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- gradation
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noun,
any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- signboard
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noun,
a board bearing a sign.
- cardigans
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noun,
a usually collarless knitted sweater or jacket that opens down the front.
- radiocast
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noun,
a radiobroadcast.
- braconids
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noun,
any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
- carangoid
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noun,
a carangoid fish.
- carangids
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noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas.
- botanicas
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- boardings
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noun,
wooden boards collectively.
- tagboards
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noun,
a strong cardboard suitable for tags or posters.
- broadcast
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noun,
something that is broadcast.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- bastinado
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noun,
a mode of punishment consisting of blows with a stick on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks.
- Gastonia
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noun,
a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.
- organist
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noun,
a person who plays the organ.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- dog-star
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noun,
the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
- coatings
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noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- dogcarts
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
- Ratisbon
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noun,
Regensburg.
- agnostic
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noun,
a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- tragions
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- carotids
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- bracings
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noun,
a brace.
- organics
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noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- Santiago
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
- brigands
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noun,
a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- catbirds
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noun,
any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- tagboard
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noun,
a strong cardboard suitable for tags or posters.
- taborins
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noun,
a small tabor.
- inboards
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- tracings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- botanica
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- braconid
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noun,
any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- tabanids
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noun,
any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
- cabstand
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noun,
a place where cabs may wait to be hired.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- roasting
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noun,
a severely critical notice or review; pan.
- dingbats
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noun,
Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- Granados
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noun,
Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- antacids
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noun,
an antacid agent.
- snot-rag
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- congrats
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noun, interjection,
congratulations.
- radiants
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- radicant
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adjective,
rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- Cardigan
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noun,
a usually collarless knitted sweater or jacket that opens down the front.
- bargains
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noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- birdsong
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noun,
the singing or calling of birds, especially songbirds.
- airboats
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noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- abdicant
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noun,
a person who abdicates; abdicator.
- intrados
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noun,
the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- Tridacna
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noun,
a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
- cordings
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noun,
cord covered with yarns or fabric, used decoratively.
- contrib.
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- contagia
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noun,
the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus.
- abrasion
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noun,
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
- cardings
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noun,
the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning.
- Sogdiana
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noun,
a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Capital: Samarkand.
- boarding
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noun,
wooden boards collectively.
- boatings
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noun,
the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
- carangid
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noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas.
- sardonic
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adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- songbird
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noun,
a bird that sings.
- corbinas
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Gratian
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noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- angoras
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noun,
Angora cat.
- argasid
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noun,
any of the numerous ticks of the family Argasidae, comprising the soft ticks.
- brogans
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noun,
a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- aristo-
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- go-cart
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noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- Gnostic
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
- Scandia
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noun,
scandium oxide.
- candors
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- gradins
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noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- canards
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- obtains
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- antbird
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noun,
any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- cabrito
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noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- gracias
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interjection,
thank you.
- Cabinda
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noun,
an exclave of Angola, on the W coast of Africa. 2807 sq. mi. (7270 sq. km).
- Arabist
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noun,
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
- Gordian
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Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- granita
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noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- antacid
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noun,
an antacid agent.
- sarcoid
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noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- darings
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noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- bastion
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noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- dibatag
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noun,
a small gazelle, Ammodorcas clarkei, of Somaliland, having a long neck: now rare.
- Aorangi
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noun,
Cook, Mount.
- basting
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noun,
sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
- dingbat
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noun,
Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- bargain
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noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- gardant
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adjective,
guardant.
- garcons
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noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- bodings
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noun,
a foreboding; omen.
- boating
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noun,
the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
- sorting
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noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- bandogs
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noun,
any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
- ganoids
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noun,
a ganoid fish.
- bisnaga
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noun,
any of several thorny cactuses of the genera Echinocactus, Ferocactus, and Astrophytum of the southwestern U.S.
- 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.
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- Sno-Cat
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- Signora
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- Barinas
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- gabions
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noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- drastic
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adjective,
acting with force or violence; violent.
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- barongs
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noun,
a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
- soaring
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- rabatos
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noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- radians
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- corbina
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- Sogdian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
- Bastard
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noun,
a person born of unmarried parents; an illegitimate child.
- Bastian
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noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- bagnios
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noun,
a brothel.
- Stagira
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noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- astroid
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noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- brigand
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noun,
a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- Artigas
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noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- ascarid
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noun,
any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
- discant
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noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- taborin
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noun,
a small tabor.
- Bragdon
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noun,
Claude, 1866–1946, U.S. architect, stage designer, and author.
- bradsot
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noun,
braxy (def 1).
- Tabasco
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noun,
a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- tabards
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noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- ordains
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- bracing
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noun,
a brace.
- tabanid
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noun,
any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- organic
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noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- dogcart
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
- borings
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noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- borasca
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noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- gastro-
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- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- gastric
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adjective,
pertaining to the stomach.
- Bacardi
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noun,
a cocktail made with Bacardi rum, grenadine, and lime juice.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- Bactria
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- ribands
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- acrobat
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noun,
a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- agonist
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- Cotinga
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noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- agnosia
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noun,
partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
- Toscana
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noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- carotid
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- inboard
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- acarids
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noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- tracing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- acaroid
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adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- adagios
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noun,
Music. an adagio movement or piece.
- sadiron
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noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- codings
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noun,
the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
- coating
-
noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- against
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Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- sangria
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noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- catbird
-
noun,
any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- costing
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noun,
cost accounting.
- Adonais
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noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- Trianda
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noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- abscind
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verb (used with object),
to sever.
- abscond
-
verb (used without object),
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution:
- casting
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noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- Nidaros
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noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- abstain
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verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- robands
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noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- agarics
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noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- abacist
-
noun,
a person skilled in using an abacus.
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- indabas
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noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- tragion
-
noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- Isadora
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- dagobas
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noun,
a dome-shaped memorial alleged to contain relics of Buddha or a Buddhist saint; stupa; chaitya.
- sabaton
-
noun,
a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
-
- cording
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noun,
cord covered with yarns or fabric, used decoratively.
- trigons
-
noun,
a triangle.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- actings
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noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- actino-
-
- constr.
-
- cardias
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noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- corbans
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- tragics
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- sarangi
-
noun,
(in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- sandbag
-
noun,
a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
- cranio-
-
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cardio-
-
- carding
-
noun,
the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning.
- Andrias
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- airboat
-
noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- bogans
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- Bogart
-
noun,
a person who hogs or monopolizes something.
- doings
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Boring
-
noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- Borgia
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- dongas
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Sinbad
-
noun,
Sindbad the Sailor.
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- coring
-
noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- bingos
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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.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- corgis
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- congas
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- contd.
-
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- contr.
-
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- bating
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- sabora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- biogas
-
noun,
any gas fuel derived from the decay of organic matter, as the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of sewage, manure, garbage, or plant crops.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- sacro-
-
- boding
-
noun,
a foreboding; omen.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- boarts
-
noun,
bort.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- boards
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- coding
-
noun,
the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
- radio-
-
- dorsi-
-
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- bistro
-
noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- doting
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Caribs
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- cargos
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- Dacron
-
- dagoba
-
noun,
a dome-shaped memorial alleged to contain relics of Buddha or a Buddhist saint; stupa; chaitya.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Cantab
-
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- carbo-
-
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- carbon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Canad.
-
- cardi-
-
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- sarco-
-
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- brains
-
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.
- disco-
-
- braids
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- distr.
-
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- bragas
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- brands
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- bracts
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- dobras
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- scarab
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- broncs
-
noun,
bronco:
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Brogan
-
noun,
a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Broads
-
noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- Brandt
-
noun,
Willy [wil-ee;; German vil-ee] /ˈwɪl i;; German ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Karl Herbert Frahm) 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- scato-
-
- brings
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Briand
-
noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- brants
-
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.
- disbar
-
verb (used with object),
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- Bastia
-
noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- adsorb
-
verb (used with object),
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
- argons
-
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.
- Agadir
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- gonads
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- adagio
-
noun,
Music. an adagio movement or piece.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- tabors
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- organa
-
noun,
a plural of organon.
- trans.
-
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- tabard
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- Gibson
-
noun,
a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Asgard
-
noun,
the home of the Aesir and location of Valhalla and the palaces of the individual gods: connected with the earth by the rainbow bridge, Bifrost.
- orbits
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- actin-
-
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- nitro-
-
- astro-
-
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- agron.
-
- Angora
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- angio-
-
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- aniso-
-
- andro-
-
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- grinds
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- grano-
-
- tarso-
-
- Aragon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- Ibadan
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- iatro-
-
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- nocti-
-
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- agoras
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- agric.
-
- grand-
-
- grands
-
noun,
grand piano.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- grani-
-
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- indaba
-
noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- bandog
-
noun,
any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
- Banias
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- narco-
-
- Bangor
-
noun,
a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- abatis
-
noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- bandit
-
noun,
a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- astron
-
- Garand
-
noun,
John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
-
- intra-
-
- aboard
-
Idioms,
all aboard!, (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- barcas
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- Barsac
-
noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- rabats
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- barong
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Gabaon
-
noun,
Gibeon.
- Baroda
-
noun,
a former state in W India.
- gabion
-
noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- barit.
-
- Baring
-
noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- Bardot
-
noun,
Brigitte (Camille Javal) born 1934, French film actress and animal rights activist.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bancos
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- abroad
-
noun,
a foreign land or lands:
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- inorg.
-
- Strabo
-
noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- Gbaris
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- gastr-
-
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- tribo-
-
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- Gardas
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bagnio
-
noun,
a brothel.
- instr.
-
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Nadab
-
noun,
a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Indo-
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nitr-
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Dagan
-
noun,
the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Nabis
-
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- intr.
-
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Igbos
-
noun,
Ibo.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- incor
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Ibada
-
noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- noct-
-
- naso-
-
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- icons
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- incr.
-
- crit.
-
- inst.
-
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Iran.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- grabs
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- orig.
-
- Garbo
-
noun,
Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- ordn.
-
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- dist.
-
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- garbs
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- disc.
-
- 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.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- dribs
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Gabar
-
noun,
an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- drags
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- Gabor
-
noun,
Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- gains
-
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Ganda
-
noun,
Luganda.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Gaons
-
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.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- girds
-
noun,
a gibe.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- OBrit
-
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- darts
-
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- rings
-
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.
- obdt.
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Obad.
-
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- diag.
-
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Gobat
-
noun,
Albert [French al-ber] /French alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- dict.
-
- octa-
-
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- ation
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- bact.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- BAgSc
-
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Srta.
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- 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.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- Bigot
-
noun,
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- binds
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- 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.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- biog.
-
- biont
-
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- sito-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sino-
-
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- sing.
-
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Banda
-
noun,
a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baro-
-
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Bart.
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- basad
-
adverb,
toward the base.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Bogan
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- actg.
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- abstr
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trig.
-
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- 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.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- anis-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- anti-
-
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Arab.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tangs
-
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- angi-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- tonia
-
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- agro-
-
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- anat.
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- andr-
-
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- bands
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- Brig.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Brit.
-
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Cant.
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- scat-
-
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- sanit
-
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- sarc-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Scand
-
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Cong.
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cons.
-
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Const
-
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- cata-
-
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- cont.
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- contg
-
- bongs
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- bonds
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- 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.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- brags
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- 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.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- Braga
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- Scot.
-
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- carb-
-
- brads
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Card.
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Tob.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tion
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- NTSB
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- NTIA
-
- NRAB
-
- TODS
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NASD
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- tri-
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- TRIB
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- trid
-
- std.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tRNA
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Sab.
-
- tron
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- NACA
-
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NOAA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- NIRA
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NDAC
-
- NCAA
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sra.
-
- RIBA
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- OSRD
-
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- sci.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- stbd
-
- stg.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- str.
-
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Sig.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sgd.
-
- Soni
-
- 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).
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- scr.
-
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- rad.
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- obs.
-
- Rida
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Oct.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- 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.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- TDRS
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- RNAS
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- tab.
-
- SBIC
-
- org.
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- ord.
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- SATB
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Sat.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- rcd.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RdAc
-
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ont.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- dig.
-
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- Din.
-
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Dino
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dioc
-
- dia-
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dir.
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dis-
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dat.
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- BDSA
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- BASc
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- asgd
-
- 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.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- gars
-
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.
- asc-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gds.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- BAgr
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- atic
-
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- BRCS
-
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- gids
-
- cis-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- cit.
-
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- 1080
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Cdr.
-
- bot.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- BSOT
-
- BSNA
-
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- BSAA
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Can.
-
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- 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.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cog.
-
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bin-
-
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- Cort
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- crat
-
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- bor.
-
- 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.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- ARIS
-
- iana
-
- Ind.
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- 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.
- IADB
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- agit
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- IATA
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- agba
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- agst
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- ands
-
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Anas
-
- gro.
-
- gtd.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICAO
-
- gras
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- 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.
- iod-
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ISBN
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- iso-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- acad
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ign.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- ACDA
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- BSRT
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- Arg.
-
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gobs
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- 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.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gon-
-
- ano-
-
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- abt
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- tra
-
- ATA
-
- ard
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Sgt
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- SDR
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- SDI
-
- at.
-
- ASI
-
- SDA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ast
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Sta
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- asb
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- AIA
-
- ag-
-
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- BSD
-
- BSN
-
- an.
-
- ab-
-
- BSO
-
- sc.
-
- TSI
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- BSA
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- SCB
-
- ADB
-
- abn
-
- abd
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ScD
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Tro
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ARS
-
- Aar
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRT
-
- Ar.
-
- tr.
-
- aor
-
- ATB
-
- 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.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- TNB
-
- BCD
-
- 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.
- BCS
-
- BDA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Tng
-
- bi-
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- TBA
-
- TID
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- TCS
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- Tbi
-
- TBO
-
- TCA
-
- Sr.
-
- TBD
-
- ANC
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- TGN
-
- TIA
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AGC
-
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- St.
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- BST
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ATC
-
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- Bac
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- AIC
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Agt
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- AOA
-
- BNS
-
- Br.
-
- BSC
-
- STB
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- STI
-
- 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.
- Bn.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ISR
-
- Bt.
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oid
-
- oic
-
- ODT
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gr.
-
- GRB
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OTC
-
- OSD
-
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ONI
-
- NSC
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- RCS
-
- ca.
-
- OTS
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- GCA
-
- ONR
-
- GCD
-
- GCI
-
- GCR
-
- GCT
-
- GDR
-
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ons
-
- ob.
-
- NSA
-
- GCB
-
- IOT
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- NBS
-
- NBC
-
- NBA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ing
-
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ir.
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- NAD
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAA
-
- NCO
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- NGC
-
- NIA
-
- NRC
-
- Ia.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- GSA
-
- GSC
-
- GSR
-
- gt.
-
- GTC
-
- GTO
-
- GTS
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- NOC
-
- IAS
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- IDB
-
- gi.
-
- Rd.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ROG
-
- sd.
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- ROI
-
- CTA
-
- SRO
-
- ctg
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- DOA
-
- DSC
-
- DSO
-
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DAR
-
- So.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- CBS
-
- CBD
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- SAR
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CDT
-
- SAA
-
- CGI
-
- CGS
-
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CNO
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- CNS
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ist
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- do.
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RCA
-
- RBC
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Ga.
-
- DNA
-
- DNB
-
- DNR
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- DOB
-
- RCN
-
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- Doi
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Dr.
-
- DRG
-
- DSA
-
- DSR
-
- DST
-
- di.
-
- RBI
-
- RCT
-
- DBS
-
- RDA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- DCS
-
- RDC
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- RDS
-
- 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.
- DBA
-
- RGB
-
- 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.
- TD
-
- 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.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- CB
-
- T1
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- B-
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- NG
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- BO
-
- NI
-
- ND
-
- TG
-
- NC
-
- 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.
- NB
-
- RN
-
- G.
-
- t.
-
- TB
-
- RI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RC
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DB
-
- TC
-
- BG
-
- RO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OA
-
- OG
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- GB
-
- O.
-
- rg
-
- SN
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- TN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- D.
-
- DG
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- GN
-
- DN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- GD
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- GC
-
- IG
-
- R.
-
- BC
-