Anagrams of boa-constrictor
Word boa-constrictor has
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- constrictor
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noun,
a snake that kills its prey by coiling tightly around it, causing suffocation.
- tobacconist
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noun,
a dealer in tobacco, especially the owner of a store that sells pipe tobaccos, cigarettes, and cigars.
- contractor
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noun,
a person who contracts to furnish supplies or perform work at a certain price or rate.
- strobotron
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noun,
a glow lamp, used in stroboscopes, that gives very bright flashes of light in response to voltage pulses.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- corrosion
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noun,
the act or process of corroding; condition of being corroded.
- contracts
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noun,
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- corrasion
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noun,
the mechanical erosion of soil and rock by the abrasive action of particles set in motion by running water, wind, glacial ice, and gravity.
- corncribs
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noun,
a ventilated structure for the storage of unhusked corn.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- rib-roast
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noun,
a cut of beef taken from the small end of the ribs and containing a large rib eye and two or more ribs.
- coactions
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- sortation
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noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- contactor
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noun,
a mechanically operated switch for continuously establishing and interrupting an electric power circuit.
- narcotics
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- oratorios
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noun,
an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
- roborants
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noun,
a tonic.
- Octobrist
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noun,
a member of a Russian political party that advocated constitutional monarchism: so called because it was organized after the Czar's manifesto in October, 1905.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- constrict
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verb (used with object),
to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- biotrons
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noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- carbonic
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adjective,
containing tetravalent carbon, as carbonic acid, H 2 CO 3 .
- Socratic
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noun,
a follower of Socrates.
- nitroso-
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- taborins
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noun,
a small tabor.
- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- botanist
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noun,
a specialist in botany.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- contrib.
-
- ostinato
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- corncrib
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noun,
a ventilated structure for the storage of unhusked corn.
- oratorio
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noun,
an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- corbinas
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- tobaccos
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, especially one of those species, as N. tabacum, whose leaves are prepared for smoking or chewing or as snuff.
- tricorns
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- ostracon
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- tortonis
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- arborist
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noun,
a specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and shrubs, including tree surgery, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tree diseases, and the control of pests.
- narcotic
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- corncobs
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noun,
the elongated woody core in which the grains of an ear of corn are embedded.
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- robotics
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noun,
the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- rotators
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noun,
a person or thing that rotates.
- abstrict
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verb (used without object),
to undergo abstriction.
- isobront
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- rattoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- acrostic
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noun,
a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- occasion
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- contorts
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- Ratisbon
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noun,
Regensburg.
- abortion
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noun,
Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- roborant
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noun,
a tonic.
- contacts
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noun,
the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- cortico-
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- contract
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noun,
an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
- racoons
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noun,
raccoon.
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Barrios
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noun,
Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- corbina
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- cottons
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noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- broncos
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noun,
a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken.
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- corbans
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- sirocco
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noun,
a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
- tortoni
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- traitor
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noun,
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
- Britton
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noun,
Nathaniel Lord, 1859–1934, U.S. botanist.
- cranio-
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- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- Sno-Cat
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Orinoco
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noun,
a river in N South America, flowing N from the border of Brazil, along the E border of Colombia, and NE through Venezuela to the Atlantic. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
- cabrito
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noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- rotator
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noun,
a person or thing that rotates.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- risotto
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noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- rancors
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- corncob
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noun,
the elongated woody core in which the grains of an ear of corn are embedded.
- attrib.
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- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Socotra
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noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- tactics
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noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle.
- tractor
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noun,
a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- biotron
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noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- bistort
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noun,
Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.
- braccio
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noun,
an old Italian unit of length, usually about 26 or 27 inches (66 or 68 cm), but varying between 18 and 28 inches (46 and 71 cm).
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- Scarron
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- strati-
-
- contra-
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- soroban
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noun,
a Japanese abacus of Chinese derivation.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- actino-
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- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- bonitos
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noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- obtains
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- contact
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noun,
the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- bonsoir
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interjection,
good evening; good night.
- trocars
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- boracic
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adjective,
boric.
- Bontocs
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noun,
Bontok.
- Rosario
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noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- constr.
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- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- octants
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- strato-
-
- tricots
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- tictocs
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noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- ricracs
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noun,
rickrack.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- tictacs
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noun,
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
- aristo-
-
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- arctics
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- rococos
-
noun,
a style of architecture and decoration, originating in France about 1720, evolved from Baroque types and distinguished by its elegant refinement in using different materials for a delicate overall effect and by its ornament of shellwork, foliage, etc.
- bastion
-
noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- Toronto
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- raccoon
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noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- taborin
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- tobacco
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, especially one of those species, as N. tabacum, whose leaves are prepared for smoking or chewing or as snuff.
- Sorbian
-
noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- iatro-
-
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- Robson
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
- bracts
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noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- borons
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noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- roncos
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noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- tictoc
-
noun,
an alternating ticking sound, as that made by a clock.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- tictac
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noun,
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
- ottars
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- racoon
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noun,
raccoon.
- tinct.
-
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- brants
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noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Boston
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
- rococo
-
noun,
a style of architecture and decoration, originating in France about 1720, evolved from Baroque types and distinguished by its elegant refinement in using different materials for a delicate overall effect and by its ornament of shellwork, foliage, etc.
- carbon
-
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.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- titans
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- ricrac
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noun,
rickrack.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- riboso
-
noun,
rebozo.
- C-in-C
-
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- cirro-
-
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- contr.
-
- Sonora
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noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- cobras
-
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.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- cocoon
-
noun,
the silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects, as silkworms, serving as a covering while they are in the pupal stage.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- britts
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- CRONIC
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noun,
very potent marijuana.
- bronco
-
noun,
a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken.
- broncs
-
noun,
bronco:
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- socio-
-
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- costo-
-
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- carbo-
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Caribs
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- icono-
-
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- sacro-
-
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- stacc.
-
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- narco-
-
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- aniso-
-
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- bancos
-
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.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- scato-
-
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Strabo
-
noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- barit.
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- barrio
-
noun,
(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
- Barron
-
noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- orbits
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- tactic
-
noun,
tactics (def 1).
- Barros
-
noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- nocti-
-
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- tabors
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- sarco-
-
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- trans.
-
- nitro-
-
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- astro-
-
- astron
-
- tribo-
-
- arbtrn
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- actin-
-
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- scoto-
-
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- occas.
-
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- instr.
-
- bistro
-
noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- tarso-
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- boarts
-
noun,
bort.
- Osorno
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bonito
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- incorr
-
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- oboist
-
noun,
a player of the oboe.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Osborn
-
noun,
Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
- rotors
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Bontoc
-
noun,
Bontok.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Const
-
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- cont.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stat.
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- OBrit
-
- onco-
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- onto-
-
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- noso-
-
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- taboo
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- noto-
-
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- incor
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Iran.
-
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- crit.
-
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- intr.
-
- Srta.
-
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- inst.
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- incr.
-
- icons
-
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- naso-
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- noct-
-
- nitr-
-
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- corns
-
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.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Nabis
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- Cons.
-
- corr.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Bart.
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- baro-
-
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- 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.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- sito-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- bact.
-
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- toti-
-
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- batts
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- atto-
-
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Boots
-
noun,
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
- boost
-
noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- boons
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- conc.
-
- bitts
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biont
-
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- abstr
-
- scat-
-
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acct.
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Scot.
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 30-30
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- sanit
-
- ation
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- sarc-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- asco-
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- Sino-
-
- anis-
-
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- octo-
-
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tono-
-
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- Sobor
-
noun,
a council, synod, or convention.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- tonia
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- carb-
-
- Tobit
-
noun,
a book of the Apocrypha.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- boro-
-
- canc.
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- caco-
-
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- boson
-
noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- 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.
- botts
-
noun,
bot2 .
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- boron
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- Britt
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Brit.
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- robot
-
noun,
a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- scr.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- sci.
-
- Ont.
-
- Soni
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ScBC
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SBIC
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- SATB
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RONA
-
- Sra.
-
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RIBA
-
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Sat.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rit.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Sab.
-
- RNAS
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- oro-
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 1080
-
- Oct.
-
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- bott
-
noun,
bot2 .
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bot.
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Can.
-
- cac-
-
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- BSRT
-
- BSOT
-
- BSNA
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- bio-
-
- bin-
-
- cis-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ARIS
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- trit
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- arr.
-
- tRNA
-
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acc.
-
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- tron
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- TRIB
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- BASc
-
- Barr
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- bar.
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- art.
-
- BAcc
-
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- BRCS
-
- attn
-
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atic
-
- att.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- tri-
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Tob.
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- iso-
-
- ISBN
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- NTIA
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- obs.
-
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- str.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- tab.
-
- NTSB
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- NIRA
-
- NRAB
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ins.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Cor.
-
- tion
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Tit.
-
- Cort
-
- 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.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- cit.
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- crat
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ICAO
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- SRB
-
- St.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sr.
-
- Tro
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TNT
-
- TNB
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- STB
-
- STI
-
- TSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- TBA
-
- tra
-
- Tbi
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- tr.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- Sta
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- TCS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TCA
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- TBO
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- So.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- CCA
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNC
-
- CIC
-
- CIB
-
- CIA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- CBS
-
- CRC
-
- CBC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- BST
-
- IAS
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ICC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- CRT
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTC
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSC
-
- CSA
-
- Bt.
-
- BSO
-
- IRO
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- asb
-
- ARS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- aor
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASR
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- abt
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abn
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ast
-
- BSN
-
- bi-
-
- BSA
-
- BRT
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- BNS
-
- Bn.
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BCS
-
- at.
-
- BCC
-
verb (used with object),
to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to (someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee).
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- BSC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- ATB
-
- IRC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IRS
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RCS
-
- OTS
-
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSO
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RBC
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RBI
-
- OCS
-
- RSA
-
- SCB
-
- sc.
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- TTS
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- Rs.
-
- RCA
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- oic
-
- ons
-
- OCR
-
- OCC
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NSA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NOC
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NSC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NCO
-
- NIA
-
- NCC
-
- NBS
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NBC
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- NBA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OTC
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- ISA
-
- ob.
-
- ISR
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- ist
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAO
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- NI
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- TT
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- NB
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- AO
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SA
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- SN
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- N.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- S.
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- B-
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- TC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CB
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- OA
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- TN
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- t.
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- TB
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- O.
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- R.
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- RC
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- RO
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- RI
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- RN
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- BO
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- BC
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
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- ic
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NC
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