Anagrams of brilliant-cut
Word brilliant-cut has
608 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of brilliant-cut.
- Brilliant
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noun,
Jewelry. a gem, especially a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
- cat-built
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adjective,
(of a sailing vessel) having a bluff bow and straight stern without a figurehead.
- lubricant
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noun,
a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
- turbinal
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noun,
Anatomy. a turbinate bone.
- taciturn
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adjective,
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- rutilant
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adjective,
glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light.
- tribunal
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noun,
a court of justice.
- built-in
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noun,
a built-in piece of furniture or appliance.
- Curitiba
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Paraná, in SE Brazil.
- urticant
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adjective,
producing a stinging or itching sensation.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- Britain
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noun,
Great Britain.
- airbill
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noun,
air waybill.
- bacilli
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noun,
any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore-producing bacteria.
- inbuilt
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adjective,
built-in (def 2).
- cubital
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noun,
Ornithology Now Rare. a secondary feather.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- attrib.
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- Cabrini
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noun,
Saint Frances Xavier ("Mother Cabrini") 1850–1917, U.S. nun, born in Italy; founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- curtain
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Bullitt
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noun,
William C(hristian) 1891–1967, U.S. diplomat and journalist.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- titular
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noun,
a person who bears a title.
- nutria
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noun,
the coypu.
- Titian
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Buriat
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noun,
Buryat.
- burial
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- buttal
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plural noun,
abuttal (def 1b).
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Lublin
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noun,
a city in E Poland.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- tinct.
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- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- lubric
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adjective,
lubricous.
- urinal
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- Cabiri
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noun,
a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
- barit.
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- Baltic
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noun,
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- Lurcat
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- tribal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ritual
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Tuinal
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- Uralic
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noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- Bruant
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noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- uracil
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- intra-
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- ultra-
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- intuit
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verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- brutal
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adjective,
savage; cruel; inhuman:
- actin-
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- turbit
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noun,
one of a breed of domestic pigeons having a stout, roundish body, a short head and beak, and a ruffled breast and neck.
- calli-
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- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- turban
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noun,
a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- curtal
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- truant
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noun,
a student who stays away from school without permission.
- Curtin
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noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Iturbi
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noun,
José, 1895–1980, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Spain.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- tanbur
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noun,
tambura.
- Rabin
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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.
- bulla
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noun,
a seal attached to an official document, as a papal bull.
- Brit.
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- built
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noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- Nitti
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noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Bruin
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noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- natl.
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- bruit
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- Nubia
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noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- brunt
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noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- bull.
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abbreviation,
bulletin.
- Britt
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noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- Buran
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- nuci-
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- cabin
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noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- burnt
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noun,
a burned place or area:
- naut.
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- burin
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noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- nitr-
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- rall.
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- Clint
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Cant.
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- intr.
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- Curia
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noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cutin
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noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- lact-
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- Ital.
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- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Iran.
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- Inuit
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noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- ician
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- cubit
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noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Illia
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- in-lb
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- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- init.
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- incur
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incl.
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- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Libau
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noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- carb-
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- Cilla
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noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- Carib
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- lunar
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noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- lulab
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noun,
lulav.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucan
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noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- cilia
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plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- lubra
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noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- Libia
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noun,
Libya.
- Clair
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noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- linac
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- crit.
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- Lilac
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noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- libri
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noun,
plural of liber2 .
- Libra
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Brill
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noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- Utica
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- incr.
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- anti-
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- bairn
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- T-bar
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noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- taunt
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noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- Tartu
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noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- Balt.
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- BALUN
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noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- Bantu
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noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- Tibur
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noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- trull
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noun,
a prostitute; strumpet.
- alti-
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- tubal
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adjective,
pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.
- baric
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adjective,
of or containing barium.
- atilt
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adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Bart.
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- tubi-
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- tibia
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noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- bact.
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- tacit
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adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- trial
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noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Attic
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noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trait
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noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- aulic
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adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Arbil
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noun,
Erbil.
- tical
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Auric
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adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Braun
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noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Trill
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noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- BLitt
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- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- alibi
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noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- taint
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tunic
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noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- blurt
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noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- Unit.
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- until
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conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- uran-
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- Urban
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- Blunt
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noun,
something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- Urial
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- ricin
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Blair
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- ribat
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noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- bract
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noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- brail
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brain
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Brant
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noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- 30-30
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- Blanc
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- blini
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plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- Tract
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noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- abrin
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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.
- Turin
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noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- binal
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adjective,
double; twofold.
- unbar
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- uncia
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noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- runic
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adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- rutin
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Blain
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Tura
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noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- int.
-
- tuna
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noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tula
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noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Ulan
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noun,
uhlan.
- Lib.
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- tri-
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- Lab.
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- uric
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- liar
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noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ulna
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noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- TRIB
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- Lat.
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- INRI
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- Lari
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
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noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- lain
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- uni-
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- Tuba
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noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- lair
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noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- uria
-
- laic
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noun,
one of the laity.
- trit
-
- Lani
-
- Ural
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noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- tRNA
-
- intl
-
- rant
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Lila
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noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- null
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noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- NIRA
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- tact
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noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tabu
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noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- tabi
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noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- NLRB
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- NRAB
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- NTIA
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- tab.
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- runt
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noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- ruin
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noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- nurl
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noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- tail
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- RIBA
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- RITA
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noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rabi
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noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- rit.
-
- Rina
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noun,
a female given name.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- rail
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rain
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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).
- RIIA
-
- Rani
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noun,
ranee.
- rial
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- nill
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verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- tain
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Lili
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noun,
a female given name.
- tirl
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noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- titi
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noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- lilt
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noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lint
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lira
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
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- LitB
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- Tit.
-
- litu
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noun,
a plural of litas.
- Luba
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noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- TINA
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noun,
a female given name.
- narc
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- tilt
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noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Till
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noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- taur
-
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- Nair
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noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- talc
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noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tint
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noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- 1080
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- att.
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- but-
-
- Butt
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything, especially the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a bottom, base, support, or handle, as of a log, fishing rod, or pistol.
- aut-
-
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- attn
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Can.
-
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- art.
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- cir.
-
- cit.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- ANTU
-
- ant.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- alt.
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bin-
-
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- BLit
-
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Inc.
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bur.
-
- bar.
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- btl.
-
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- bul.
-
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- bal.
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Buna
-
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cat.
-
- all-
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cull
-
noun,
act of culling.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cur.
-
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- acr-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ACLU
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- abl.
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ical
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ill.
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- crat
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- ctr.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Alb.
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ANC
-
- abn
-
- ur-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AUC
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- abt
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- unc
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- TAL
-
- ab-
-
- uti
-
- UTC
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Tu.
-
- bi-
-
- Ar.
-
- ac-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ALU
-
- al.
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- an.
-
- TBA
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- TCA
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- TNB
-
- TNT
-
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ATC
-
- ATB
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- at.
-
- ARU
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Tbi
-
- UAR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ult
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TIA
-
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BCL
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Bac
-
- ALC
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- bl.
-
- Br.
-
- 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.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- LTA
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- CLU
-
- CLR
-
- CLI
-
- ll.
-
- LLB
-
- LTL
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ltr
-
- lub
-
- CIB
-
- CIA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- CAI
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- LCT
-
- NBC
-
- ITA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IBN
-
- Ir.
-
- ib.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- IRL
-
- Ia.
-
- LCI
-
- ITU
-
- ITC
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- La.
-
- LCL
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LCA
-
- NBA
-
- IRC
-
- NIA
-
- RCN
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- bu.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- BRT
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RBC
-
- RBI
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Bn.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- BLL
-
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- BLA
-
- NUL
-
- Bt.
-
- NRC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- cr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ct.
-
- ca.
-
- cl.
-
- nr.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NRA
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- B-
-
- L.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- TB
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- TN
-
- RU
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- LC
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NL
-
- TT
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- R.
-
- TC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- CU
-
- RI
-
- ln
-
- RN
-
- LR
-
- TL
-
- BC
-
- U.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- UC
-
- UB
-
- CB
-
- UI
-
- i.
-
- UL
-
- ic
-
- L2
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- N.
-