supporting the pulp stack before it is sufficiently formed to support itself on the wire.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- decker
-
noun,
something, as a ship or bed, having a specified number of decks, floors, levels, or the like (used in combination):
- deckel
-
noun,
deckle.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- deburr
-
verb (used with object),
to remove burrs from (a piece of machined work); burr.
- debunk
-
verb (used with object),
to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated:
- debone
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone:
- debeak
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the upper beak from (a bird) to prevent egg eating or attacks on other birds.
- debark
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the bark from (a log).
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- locker
-
noun,
a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
- curdle
-
Idioms,
curdle the / one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear; terrify:
- Darren
-
noun,
a male given name.
- darner
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- darkle
-
verb (used without object),
to appear dark; show indistinctly.
- Darken
-
Idioms,
darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance:
- Danube
-
noun,
a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 miles (2775 km) long.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dacron
-
- dacker
-
verb (used without object),
to totter or stagger.
- louden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- Luanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lubeck
-
noun,
a seaport in N Germany: important Baltic port in the medieval Hanseatic League.
- curler
-
noun,
a person or thing that curls.
- boucle
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- bedeck
-
verb (used with object),
to deck out; adorn, especially in a showy or gaudy manner.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- unbred
-
adjective,
not taught or trained.
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- unborn
-
adjective,
not yet born; yet to come; future:
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- adreno
-
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adren-
-
- Barron
-
noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- barrel
-
noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barred
-
noun,
a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- blende
-
noun,
sphalerite; zinc sulfide.
- adnoun
-
noun,
an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective.
- unbend
-
verb (used with object),
to straighten from a bent form or position.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- adeno-
-
- becard
-
noun,
any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- rouble
-
noun,
ruble.
- unclad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of unclothe.
- blonde
-
noun,
a woman or girl having this coloration.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Radnor
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- Barker
-
noun,
an animal or person that barks.
- rackle
-
adjective,
headstrong; rash.
- reduce
-
verb (used with object),
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.:
- bardee
-
noun,
bardy2 .
- aeron.
-
- Rourke
-
noun,
Constance, 1885–1941, U.S. historian and literary critic.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- runner
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that runs, especially as a racer.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- Becker
-
noun,
Carl Lotus [loh-tuh s] /ˈloʊ təs/ (Show IPA), 1873–1945, U.S. historian.
- beckon
-
noun,
a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, summons, indicates agreement, or the like.
- rundle
-
noun,
a rung of a ladder.
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reborn
-
adjective,
having undergone rebirth.
- bearer
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- Reader
-
noun,
a person who reads.
- runnel
-
noun,
a small stream; brook; rivulet.
- rebuke
-
noun,
sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.
- belaud
-
verb (used with object),
to praise excessively.
- beaker
-
noun,
a large drinking cup or glass with a wide mouth.
- reckon
-
Verb phrases,
reckon with,
to include in consideration or planning; anticipate:
to deal with:
- arcked
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Beadle
-
noun,
a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc.
- beader
-
noun,
a tool for forming beads on lumber.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- alkene
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- Bender
-
noun,
a person or thing that bends, as a pair of pliers or a powered machine.
- rankle
-
verb (used with object),
to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- record
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- ranker
-
noun,
a person who ranks.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- arbour
-
noun,
arbor1 .
- unable
-
adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- albedo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
- uncork
-
verb (used with object),
to draw the cork from.
- andro-
-
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- unlade
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- unlead
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- abduce
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or take away; abduct.
- Backer
-
noun,
a person who supports or aids a person, cause, enterprise, etc.
- unload
-
verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- bonduc
-
noun,
a semitropical tree, Caesalpinia bonducella, of the legume family, the decorative seeds of which are used for jewelry and rosaries.
- ordure
-
noun,
dung; manure; excrement.
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- Renard
-
noun,
Reynard.
- unreel
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- backed
-
noun,
the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- unrobe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- urano-
-
- Balder
-
noun,
a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
- render
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- bordel
-
noun,
a brothel.
- Borden
-
noun,
Gail, 1801–74, U.S. inventor: developed technique for condensing milk.
- Border
-
noun,
the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Reuben
-
noun,
the eldest son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29, 30.
- reread
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unlock
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- undone
-
verb,
past participle of undo.
- Rockne
-
noun,
Knute (Kenneth) [noot] /nut/ (Show IPA), 1888–1931, U.S. football coach, born in Norway.
- Banner
-
noun,
the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.
- Rocker
-
noun,
Also called runner. one of the curved pieces on which a cradle or a rocking chair rocks.
- abound
-
verb (used without object),
to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
- undock
-
verb (used with object),
to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station).
- banker
-
noun,
a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.
- under-
-
- bolden
-
noun,
Charles ("Buddy") 1868?–1931, U.S. cornet player: early pioneer in jazz.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- Deneb
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- leuc-
-
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Derek
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Dacko
-
noun,
David, 1930–2003, African statesman: president of the Central African Republic 1960–66, 1979–81.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- dobla
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- ankle
-
noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- croak
-
noun,
the act or sound of croaking.
- anon.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- cronk
-
adjective,
sick or feeble.
- ruler
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- deuce
-
noun,
Cards. a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- danke
-
interjection,
thank you.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- Rudra
-
noun,
father of the storm gods and controller of the powers of nature.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- Cukor
-
noun,
George, 1899–1983, U.S. film director.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- lobed
-
adjective,
having a lobe or lobes; lobate.
- Locke
-
noun,
Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- Arnel
-
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- areo-
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- deka-
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- decl.
-
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deca-
-
- Lubke
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, German statesman: president of West Germany 1959–69.
- crunk
-
noun,
a type of hip-hop originating in the southern U.S. and characterized by heavy bass and call-and-response vocals.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- daube
-
noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- educe
-
verb (used with object),
to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop.
- elude
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade:
Synonyms: shun, dodge.
- ackee
-
noun,
akee.
- Kolar
-
noun,
a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Kolbe
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1877–1947, German sculptor.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- Koner
-
noun,
Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- Koran
-
noun,
the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
- Korea
-
noun,
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.
Compare Korean War.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- educ.
-
- acro-
-
- krona
-
noun,
a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- krone
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- Kuban
-
noun,
a river flowing NW from the Caucasus Mountains to the Black and the Azov seas. 512 miles (825 km) long.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Ecua.
-
- econ.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ecol.
-
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- aden-
-
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- encl.
-
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- erron
-
- Keble
-
noun,
John, 1792–1866, English clergyman and poet.
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- Kedar
-
noun,
the second son of Ishmael. Gen. 25:13.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- 30-30
-
- kendo
-
noun,
a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo staves, with the contestants wearing head guards and protective garments.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- Kabul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Afghanistan, in the NE part.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- Euro-
-
- uran-
-
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- UNRRA
-
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- knead
-
verb (used with object),
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
- kneel
-
noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- knurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- endue
-
verb (used with object),
to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
- endo-
-
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- andr-
-
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- dreck
-
noun,
excrement; dung.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- drank
-
noun,
any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
- Drake
-
noun,
a male duck.
Compare duck1 (def 2).
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- rural
-
noun,
a person who lives in a rural area.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- aloud
-
adverb,
with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- drouk
-
verb (used with object),
to wet thoroughly; drench.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- drunk
-
noun,
an intoxicated person.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- aero-
-
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- durra
-
noun,
a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- Durer
-
noun,
Albrecht [ahl-brekht] /ˈɑl brɛxt/ (Show IPA), 1471–1528, German painter and engraver.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- dural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the dura mater.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- dunno
-
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dunne
-
noun,
Finley Peter [fin-lee] /ˈfɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, U.S. humorist.
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- akene
-
noun,
achene.
- Akron
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- Dulce
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “sweet.”.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alcor
-
- Ducal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a duke or dukedom.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Creek
-
noun,
U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river.
- Lukan
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Evangelist Luke or to the Gospel of Luke.
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- Benue
-
noun,
a river in W Africa, flowing Wfrom Cameroon to the Niger River in Nigeria. 870 miles (1400 km).
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Black
-
noun,
the color at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to white, absorbing all light incident upon it.
Compare white (def 19).
- blade
-
noun,
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Blake
-
noun,
Hector ("Toe") 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Bland
-
noun,
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- Blank
-
noun,
a place where something is lacking; an empty space:
- burro
-
noun,
a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- raker
-
noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- oaken
-
adjective,
made of oak:
- raked
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- bleak
-
noun,
a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Burke
-
noun,
Billie (Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke) 1886–1970, U.S. actress.
- burka
-
noun,
a loose garment covering the entire body and having a veiled opening for the eyes, worn by Muslim women.
- Bennu
-
noun,
Benu.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- bleed
-
noun,
Printing.
a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
a part thus trimmed off.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- clank
-
noun,
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cero-
-
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- celeb
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- nona-
-
- caulk
-
noun,
Also, caulking [kaw-king] /ˈkɔ kɪŋ/ (Show IPA). a material or substance used for caulking.
- cauld
-
adjective, noun,
cold.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Card.
-
- benne
-
noun,
Southern U.S., especially South Carolina, and Bahamian English. the sesame plant or its seeds.
- carb-
-
- Obad.
-
- blend
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- boned
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Breed
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- brede
-
noun,
something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- brank
-
verb (used without object),
to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Brale
-
- brake
-
noun,
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- ordn.
-
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Borak
-
noun,
ridicule.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Bound
-
noun,
a leap onward or upward; jump.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- radek
-
noun,
Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1885–1939? Russian writer and politician.
- Block
-
noun,
a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
- Obuda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- bunko
-
noun,
a swindle in which a person is cheated at gambling, persuaded to buy a nonexistent, unsalable, or worthless object, or otherwise victimized.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- bloke
-
noun,
man; fellow; guy.
- Ocker
-
noun,
an uncultured Australian male.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocul-
-
- blond
-
noun,
a blond person.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- bucko
-
noun,
Chiefly Irish English. young fellow; chap; young companion.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- Okla.
-
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- Brunn
-
noun,
German name of Brno.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- broke
-
noun,
Papermaking. paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped.
- Brock
-
noun,
a European badger.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- neur-
-
- Karol
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- nano-
-
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- baulk
-
noun,
a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- clunk
-
noun,
a hard hit, especially on the head.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- CLOUD
-
noun,
a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- clonk
-
noun,
a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
- corr.
-
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- baro-
-
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- Conn.
-
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Clark
-
noun,
Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Nebr.
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- Coker
-
noun,
Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- coele
-
- coel-
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- 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.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- crake
-
noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Baker
-
noun,
a person who bakes.
- crank
-
noun,
Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- creak
-
noun,
a creaking sound.
- BCerE
-
- cleek
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Clerk
-
noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- naked
-
adjective,
being without clothing or covering; nude:
- cloak
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.
- could
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- ord.
-
- Keel
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- rack
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Kurd
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic people speaking Kurdish and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.
- reek
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- Koln
-
noun,
German name of Cologne.
- Kona
-
noun,
a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Keen
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- OECD
-
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- rad.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- RONA
-
- OEEC
-
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- kudo
-
noun,
honor; glory; acclaim:
- Luck
-
noun,
the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities:
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Kuna
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 lipa.
- Kura
-
noun,
a river flowing from NE Turkey, through the Georgian Republic and Azerbaijan SE to the Caspian Sea. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
- 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.
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- knob
-
noun,
a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Kerr
-
noun,
Clark, 1911–2003, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958–67.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- knub
-
noun,
nub.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- ole-
-
- knee
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- lurk
-
noun,
an underhand scheme; dodge.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- Klee
-
noun,
Paul [poul;; English pawl] /paʊl;; English pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- knur
-
noun,
a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- Kola
-
noun,
kola nut.
- koan
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- Kobe
-
noun,
a seaport on S Honshu, in S Japan.
- kerb
-
noun, verb (used with object),
curb (defs 1, 15).
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- Rock
-
noun,
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- 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.
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- 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:
- rel.
-
- Luke
-
noun,
an early Christian disciple and companion of Paul, a physician and probably a gentile: traditionally believed to be the author of the third Gospel and the Acts.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Kure
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- lea.
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- RdAc
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- kcal
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- rcd.
-
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Nor.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- neo-
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- neuk
-
noun,
nook.
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- NLRB
-
- leuk
-
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- leek
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- non-
-
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- nock
-
noun,
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- ruck
-
noun,
a large number or quantity; mass.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Ukr.
-
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NDAC
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- lond
-
- NEbn
-
- NEbE
-
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- NDak
-
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lab.
-
- kurn
-
noun,
kirn2 .
- loud
-
Idioms,
out loud, aloud; audibly:
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- lock
-
noun,
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- nuke
-
noun,
a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
- raku
-
noun,
a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- NRAB
-
- lank
-
adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 1080
-
- uro-
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Burr
-
noun,
Also, buhr. a protruding, ragged edge raised on the surface of metal during drilling, shearing, punching, or engraving.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- Cal.
-
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cark
-
noun,
care or worry.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Burk
-
noun,
Martha Jane, 1852?–1903, Calamity Jane.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- CBEL
-
- Cdr.
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Burd
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- 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.
- Bork
-
verb (used with object),
to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Bur.
-
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Buck
-
noun,
the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat.
- Buda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- bul.
-
- bulk
-
noun,
magnitude in three dimensions:
- Buna
-
- Bund
-
noun,
an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
- bunk
-
noun,
a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
- Bunn
-
noun,
bun1 (def 1).
- CERN
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- cule
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- cuke
-
noun,
cucumber.
- 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.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- cur.
-
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Dak.
-
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Cork
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- clar
-
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- coak
-
noun,
(in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Cor.
-
- Coke
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- conk
-
noun,
the head.
- bonk
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hit, strike, collide, etc.:
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Ark.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arr.
-
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- aud.
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- ano-
-
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aur-
-
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- BAEd
-
- 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.
- bake
-
noun,
a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.
- Baku
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Azerbaijan, in the E part, on the Caspian Sea.
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abr.
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLU
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- aer-
-
- ann.
-
- akee
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- Alb.
-
- Alco
-
- Ald.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- alk.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ance
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- bal.
-
- 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:
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- blk.
-
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- bklr
-
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- bldr
-
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Blok
-
noun,
Alexander Alexandrovich [al-ig-zan-der al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-druh-,, -zahn-der;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn drə-,, -ˈzɑn dər;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1921, Russian poet.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Bol.
-
- 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.
- bold
-
Idioms,
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- balk
-
noun,
a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment.
- baud
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bank
-
noun,
a long pile or heap; mass:
- bar.
-
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- 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.
- bark
-
noun,
the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Barr
-
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- beek
-
noun,
Obsolete. the act of basking or warming by a fire.
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- beak
-
noun,
the bill of a bird; neb.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- 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.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Beck
-
noun,
a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone.
- Bede
-
noun,
Saint ("the Venerable Bede") a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- dank
-
noun,
Slang. high-quality marijuana:
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- dork
-
noun,
Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit:
Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dol.
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- EEOC
-
- dock
-
noun,
a landing pier.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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).
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- dlr.
-
- Kalb
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), ("Baron de Kalb") 1721–80, German general in the American Revolutionary Army.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- end-
-
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- deke
-
noun,
a fake or feint intended to deceive a defensive player, often drawing that player out of position.
- Duck
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- Danl
-
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- duo-
-
- dunk
-
noun,
any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- dulc
-
- Duke
-
noun,
(in Continental Europe) the male ruler of a duchy; the sovereign of a small state.
- kaon
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- Kano
-
noun,
a city in N Nigeria.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- 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.
- drub
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- drek
-
noun,
dreck.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- karo
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- eco-
-
- Del.
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- Dec.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Daub
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- Eur.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deb.
-
- dark
-
noun,
the absence of light; darkness:
- DCNL
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Deck
-
noun,
Nautical.
a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel.
the space between such a surface and the next such surface above:
- dbl.
-
- enl.
-
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- bk.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EbN
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- BLA
-
- ae.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ADB
-
- kab
-
noun,
cab2 .
- 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).
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- La.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ec-
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- RBC
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RDA
-
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- RDC
-
- REA
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- unc
-
- ECA
-
- ead
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ka-
-
- UAE
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- ked
-
noun,
sheeptick.
- Rd.
-
- ACK
-
- Re.
-
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- UCR
-
- Ker
-
- UDC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UAR
-
- ble
-
- Bn.
-
- ANC
-
- 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.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ean
-
- ALU
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- KBE
-
- ea.
-
- Kan
-
- eo-
-
- KCB
-
- Bok
-
noun,
Edward William, 1863–1930, U.S. editor and writer, born in the Netherlands.
- ALC
-
- bec
-
- Auk
-
noun,
any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
- eu-
-
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Bac
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- en-
-
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RLD
-
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Br.
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- ARU
-
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- kob
-
noun,
an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- AKC
-
- EOE
-
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- BCE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- BCL
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- be-
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- bl.
-
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- AEC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Bde
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDC
-
- BCD
-
- BDA
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Kun
-
noun,
Béla [bey-lo] /ˈbeɪ lɒ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1937, Hungarian Communist leader.
- EdB
-
- ene
-
- Kur
-
noun,
(in Sumerian mythology) the world of the dead.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- aor
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- 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.
- ard
-
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- Kal
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- EEC
-
- kn.
-
- kr.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- AOU
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- dk.
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- DLC
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- NbE
-
- NBC
-
- dkl
-
- CLU
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- AUC
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- CEO
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- UNO
-
- NNE
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- DOB
-
- DNR
-
- CLR
-
- DNB
-
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- cle
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- DNA
-
- clk
-
- Clo
-
- DLO
-
- NBA
-
- Ar.
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- DCL
-
- ab-
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- LON
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- ure
-
- DBE
-
- do.
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- lub
-
- DOA
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- DAE
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- DAR
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DBA
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- an.
-
- al.
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAD
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- DEA
-
- ur-
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NCO
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ac-
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- LOC
-
- de-
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- NOC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- OCR
-
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Bud
-
noun,
Botany.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- 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.
- DRE
-
- ock
-
- Du.
-
- Dr.
-
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obl
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- OBE
-
- LBO
-
- LCA
-
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- bu.
-
- OAU
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- ONR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- BRE
-
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Ola
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- LCD
-
- LDC
-
- 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.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- NRC
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- abd
-
- cl.
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Uke
-
noun,
ukulele.
- cr.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Ld.
-
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- Une
-
- OED
-
- abn
-
- Keb
-
noun,
Geb.
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- ca.
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- CBD
-
- CBE
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- NUL
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- AK
-
- AO
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- UL
-
- KD
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- O.
-
- CB
-
- CE
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- le
-
- KB
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- ck
-
- DN
-
- ln
-
- CU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ND
-
- NC
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- DB
-
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- LR
-
- dl
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OA
-
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ud
-
- UB
-
- UK
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- K.
-
- RU
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
-
- BO
-
- RO
-
- L.
-
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- LC
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- Eb
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- ee
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- ol
-
- KC
-