Anagrams of book-learning
Word book-learning has
1176 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of book-learning.
- Brookline
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- inglenook
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noun,
a corner or nook near a fireplace; chimney corner.
- ringbone
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noun,
a morbid bony growth on the pastern bones of a horse, often resulting in lameness.
- ninebark
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noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Physocarpus, of the rose family, having bark that separates into thin layers.
- Karoline
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noun,
a female given name.
- Alberoni
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noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- regional
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noun,
Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament:
- breaking
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noun,
Phonology. the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong, especially in certain environments, as, in Old English, the change of a vowel to a diphthong under the influence of a following consonant or combination of consonants, as the change of -a- to -ea- and of -e- to -eo- before preconsonantal r or l and before h, as in earm “arm” developed from arm, and eorthe “earth” from erthe.
- break-in
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noun,
an illegal entry into a home, car, office, etc.
- Gaborone
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Botswana, in the SE part.
- aborning
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adverb,
in birth; before being carried out:
- Belgrano
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noun,
Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1820, Argentine general.
- bannerol
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noun,
banderole.
- geraniol
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noun,
a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- learning
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noun,
knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- enabling
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adjective,
conferring new legal powers or capacities, especially by removing a disability; having the right to license or regulate:
- Algonkin
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noun,
Algonquin.
- Roebling
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noun,
John Augustus, 1806–69, U.S. engineer, born in Germany: pioneer of wire-rope suspension bridges, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Algernon
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old North French word meaning “whiskered.”.
- longeron
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noun,
a main longitudinal brace or support on an airplane.
- obligor
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noun,
a person who is bound to another.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Banking
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noun,
the business carried on by a bank or a banker.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- booking
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noun,
a contract, engagement, or scheduled performance of a professional entertainer.
- Gobelin
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adjective,
made at the tapestry factory established in Paris in the 15th century by the Gobelins, a French family of dyers and weavers.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- Bologna
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noun,
a large seasoned sausage made of finely ground meat, usually beef and pork, that has been cooked and smoked.
- boolean
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noun,
Computers. a Boolean data type.
- ignoble
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adjective,
of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base:
- Ilokano
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noun,
Ilocano.
- Alebion
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- borneol
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noun,
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
- Kilgore
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noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- blinker
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noun,
a device for flashing light signals.
- Langreo
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noun,
a city in N Spain.
- Barking
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Leonora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- bearing
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- Lebanon
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noun,
a republic at the E end of the Mediterranean, N of Israel. 3927 sq. mi. (10,170 sq. km). Capital: Beirut.
- linkage
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noun,
the act of linking; state or manner of being linked.
- begonia
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noun,
any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
- leaning
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noun,
inclination; tendency:
- Belgian
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Belgium.
- Bengali
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.
- ionogen
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noun,
any substance capable of producing ions, as an electrolyte.
- look-in
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noun,
a brief glance.
- Bernina
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noun,
a mountain in SE Switzerland, in the Rhaetian Alps. 13,295 feet (4050 meters).
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- lorgnon
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noun,
an eyeglass or a pair of eyeglasses.
- Bikaner
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noun,
a former native state of NW India: now incorporated into Rajasthan state.
- kilobar
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noun,
a unit of pressure, equal to 1000 bars (14,500 pounds per square inch; equivalent to 100 megapascals). Abbreviation: kb.
- Negroni
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noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- kerning
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noun,
the setting of two letters closer together than is usual by removing space between them.
- kerbing
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noun,
curbing.
- oregano
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- Goneril
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- albergo
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noun,
an inn or hotel.
- brangle
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noun,
a squabble.
- Gabriel
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noun,
one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
- aginner
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noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- ranking
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noun,
an act or instance of indicating relative standing.
- brookie
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noun,
the brook trout of eastern North America.
- Rankine
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noun,
William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
- garboil
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noun,
confusion.
- Rangoon
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noun,
former name of Yangon.
- Garonne
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noun,
a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- erlking
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noun,
a spirit or personified natural power that works mischief, especially to children.
- eanling
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noun,
a young lamb; kid.
- Gennaro
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noun,
San [san;; Italian sahn] /sæn;; Italian sɑn/ (Show IPA), Januarius.
- Roanoke
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noun,
a city in SW Virginia.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- brokage
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noun,
brokerage.
- engrain
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verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- organon
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noun,
an instrument of thought or knowledge.
- organo-
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- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- einkorn
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noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum monococcum, having a one-grained spikelet, now grown in limited areas of Europe and Asia.
- rooinek
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noun,
Briton; Britisher.
- Brooke
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noun,
Sir James, 1803–68, British soldier and adventurer: rajah of Sarawak.
- Gaboon
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noun,
Also called gaboon mahogany. the soft, reddish-brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture.
- B-girl
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noun,
a woman employed by a bar, nightclub, etc., to act as a companion to male customers and induce them to buy drinks.
- lagoon
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noun,
an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes.
Compare laguna.
- Baring
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noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- ligno-
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- labio-
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- gabion
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noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- korona
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noun,
Also, krone. a former silver coin and monetary unit of Austria, equal to 100 hellers: discontinued after 1923.
- Korean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
- Bingen
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noun,
Hildegard von (Hildegard of Bingen"Sibyl of the Rhine") 1098–1178, German nun, healer, writer, and composer.
- bingle
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noun,
base hit.
- K-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- biogen
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noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- brolga
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noun,
a large Australian crane, Grus rubicunda, with silvery-gray plumage and a red patch on the head, noted for its elaborate courtship dance.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Bering
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noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- Berlin
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- Larkin
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noun,
Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lanner
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noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- legion
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noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- engin.
-
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- belong
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Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- broken
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noun,
an act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture:
- eloign
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Langer
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noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- barong
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noun,
a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Barolo
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noun,
a dry red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy.
- benign
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adjective,
having a kindly disposition; gracious:
- Benoni
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noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- Bengal
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noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- galore
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adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- birken
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adjective,
birchen; birch.
- Gloria
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- booger
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noun,
Informal. any person or thing:
- boogie
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noun,
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- Booker
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noun,
booking agent.
- bookie
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noun,
bookmaker (def 1).
- goblin
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noun,
a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
- gerbil
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noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- goalie
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noun,
a goalkeeper.
- goaler
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- Gibeon
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noun,
a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
- borage
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noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Gibran
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noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- globin
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noun,
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- borane
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- Glinka
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noun,
Mikhail Ivanovich [mi-kah-eel i-vah-nuh-vich;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /mɪ kɑˈil ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1803–57, Russian composer.
- girl-o
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Borgia
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noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- Boring
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noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Borneo
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noun,
an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
- gonion
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noun,
Craniometry. a point on each side of the lower jaw at the mandibular angle.
- Bonnie
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- inorg.
-
- Brogan
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noun,
a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- Galion
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noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- Glaber
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noun,
Raoul [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), or Rudolphe [roo-dawlf] /ruˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), c990–c1050, French ecclesiastic and chronicler.
- kaolin
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noun,
a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- kanone
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noun,
a person who is an expert skier.
- kalong
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noun,
a large flying fox of Southeast Asia.
- ionone
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- ganoin
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noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- innage
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noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- Goober
-
noun,
the peanut.
- garble
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noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- inborn
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adjective,
naturally present at birth; innate.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- boiler
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- grano-
-
- grani-
-
- rookie
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noun,
an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team:
- Bolger
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noun,
James Brendan, born 1935, prime minister of New Zealand 1990–97.
- graben
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noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- bolero
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noun,
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Banner
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noun,
the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.
- orogen
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noun,
an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- Nergal
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noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- albino
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Oregon
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noun,
a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem.
Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- origan
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Origen
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noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- Loring
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noun,
a male given name.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- Rankin
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noun,
Jeannette, 1880–1973, U.S. women's-rights leader and pacifist: first woman elected to Congress; served 1917–19, 1941–43.
- rankle
-
verb (used with object),
to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- aeron.
-
- looker
-
noun,
a person who looks.
- Alboin
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noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Nobile
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noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- banker
-
noun,
a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.
- Oberon
-
noun,
(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- angio-
-
- Angkor
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noun,
a vast assemblage of ruins of the Khmer empire, near the modern city of Siem Reap in NW Cambodia: many elaborately carved and decorated temples, stone statues, gateways, and towers.
- oblige
-
verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- oblong
-
noun,
an oblong figure.
- Anglo-
-
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- alkine
-
noun,
alkyne.
- nonego
-
noun,
anything not considered to be the ego or conscious self; a thing external to the mind.
- nonage
-
noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- Anking
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Anqing.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- oligo-
-
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- agron.
-
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Bangor
-
noun,
a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.
- bangle
-
noun,
a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- robalo
-
noun,
snook2 (def 1).
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- logion
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- bagnio
-
noun,
a brothel.
- longi-
-
- Longan
-
noun,
the small, one-seeded, greenish-brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oleo-
-
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- olig-
-
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Elkin
-
noun,
Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- gono-
-
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- gonna
-
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- ergo-
-
- obole
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- engr.
-
- Okla.
-
- relig
-
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Globe
-
noun,
the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Rilke
-
noun,
Rainer Maria [rahy-nuh r mah-ree-ah] /ˈraɪ nər mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1926, Austrian poet, born in Prague.
- Genl.
-
- Garbo
-
noun,
Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- Gable
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- 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.
- Orlon
-
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- reni-
-
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- Gabon
-
noun,
Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
- 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.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- geol.
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Glenn
-
noun,
John (Herschel, Jr.) born 1921, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator 1975–99.
- gleba
-
noun,
the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Oreg.
-
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orig.
-
- Gabor
-
noun,
Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- orial
-
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lang.
-
- Lakin
-
noun,
Obsolete. ladykin.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- logo-
-
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- kroon
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of Estonia from 1928 to 1940 and from 1992 to 2010, when it was replaced by the euro, equal to 100 marks or senti.
- krone
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- krona
-
noun,
a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- Krieg
-
noun,
war1 .
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Korea
-
noun,
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.
Compare Korean War.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Konia
-
noun,
Konya.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- liken
-
verb (used with object),
to represent as similar or like; compare:
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- lign-
-
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ling.
-
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- Koran
-
noun,
the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
- Kongo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people living in west-central Africa along the lower course of the Congo River.
- Gorki
-
noun,
Also, Gorky. Maxim [mak-sim;; Russian muh-ksyeem] /ˈmæk sɪm;; Russian mʌˈksyim/ (Show IPA), (Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov) 1868–1936, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Iran.
-
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- NoibN
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- nona-
-
- in-lb
-
- inkle
-
noun,
a linen tape used for trimmings.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Kabir
-
noun,
fl. late 15th century, Hindu religious reformer.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- ileo-
-
- 30-30
-
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- oaken
-
adjective,
made of oak:
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Koner
-
noun,
Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Kioga
-
noun,
Lake. Kyoga, Lake.
- Koloa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana, related to the mallard, having a dusky greenish head and dark chestnut breast.
- Kolbe
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1877–1947, German sculptor.
- Kolar
-
noun,
a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- Koine
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- klong
-
noun,
(in Thailand) a canal.
- nano-
-
- Kline
-
noun,
Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
- Nebr.
-
- Klein
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- kilo-
-
- kiang
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Karoo
-
noun,
a vast plateau in the Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000–4000 feet (900–1200 meters) above sea level.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Karol
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- Nikon
-
noun,
1605–81, patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church 1652–66.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Boole
-
noun,
George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- Bongo
-
noun,
a reddish-brown antelope, Taurotragus eurycerus, of the forests of tropical Africa, having white stripes and large, spirally twisted horns.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- ankle
-
noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Angl.
-
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- areo-
-
- Bogor
-
noun,
a city on W Java, in Indonesia.
Formerly dutch Buitenzorg.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- bogle
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- algo-
-
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- boro-
-
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Boone
-
noun,
Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Borak
-
noun,
ridicule.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- boong
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of New Guinea.
- angi-
-
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- Bogan
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- biol.
-
- biog.
-
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- bingo
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Belg.
-
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- belga
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- Beng.
-
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Benin
-
noun,
Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- bilge
-
noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Bikol
-
noun,
a member of a Malayan people in SE Luzon and the nearby Philippines: converted to Christianity early in the Spanish conquest.
- biker
-
noun,
a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, especially in competition or as a hobby.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- bloke
-
noun,
man; fellow; guy.
- Arnel
-
- blink
-
noun,
an act of blinking:
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleak
-
noun,
a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.
- bagel
-
noun,
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Baker
-
noun,
a person who bakes.
- Blank
-
noun,
a place where something is lacking; an empty space:
- Blake
-
noun,
Hector ("Toe") 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- baro-
-
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- anon.
-
- aero-
-
- Brig.
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- akebi
-
noun,
a climbing vine, Akebia quinata, of eastern Asia, bearing inconspicuous flowers and purple, edible berries, grown as an ornamental in the U.S.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Brook
-
noun,
a small, natural stream of fresh water.
- eikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- agro-
-
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- brank
-
verb (used without object),
to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- broke
-
noun,
Papermaking. paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- Brink
-
noun,
the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Akron
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- 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.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- aeri-
-
- brake
-
noun,
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
- Brale
-
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- balk
-
noun,
a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- bar.
-
- Loki
-
noun,
a trickster god, born of Jotun ancestry but accepted among the Aesir as Odin's adopted brother: father of the monsters Fenrir, Hel, and the Midgard serpent, and the instigator of Balder's death.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- abr.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Bank
-
noun,
a long pile or heap; mass:
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- BAgr
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- log-
-
- bal.
-
- bake
-
noun,
a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rel.
-
- aer-
-
- Link
-
noun,
one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- bark
-
noun,
the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- lank
-
adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- Lani
-
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- RONA
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rook
-
noun,
a black, European crow, Corvus frugilegus, noted for its gregarious habits.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Bglr
-
- Biak
-
noun,
an island N of Irian Barat, in Indonesia. 948 sq. mi. (2455 sq. km).
- Lab.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lea.
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lib.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- beak
-
noun,
the bill of a bird; neb.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- leg.
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- abl.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- BAgE
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- oro-
-
- RIBA
-
- NRAB
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- nook
-
noun,
a corner, as in a room.
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- agr.
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- non-
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alg.
-
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alb.
-
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- alk.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- org.
-
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- ole-
-
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- oink
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Aire
-
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- 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).
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Ark.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 1080
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Reg.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- look
-
noun,
the act of looking:
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ano-
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- NLRB
-
- NKGB
-
- NIRA
-
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Aoki
-
noun,
Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- NEbn
-
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Arg.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- ign.
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- ile-
-
- gink
-
noun,
a person; fellow.
- gro.
-
- Kalb
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), ("Baron de Kalb") 1721–80, German general in the American Revolutionary Army.
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- kago
-
noun,
(in Japan) a small basketwork palanquin strung from a pole each end of which rests on the shoulder of a bearer.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bol.
-
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gal.
-
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- kang
-
noun,
(especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Bogo
-
noun,
buy one, get one: an offer to a customer to buy an item and receive a second item at a discount.
- Kano
-
noun,
a city in N Nigeria.
- Krio
-
noun,
an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
- bklr
-
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- karo
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- kaon
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- 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.
- geo-
-
- Gen.
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inae
-
- blk.
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Ger.
-
- Blok
-
noun,
Alexander Alexandrovich [al-ig-zan-der al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-druh-,, -zahn-der;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn drə-,, -ˈzɑn dər;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1921, Russian poet.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Bork
-
verb (used with object),
to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Ire.
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- ible
-
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- kerb
-
noun, verb (used with object),
curb (defs 1, 15).
- bkg.
-
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- bin-
-
- Kona
-
noun,
a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
- kolo
-
noun,
a Serbian folk dance performed by a group arranged in a circle, with the soloists in the center.
- Koln
-
noun,
German name of Cologne.
- Koli
-
noun,
a people of low caste in northern India.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Book
-
noun,
a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
- gon-
-
- Kola
-
noun,
kola nut.
- Eng.
-
- bor.
-
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- kobo
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Nigeria, the 100th part of a naira.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Kobe
-
noun,
a seaport on S Honshu, in S Japan.
- bilk
-
noun,
a cheat; swindler.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bonk
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hit, strike, collide, etc.:
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- ikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- gobo
-
noun,
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- bike
-
noun,
Informal.
a bicycle.
a motorbike.
a motorcycle.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Kiln
-
noun,
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- kibe
-
noun,
a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, especially on the heel.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- glob
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- Birk
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with object),
birch.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- koan
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- enl.
-
- knob
-
noun,
a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- bio-
-
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- gook
-
noun,
guck.
- kino
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- King
-
noun,
a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OGO
-
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obl
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- OEO
-
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- OIr
-
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Ola
-
- glb
-
- gl.
-
- OLG
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- oo-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- abn
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- EbN
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.
- RGB
-
- RNA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- ean
-
- ae.
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- ROA
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ab-
-
- ag-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- ROI
-
- eir
-
- ROG
-
- Ar.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- en-
-
- EKG
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Ga.
-
- GBE
-
- 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.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- BRE
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Re.
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oon
-
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- gi.
-
- eo-
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ea.
-
- REA
-
- RBI
-
- Eg.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- OBE
-
- GRB
-
- 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.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- kg.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ka-
-
- kab
-
noun,
cab2 .
- Kal
-
- LNG
-
- Kan
-
- ble
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BLA
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Keb
-
noun,
Geb.
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- KBE
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bk.
-
- bl.
-
- ink
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- Bn.
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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 = .
- be-
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- OAO
-
- IRO
-
- Br.
-
- ior
-
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- Ir.
-
- LON
-
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- IRL
-
- Ker
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ing
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Koo
-
noun,
(Vi Kyuin) Wellington [wee gyin] /ˈwi ˈgyɪn/ (Show IPA), (Ku Wei-chün; Gu Weijun) 1887–1985, Chinese diplomat and statesman.
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- kr.
-
- kob
-
noun,
an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- BIE
-
- La.
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- KGB
-
- kil
-
- KIA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LGk
-
- lg.
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LBO
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kn.
-
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- ine
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ial
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
-
- nik
-
- aor
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- io-
-
- NIA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NGk
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Bok
-
noun,
Edward William, 1863–1930, U.S. editor and writer, born in the Netherlands.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- ob.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- NNE
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- Gor
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- Gr.
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- Bon
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noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- nog
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noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- gre
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- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ier
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- NBA
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- NbE
-
- ne-
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- ILO
-
- NEA
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- il-
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- NAB
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verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- B-
-
- GN
-
- AO
-
- RI
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- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BG
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NB
-
- AK
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- NG
-
- O.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OG
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- OA
-
- L2
-
- 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.
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- N.
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- L.
-
- RN
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RO
-
- LR
-
- ln
-
- IG
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- EI
-
- KB
-
- GB
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- G.
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- KO
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noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- K.
-
- NI
-
- KI
-
noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- Gk
-
- rg
-
- Eb
-
- ol
-
- i.
-
- NL
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- le
-
- BO
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