Anagrams of cartilaginous

Word cartilaginous has 2394 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of cartilaginous.

11 letter words you can make with cartilaginous

anticarious
adjective, preventing or retarding caries.
citronalis
noun, lemon verbena.
octangular
adjective, having eight angles.
caliginous
adjective, misty; dim; dark.
antisocial
noun, a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
ultrasonic
adjective, of, relating to, or utilizing ultrasound.
Alcoranist
noun, a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
coagulants
noun, a substance that produces or aids coagulation.
acinarious
adjective, covered with globose vesicles resembling grape seeds, as certain algae.
argonauts
noun, Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
insulator
noun, Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
scalation
noun, an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
Naucratis
noun, an ancient Greek city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
intaglios
noun, incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
rationals
noun, Mathematics. rational number.
liturgics
noun, the science or art of conducting public worship.
nostalgia
noun, a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time:
analogist
noun, a person who employs or argues from analogy.
satirical
adjective, of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire:
Louisiana
noun, a state in the S United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Capital: Baton Rouge. Abbreviation: LA (for use with zip code), La.
coagulant
noun, a substance that produces or aids coagulation.
Anglicist
noun, an authority on the English language or English literature.
tailoring
noun, the business or work of a tailor.
guaiacols
noun, a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
arcuation
noun, the state of being bent or curved.
rigatonis
noun, a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
ringtails
noun, any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
agonistic
adjective, combative; striving to overcome in argument.
sailoring
noun, the occupation or duties of a sailor.
Agincourt
noun, a village in N France, near Calais: victory of the English over the French 1415.
contrails
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
antisolar
adjective, (on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
Lusitania
noun, (italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
cilantros
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
nostalgic
adjective, experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
suctorial
adjective, adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
orgiastic
adjective, of, relating to, or having the nature of an orgy.
suctorian
noun, a suctorial animal.
sugarcoat
verb (used with object), to cover with sugar:
cantorial
adjective, of or relating to a cantor.
originals
noun, a primary form or type from which varieties are derived.
Castilian
noun, the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
calutrons
noun, a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
cast-iron
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.
isolating
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
ligations
noun, the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
causation
noun, the action of causing or producing.
auctorial
adjective, of, by, or pertaining to an author:
ringtail
noun, any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
routings
noun, the scheduling of the route or itinerary of people, freight, etc.
tragions
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
osculant
adjective, united by certain common characteristics.
ringsail
noun, ringtail (def 3).
Alcinous
noun, king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
orinasal
noun, an orinasal sound.
organist
noun, a person who plays the organ.
Croatian
noun, a Croat.
roasting
noun, a severely critical notice or review; pan.
original
noun, a primary form or type from which varieties are derived.
rigatoni
noun, a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
crotalin
noun, a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
Galician
noun, a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain.
otalgias
noun, earache.
aliasing
noun, a jagged, stairstep effect on curved or diagonal lines that are reproduced in low resolution, as on a computer printout or display.
Gastonia
noun, a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.
galactin
noun, prolactin.
rainouts
noun, a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
raincoat
noun, a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
ructions
noun, a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
railings
noun, a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
Austral.
rational
noun, Mathematics. rational number.
Anatolic
adjective, noun, Anatolian.
galacto-
curtains
noun, a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
also-ran
noun, Sports. (in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers. an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
curtails
noun, a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
gastrula
noun, a metazoan embryo in an early state of germ layer formation following the blastula stage, consisting of a cuplike body of two layers of cells, the ectoderm and endoderm, enclosing a central cavity, or archenteron, that opens to the outside by the blastopore: in most animals progressing to the formation of a third cell layer, the mesoderm.
tracings
noun, the act of a person or thing that traces.
curlings
noun, a game played on ice in which two teams of four players each compete in sliding large stones toward a mark in the center of a circle. Compare house (def 20).
outrings
verb (used with object), to outdo in ringing; ring louder than.
laotians
noun, a native or inhabitant of Laos.
Santiago
noun, a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
coursing
noun, the act of a person or thing that courses.
Carniola
noun, a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
Caulonia
noun, a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
Silurian
noun, Geology. the Silurian Period or System of rocks.
catalogs
noun, a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material:
surgical
adjective, pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
Sinclair
noun, Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
singular
noun, the singular number.
carousal
noun, a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry.
carotins
noun, carotene.
Carolina
noun, a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
Asturian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Asturias.
tailings
noun, the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
carlings
noun, a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
carinula
noun, a small carina.
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
snot-rag
noun, a handkerchief.
Stirling
noun, Also called Stirlingshire [stur-ling-sheer, -sher] /ˈstɜr lɪŋˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in central Scotland.
calutron
noun, a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
Starling
noun, a chunky, medium-sized European passerine bird, Sturnus vulgaris, of iridescent black plumage with seasonal speckles, that nests in colonies: introduced into North America.
auctions
noun, Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
Cagliari
noun, Paolo [pah-aw-law] /ˈpɑ ɔ lɔ/ (Show IPA), Veronese, Paolo.
cautions
noun, alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
cilantro
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
courlans
noun, the limpkin.
coatings
noun, a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
courants
noun, courante.
antilogs
noun, antilogarithm.
contrail
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
contagia
noun, the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus.
aoristic
adjective, Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
congrats
noun, interjection, congratulations.
colistin
noun, a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
arcanist
noun, a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
glucosan
noun, any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
coal-tar
noun, a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
gracilis
noun, a muscle in the inner side of the thigh, the action of which assists in drawing the legs inward and in bending the knee.
coal-gas
noun, a gas used for illuminating and heating, produced by distilling bituminous coal and consisting chiefly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.
Argonaut
noun, Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
clitoris
noun, the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
clarions
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
clarinos
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
clangors
noun, a loud, resonant sound; clang.
Clairton
noun, a city in SW Pennsylvania.
Clairaut
noun, Alexis Claude [a-lek-see klohd] /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1713–65, French mathematician.
Scouting
noun, an act or instance of reconnoitering; reconnaissance.
cislunar
adjective, of or relating to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
organics
noun, a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
Aurignac
noun, a village in S France: many prehistoric artifacts found in area.
glucosin
noun, any of a class of compounds, some of which are highly toxic, derived from reactions of glucose with ammonia.
agnostic
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.
Lusatian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
lacunars
noun, Architecture. a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit. coffer (def 4).
Granicus
noun, a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
tung-oil
noun, a yellow drying oil derived from the seeds of a tung tree, Aleurites fordii, used in varnishes, linoleum, etc.
linocuts
noun, a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
granolas
noun, a breakfast food consisting of rolled oats, brown sugar, nuts, dried fruit, etc., usually served with milk.
linguist
noun, a specialist in linguistics.
naturals
noun, any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
iris-out
noun, the gradual disappearance of an image or scene through a contracting circle.
nautical
adjective, of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:
notarial
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
Luristan
noun, a mountainous region in W Iran.
nocturia
noun, a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
ironical
adjective, pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
Ligurian
noun, an apparently Indo-European language used in ancient times along the NW coast of the Ligurian Sea.
nitrolic
adjective, of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
Guaranis
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.
Agricola
noun, Georgius [jawr-jee-uh s,, jee-awr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi əs,, dʒiˈɔr-/ (Show IPA), (Georg Bauer) 1494–1555, German historian, physician, and pioneer in mineralogy.
ligroins
noun, a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
guaiacol
noun, a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
ligation
noun, the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
Iscariot
noun, the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
actinias
noun, a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
guanacos
noun, a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
intarsia
noun, an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
intaglio
noun, incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
Ugaritic
noun, Also, Ugaritian [oo-guh-rish-uh n, yoo-] /ˌu gəˈrɪʃ ən, ˌyu-/ (Show IPA). the Semitic language of the Ugaritic people, related to Hebrew and Phoenician and written in a cuneiform alphabet having 30 characters.
logistic
noun, symbolic logic.
trigonal
adjective, of, relating to, or shaped like a triangle; having three angles; triangular.
oliguria
noun, scantiness of urine due to diminished secretion.
logician
noun, a person who is skilled in logic.
Agaricus
noun, any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, comprising the meadow mushrooms and a commercially grown species, A. brunnescens.
langosta
noun, spiny lobster.
Ignatius
noun, Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
languors
noun, lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
lunatics
noun, (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
agaricin
noun, an impure form of agaric acid: formerly used in medicine as an agent for stopping excessive perspiration.
gracious
adjective, pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
ocarinas
noun, a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
incisor
noun, any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
incrust
verb (used with object), to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
Signora
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
Liguria
noun, a region in NW Italy. 2099 sq. mi. (5435 sq. km).
Scutari
noun, Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
signior
noun, signor.
caution
noun, alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
ligroin
noun, a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
silicon
noun, a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
isation
louring
adjective, lowering.
ironist
noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
in-goal
noun, the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
satanic
adjective, of Satan.
insular
noun, an inhabitant of an island; islander.
Clarion
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
scaling
noun, the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
clarino
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
clarain
noun, the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
Logania
noun, any of several plants or shrubs of the genus Logania, native chiefly to Australia, having small white or pink flowers.
clangor
noun, a loud, resonant sound; clang.
sautoir
noun, a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
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.
Ciliata
noun, the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
linocut
noun, a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
citrins
noun, bioflavonoid.
citrals
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
cistron
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
saurian
noun, a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
closing
noun, the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
Linaria
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
scrinia
noun, a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
listing
noun, a list; record; catalog.
Sinaloa
noun, a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
cations
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Laotian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Laos.
lacunas
noun, a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
carinas
noun, Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
slating
noun, the act or work of covering something with slates.
canulas
noun, cannula.
canular
adjective, cannular.
latigos
noun, a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
lagunas
noun, a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
Sno-Cat
lasting
noun, a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
lariats
noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
soaring
noun, the sport of flying a sailplane.
caritas
noun, charity.
langsat
noun, an East Indian tree, Lansium domesticum, of the mahogany family.
languor
noun, lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
Caitlin
noun, a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
solaria
noun, a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
solatia
noun, something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
solicit
verb (used with object), to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
langurs
noun, any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
solunar
adjective, pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
sorting
noun, the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
Austro-
Austria
noun, a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
carious
adjective, having caries, as teeth; decayed.
Carling
noun, a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
lictors
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
carotin
noun, carotene.
catalog
noun, a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material:
Catalin
Sarcina
noun, any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
Liatris
noun, any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
casting
noun, the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
Italian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
Sinatra
noun, Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
italics
noun, Often, italics. italic type.
liaison
noun, the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
latrias
noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
Latinus
noun, the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
Carolus
noun, any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
Carlist
noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
latinos
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
sirloin
noun, the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
lacings
noun, the act of a person or thing that laces.
carnous
adjective, carnose.
lacinia
noun, Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
Laconia
noun, an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
Latinic
adjective, of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
Carlton
noun, Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
Carlson
noun, Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
Carlota
noun, 1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
lacunar
noun, Architecture. a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit. coffer (def 4).
Carlita
noun, a female given name.
coastal
adjective, of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
congius
noun, (in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
coating
noun, a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
galiots
noun, a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
gastrin
noun, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
gastric
adjective, pertaining to the stomach.
granita
noun, frozen flavored ice.
railing
noun, a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
granola
noun, a breakfast food consisting of rolled oats, brown sugar, nuts, dried fruit, etc., usually served with milk.
garlics
noun, a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
garcons
noun, (usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
rainout
noun, a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
nougats
noun, a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
raising
noun, a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
Gratian
noun, (Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
nutrias
noun, the coypu.
Galicia
noun, a region in E central Europe: a former crown land of Austria, included in S Poland after World War I, and now partly in Ukraine. About 30,500 sq. mi. (79,000 sq. km).
gratins
noun, au gratin.
galact-
Rantoul
noun, a city in E Illinois.
nostril
noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
ratings
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
Grotius
noun, Hugo (Huig de Groot) 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and statesman.
nitrous
adjective, pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
curtals
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
Nilotic
noun, a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
curtain
noun, a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
gastro-
ragouts
noun, French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
girasol
noun, an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
organic
noun, a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
Gnostic
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.
oilcans
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
gitalin
noun, a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
origans
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
go-cart
noun, a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
oculist
noun, ophthalmologist.
Goiania
noun, a city in and the capital of Goiás, in central Brazil, SW of Brasília.
girl-os
noun, a girl or young woman.
oculars
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
oscular
adjective, pertaining to an osculum.
raglans
noun, a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
Gournia
noun, a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
otalgia
noun, earache.
gracias
interjection, thank you.
outings
noun, a pleasure trip, excursion, picnic, or the like:
giaours
noun, an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
outrang
verb, simple past tense of outring.
outring
verb (used with object), to outdo in ringing; ring louder than.
ocarina
noun, a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
outsail
verb (used with object), to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
outsang
verb, simple past tense of outsing.
outsing
verb (used with object), to sing better than.
curtail
noun, a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
Lucania
noun, an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
consult
noun, a consultation.
cortina
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.
saguaro
noun, a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
lutings
noun, any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.
Sagunto
noun, a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
Lusatia
noun, a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
sailing
noun, the activity of a person or thing that sails.
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
iatrics
contra-
lunatic
noun, (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
constr.
rulings
noun, an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.
Conrail
noun, a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
Icarian
noun, an inhabitant of Icaria.
Ictinus
noun, flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
glorias
noun, Liturgy. Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Gloria Patri. the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
conatus
noun, an effort or striving.
salicin
noun, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
colitis
noun, inflammation of the colon.
sangria
noun, an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
Santali
noun, the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
sarangi
noun, (in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
iguanas
noun, a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
natural
noun, any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
Costain
noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
nilgais
noun, a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
Guarani
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.
curling
noun, a game played on ice in which two teams of four players each compete in sliding large stones toward a mark in the center of a circle. Compare house (def 20).
curiosa
plural noun, books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
guaiacs
noun, Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
Niigata
noun, a seaport on NW Honshu, in central Japan.
guanaco
noun, a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
rituals
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
Nicosia
noun, a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
crustal
adjective, of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
rousing
noun, a rousing.
Nicolai
noun, (Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
Croatia
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.
costing
noun, cost accounting.
routing
noun, the scheduling of the route or itinerary of people, freight, etc.
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
craniol
cranio-
cranial
adjective, of or relating to the cranium or skull.
ruction
noun, a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
Guarini
noun, Guarino [gwah-ree-naw] /gwɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1624–83, Italian architect.
courlan
noun, the limpkin.
courant
noun, courante.
cougars
noun, Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
Cotinga
noun, any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
ranulas
noun, a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
lanugos
noun, a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
toucans
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
Alarcon
noun, Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
Tournai
noun, a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
tincals
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
against
Idioms, over against, in contrast with:
aglucon
noun, an aglycon, especially one combined with glucose to form a glycoside.
uncoils
verb (used with or without object), to unwind from a coiled position.
Toscana
noun, Italian name of Tuscany.
actino-
acinous
adjective, consisting of acini.
unclogs
verb (used with object), to free of an obstruction or impediment:
Antigua
noun, one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
stoical
adjective, impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
Sultana
noun, a small, seedless raisin.
alinota
noun, the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
airings
noun, an exposure to the air, as for drying.
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
torulas
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
tilings
noun, the operation of covering with tiles.
asocial
adjective, not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
agnails
noun, hangnail.
suiting
noun, fabric for making suits.
turacos
noun, touraco.
arnicas
noun, any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
actings
noun, the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
tracing
noun, the act of a person or thing that traces.
tiglons
noun, the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
actinal
adjective, having tentacles or rays.
astrol.
trigons
noun, a triangle.
strigil
noun, an instrument with a curved blade, used especially by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin at the bath and in the gymnasium.
suction
noun, the act, process, or condition of sucking.
Tunisia
noun, a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
aristo-
tragics
noun, the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
uncials
noun, an uncial letter.
Acrilan
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.
Actinia
noun, a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
tragion
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
talions
noun, lex talionis.
angoras
noun, Angora cat.
uranias
noun, uranium dioxide.
agoutis
noun, any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane.
Stagira
noun, an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
artisan
noun, a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
tsarina
noun, czarina.
surcoat
noun, a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
Alastor
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
Aorangi
noun, Cook, Mount.
agarics
noun, any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
tailing
noun, the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
Alcoran
noun, Alkoran.
transl.
anurias
noun, the absence or suppression of urine.
urinals
noun, a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
Anglist
noun, Anglicist.
Aruntas
noun, Aranda.
Argolis
noun, an ancient district in SE Greece.
angular
adjective, having an angle or angles.
antilog
noun, antilogarithm.
antiars
noun, the upas tree.
Artigas
noun, José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
Aaronic
adjective, of or relating to Aaron.
Troilus
noun, a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
atonics
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
agnosia
noun, partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
Sungari
noun, Songhua.
Asiatic
noun, an Asian person.
analogs
noun, analogue.
auction
noun, Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
uracils
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
Tarasco
noun, Tarascan.
Stalino
noun, a former name of Donetsk.
Uralian
adjective, of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
agonist
noun, a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
Gloria
noun, Liturgy. Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Gloria Patri. the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
gluons
noun, an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
orangs
noun, orangutan.
gloats
noun, an act or feeling of gloating.
Alaric
noun, a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
glouts
verb (used without object), to scowl or frown.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
glints
noun, a tiny, quick flash of light.
organa
noun, a plural of organon.
aurist
noun, a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
gnarls
noun, a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
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.
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.
gratin
noun, au gratin.
ailing
adjective, sickly; unwell.
gratis
adverb, without charge or payment; free:
nougat
noun, a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
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.
Tsonga
noun, a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
Granta
noun, Cam.
Tucana
noun, the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
groans
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
groats
noun, hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
groins
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
Tucson
noun, a city in S Arizona: health resort.
Grants
noun, a town in W New Mexico.
grano-
oilcan
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
trigon
noun, a triangle.
trigos
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
ocular
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
gorals
noun, a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
Gosala
noun, died c484 b.c, Indian religious leader: founder of the Ajivaka sect.
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
aiolis
noun, a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
airing
noun, an exposure to the air, as for drying.
grails
noun, (usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
grains
noun, an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
nutria
noun, the coypu.
grani-
Glarus
noun, a canton in E central Switzerland. 264 sq. mi. (684 sq. km).
aligns
verb (used with object), to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
trans.
galiot
noun, a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
Rascal
noun, a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
ranula
noun, a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
analog
noun, analogue.
Galati
noun, a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
Altona
noun, a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
Galion
noun, a city in N central Ohio.
Galton
noun, Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
ratals
noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
raisin
noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
torula
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
Altair
noun, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
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.
garlic
noun, a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
gainst
preposition, against.
ratans
noun, rattan.
gaslit
noun, light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
angio-
riatas
noun, a lariat.
curios
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
Anglic
noun, the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
Anglia
noun, Latin name of England.
toluic
adjective, of or derived from toluic acid.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
Tongas
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
rating
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
curtal
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
Curtin
noun, John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
Curtis
noun, Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
Anatol
noun, a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
cut-in
noun, Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
Gascon
noun, a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
Ragusa
noun, a province in SE Italy.
glairs
noun, the white of an egg.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Gilson
noun, Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
Alicia
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
tragus
noun, a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
algins
noun, any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
girl-o
noun, a girl or young woman.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
Girtin
noun, Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
Outing
noun, a pleasure trip, excursion, picnic, or the like:
Alcuin
noun, (Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
origin
noun, something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
gisant
noun, a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
origan
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
tra-la
noun, nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
glacis
noun, a gentle slope.
outgas
verb (used with object), to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
Tuinal
Gaston
noun, a male given name.
Raglan
noun, a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
Alston
noun, a male given name.
gastr-
toucan
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
aloins
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
ragout
noun, French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
gators
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
giaour
noun, an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
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.
racial
adjective, of or relating to the social construct of race:
alogia
noun, aphasia.
Alnico
noun, a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
tragic
noun, the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
Alison
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
outran
verb, simple past tense of outrun.
noctis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
tungos
noun, rat-kangaroo.
nocti-
uncoil
verb (used with or without object), to unwind from a coiled position.
ironic
adjective, using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
unclog
verb (used with object), to free of an obstruction or impediment:
ligno-
ligni-
Isaian
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
isatin
noun, a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
acious
uncial
noun, an uncial letter.
ligans
noun, lagan.
acinus
noun, Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
lictor
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
Istria
noun, a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
Acarus
noun, a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
linacs
noun, linear accelerator.
lingua
noun, the tongue or a part like a tongue.
Italia
noun, Italian name of Italy.
intra-
insula
noun, a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
insult
noun, an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
ultra-
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
logans
noun, pokelogan.
intro.
ultras
noun, an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
intros
noun, an introduction.
locust
noun, Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
Locris
noun, either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
ionics
noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
acting
noun, the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
actin-
liangs
noun, a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
ungirt
adjective, having a girdle loosened or removed.
instil
verb (used with object), instill.
lascar
noun, an East Indian sailor.
lagans
noun, anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
latigo
noun, a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
Laguna
noun, a bay, inlet, or other narrow or shallow body of water (often used in placenames).
uranic
adjective, of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
urano-
lasing
noun, the generation of coherent light by a laser.
lariat
noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
Urania
noun, uranium dioxide.
largos
noun, a largo movement.
urials
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
lanais
noun, a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
urinal
noun, a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
urino-
langur
noun, any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
Uticas
noun, an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
Latina
noun, a woman of Latin-American descent.
Uralic
noun, a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
Italic
noun, Often, italics. italic type.
latria
noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
Itasca
noun, Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
lianas
noun, any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
itious
lauric
adjective, of or derived from lauric acid.
lauras
noun, a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
lauans
noun, Philippine mahogany.
Latona
noun, the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
lacuna
noun, a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
unrigs
verb (used with object), to strip of rigging, as a ship.
latins
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
lacing
noun, the act of a person or thing that laces.
uracil
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
aaliis
noun, a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
lacto-
instr.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
grouts
noun, a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
natals
noun, a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
rictus
noun, the gape of the mouth of a bird.
Tunica
noun, a tunic.
Guiana
noun, a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
guilts
noun, the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
agnail
noun, hangnail.
guitar
noun, a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
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.
Nicias
noun, died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
NASCAR
noun, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
narial
adjective, of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
narcos
noun, narc.
narco-
Guston
noun, Philip, 1912–80, U.S. abstract expressionist painter, born in Canada.
nagual
noun, a guardian spirit among Mexican and Central American Indians, believed to reside in an animal.
agonal
adjective, of, relating to, or symptomatic of agony, especially paroxysmal distress, as the death throes.
agonic
adjective, not forming an angle.
luting
noun, any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.
Agrius
noun, one of the Gigantes.
agron.
grunts
noun, a sound of grunting.
nitro-
nitric
adjective, containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
G-suit
noun, anti-G suit.
Nistru
noun, Romanian name of Dniester.
agric.
guanos
noun, a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
nilgai
noun, a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
guacos
noun, a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
guaiac
noun, Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
Guaira
noun, La Guaira.
agouti
noun, any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane.
agouta
noun, the Haitian solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus.
agoras
noun, a popular political assembly.
Nagari
noun, a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
aglint
adjective, displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
instal
verb (used with object), install.
incurs
verb (used with object), to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
Loring
noun, a male given name.
incogs
adjective, adverb, noun, incognita or incognito.
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
actual
adjective, existing in act or fact; real:
incult
adjective, wild; rude; unrefined.
lorans
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
Ilorin
noun, a town in W central Nigeria.
Ugrian
noun, a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
ingots
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
longi-
inlaut
noun, medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
inorg.
logins
noun, the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
insoul
verb (used with object), ensoul.
losing
noun, losings, losses.
Ugarit
noun, an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: destroyed by an earthquake early in the 13th century b.c.; excavations have yielded tablets written in cuneiform and hieroglyphic script that reveal important information on Canaanite mythology.
turaco
noun, touraco.
Turing
noun, Alan Mathison [math-uh-suh n] /ˈmæθ ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.
Lurcat
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
lungis
noun, a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
iatric
adjective, of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
iatro-
turco-
Icaria
noun, Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
Icarus
noun, Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
Tuscan
noun, the standard literary form of the Italian language.
lunars
noun, a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
icings
noun, a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
turion
noun, a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
Lucias
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
Lucian
noun, a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
iguana
noun, a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
agaric
noun, any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
ricins
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
Altaic
noun, the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
Anglo-
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
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.
scalar
noun, Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude. Compare vector (def 1a).
clints
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
Anglos
noun, a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
clino-
clings
noun, the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
claros
noun, such a cigar.
scato-
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
arguta
noun, the green, smooth-skinned, edible fruit of an Asian vine, Actinidia arguta.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
clangs
noun, a clanging sound.
Citrus
noun, any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
Cloris
noun, a male or female given name.
Arista
noun, Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
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.
citrin
noun, bioflavonoid.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
citral
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
arnica
noun, any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
Signac
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
signal
noun, anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
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.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
Arunta
noun, Aranda.
clonus
noun, a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
argols
noun, a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
silica
noun, the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
lanugo
noun, a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
Salian
noun, a Salian Frank.
tauro-
tarso-
Salina
noun, a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
Aragon
noun, Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
tarsia
noun, intarsia.
colins
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
salugi
noun, a gamelike prank in which a youth grabs something belonging to another and throws it to a third, preventing the owner from retrieving it as it is tossed back and forth.
sancta
noun, a sacred or holy place.
tarsal
noun, a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
coitus
noun, sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
sacral
adjective, of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
Santal
noun, sandalwood.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
Saturn
noun, an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
Tarlac
noun, a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
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.
argali
noun, a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
sarco-
argals
noun, argol.
coalas
noun, koala.
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.
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.
argils
noun, clay, especially potter's clay.
tangos
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
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.
clouts
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
causal
adjective, of, constituting, or implying a cause.
taigas
noun, the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
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.
Calais
noun, the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
cargos
noun, the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
carats
noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
slogan
noun, a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
canula
noun, cannula.
cantus
noun, cantus firmus.
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
atonal
adjective, of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
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.
cantar
noun, a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
Cantal
noun, a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
stingo
noun, strong beer.
calgon
social
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
Carina
noun, Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
Stalin
noun, Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
stalag
noun, a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
soling
noun, pitching.
Caguas
noun, a city in E central Puerto Rico.
sonata
noun, a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
Sontag
noun, Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
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).
Stacia
noun, a female given name.
soucar
noun, a Hindu banker.
Auriga
noun, the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.
Auriol
noun, Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
austr-
Austin
noun, Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
Carian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Caria.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Catlin
noun, George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Catano
noun, a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
casual
noun, a worker employed only irregularly.
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.
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.
sunlit
adjective, lighted by the sun.
Caslon
noun, William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
casita
noun, a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
casino
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
casing
noun, a case or covering; housing.
aslant
adverb, at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
Caruso
noun, Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
sultan
noun, the sovereign of an Islamic country.
string
noun, a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
asonia
noun, tone deafness.
suitor
noun, a man who courts or woos a woman.
Carola
noun, a female given name, form of Carol.
Siouan
noun, an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
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.
astral
adjective, pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
carnal
adjective, pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
astro-
sit-in
noun, any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
astron
Carlos
noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
strung
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:
situla
noun, a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
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.
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:
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
costal
adjective, Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
coulis
noun, a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
tiling
noun, the operation of covering with tiles.
cougar
noun, Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
cotula
noun, (in prescriptions) a measure.
Tigris
noun, a river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab. 1150 miles (1850 km) long.
ruling
noun, an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.
antiar
noun, the upas tree.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
cosign
verb (used with or without object), to sign as a cosigner.
tincal
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
Coruna
noun, La Coruña.
rustic
noun, a country person.
Rustin
noun, Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
Ruston
noun, a city in N Louisiana.
rutins
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
coring
noun, the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
sacro-
corgis
noun, Welsh corgi.
counts
noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
courts
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
tiglon
noun, the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Angola
noun, a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Capital: Luanda.
Culion
noun, an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
Toluca
noun, a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
Angora
noun, Angora cat.
rising
noun, the act of a person or thing that rises.
ritual
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
Cronus
noun, a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
Cousin
noun, Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
aniso-
Tocsin
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
anlaut
noun, initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
Crania
noun, the skull of a vertebrate.
ruanas
noun, a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
craals
noun, kraal.
coutil
noun, a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
corals
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
coigns
noun, verb (used with object), quoin.
Saigon
noun, former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
ticals
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
anuria
noun, the absence or suppression of urine.
Ticino
noun, a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
contr.
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
Antlia
noun, Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
consul
noun, an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
tiaras
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
tiglic
adjective, of or derived from tiglic acid.
Linus
noun, Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
Linos
noun, linoleum.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
tonus
noun, a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
togas
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
lings
noun, an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
ling.
lingo
noun, the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
lign-
ratan
noun, rattan.
slain
noun, sley.
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
ratal
noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
orans
noun, orant.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
UNCIO
sito-
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
linac
noun, linear accelerator.
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
stung
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
uncia
noun, a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
Sugar
noun, a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
ranis
noun, ranee.
sural
adjective, of or relating to the calf of the leg.
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).
routs
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
login
noun, the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
logis
noun, a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
ulans
noun, uhlan.
Ugric
noun, a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.
longa
noun, the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
Srta.
Surat
noun, a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
trig.
ulnas
noun, Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
Orang
noun, orangutan.
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.
locus
noun, a place; locality.
suint
noun, the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
Logan
noun, pokelogan.
roust
verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
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.
salon
noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
sing.
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
logia
noun, a plural of logion.
logic
noun, the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
torii
noun, (in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
Sino-
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
trial
noun, Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
slang
noun, very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
stour
noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
uran-
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Latin
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
Salic
adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
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.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
Larsa
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
Tonga
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
Laoag
noun, a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
Soult
noun, Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
ricin
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
Utica
noun, an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
USLTA
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.
salat
noun, prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
sruti
noun, the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
riata
noun, a lariat.
Largo
noun, a largo movement.
Orcus
noun, the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
Urial
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
solan
noun, a gannet.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
uncos
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
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.
liang
noun, a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
sluit
noun, (in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
licit
adjective, legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
Sligo
noun, a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
ligan
noun, lagan.
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
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.
Unit.
slung
noun, a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
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).
tonia
stang
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
until
conjunction, up to the time that or when; till:
sting
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
snout
noun, the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
lauan
noun, Philippine mahogany.
Liana
noun, any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
Laura
noun, a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
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.
unrig
verb (used with object), to strip of rigging, as a ship.
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
Longs
ruana
noun, a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
surg.
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
Sault
noun, a waterfall or rapid.
nitr-
rutin
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
sauna
noun, a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
sanit
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Tanga
noun, either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
talus
noun, the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
Tunas
noun, any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
tungo
noun, rat-kangaroo.
octa-
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
runts
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
runic
adjective, consisting of or set down in runes:
Tulsa
noun, a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
ocul-
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
natl.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
scion
noun, a descendant.
orig.
naut.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Sango
noun, a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
tunic
noun, Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
octan
noun, an octan fever.
scat-
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
Santa
noun, Santa Claus.
Otaru
noun, a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
talcs
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
sarc-
trugs
noun, a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
Tarai
noun, Terai.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Tsana
noun, Lake. Tana, Lake.
nuci-
nurls
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
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.
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.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Notus
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
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.
Ocala
noun, a city in central Florida.
noct-
tango
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
Satan
noun, the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
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.
Nogai
noun, a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
sargo
noun, a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
sagan
noun, Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
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.
trogs
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
tangs
Natal
noun, a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
naso-
LORAN
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
Louis
noun, louis d'or.
Lugar
noun, Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
signa
verb, (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
Lucia
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
Salta
noun, a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
trigo
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
tiara
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
Lucas
noun, George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
olig-
Lucan
noun, (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
louts
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
lours
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
triga
noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
raias
noun, rayah.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
Lotus
noun, a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
Luing
noun, one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
Sinai
noun, Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
sutra
noun, Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
saiga
noun, a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
Torun
noun, a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
torus
noun, Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
lotic
adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
Tagus
noun, a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
uglis
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
taiga
noun, the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
sigil
noun, a seal or signet.
tious
Talca
noun, a city in central Chile.
naira
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
Luton
noun, a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
ragis
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
scour
noun, the act of scouring.
nails
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
Taira
noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
TUNIS
noun, a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
talas
noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
ragas
noun, one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Scot.
nasal
noun, Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
Nasca
adjective, Nazca.
trigs
noun, trigonometry.
Tours
noun, a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
lunar
noun, a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
Tinia
noun, the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
scuta
noun, plural of scutum.
tings
noun, a tinging sound.
scrog
noun, any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
lunas
noun, the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
Turin
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
scrag
noun, a lean or scrawny person or animal.
ruins
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
orial
lungi
noun, a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
Scout
noun, a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
lungs
noun, either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
lunts
noun, a match; the flame used to light a fire.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
lansa
noun, langsat.
ation
aulos
noun, an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
Aulis
noun, a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
aulic
adjective, of or relating to a royal court.
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.
Grana
noun, (in prescriptions) plural of granum.
grans
noun, grandmother.
Grant
noun, something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
ATLAS
noun, a bound collection of maps.
Asura
noun, (in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
Auric
adjective, of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
grins
noun, a broad smile.
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.
astr.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
grist
noun, grain to be ground.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
groan
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
Crius
noun, a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
Aural
adjective, of or relating to an aura.
grain
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
groin
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
canal
noun, an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
gluts
noun, a full supply.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
gnarl
noun, a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
gnars
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
Cant.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
Caius
noun, Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
Grail
noun, (usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Goias
noun, a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
goral
noun, a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
auto.
gotra
noun, a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
gouts
noun, an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
Aust.
groat
noun, a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
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.
glout
verb (used without object), to scowl or frown.
arcus
noun, a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
Argos
noun, an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
guiro
noun, a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
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.
argol
noun, a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
gulas
noun, Zoology. the upper part of the throat or gullet. the front or forward part of the neck.
argil
noun, clay, especially potter's clay.
argal
noun, argol.
Gunas
noun, (in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
gusto
noun, hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general: Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
Guin.
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.
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.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
anti-
antas
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Ansar
noun, the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
anoia
noun, extreme mental deficiency.
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.
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:
guilt
noun, the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
grots
noun, a grotto.
grout
noun, a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
asco-
ASCII
noun, a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
grunt
noun, a sound of grunting.
artal
noun, plural of rotl.
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.
Arius
noun, died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
guaco
noun, a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
Argus
noun, Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
guano
noun, a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
guans
noun, a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
guar.
Arica
noun, a seaport in N Chile.
arias
noun, an air or melody.
arian
noun, an adherent of Arianism.
guars
noun, a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
Guat.
gluon
noun, an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
gloat
noun, an act or feeling of gloating.
anis-
coign
noun, verb (used with object), quoin.
Colas
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
cunts
noun, the vulva or vagina.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Curia
noun, one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
curio
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
curls
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
coils
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
curns
noun, a grain.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
colat
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.
curst
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
coals
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
cutin
noun, a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
cutis
noun, the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
coala
noun, koala.
clung
noun, the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
clout
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
Cunas
noun, a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
Colin
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
clots
noun, a mass or lump.
cornu
noun, a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
Craig
noun, Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
craal
noun, kraal.
Court
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
Count
noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
crust
noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
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.
Cong.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
corgi
noun, Welsh corgi.
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
CONUS
noun, the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
contg
cont.
Const
Cons.
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.
gains
gaits
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
glint
noun, a tiny, quick flash of light.
girns
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
cauls
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
cata-
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
gilts
noun, the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
carns
noun, cairn.
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Carla
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
giant
noun, (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
giros
noun, autogiro.
Caria
noun, an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
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.
cargo
noun, the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
carat
noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
glair
noun, the white of an egg.
glans
noun, the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
Caras
noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
glias
noun, neuroglia.
caus.
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.
Gaius
noun, a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
clans
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
galas
noun, a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
Clint
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
cling
noun, the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
gaols
noun, a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
clast
noun, a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
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.
garni
adjective, garnished.
claro
noun, such a cigar.
Clara
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
clang
noun, a clanging sound.
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.
gator
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
Gatun
noun, a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
gauls
noun, an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
Gaunt
noun, John of, John of Gaunt.
gaurs
noun, a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
cilia
plural noun, Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
g-cal
Anita
noun, a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
Asian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
crit.
Alas.
algia
Algar
noun, a male given name.
Alcor
intr.
Inuit
noun, a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
Alcon
noun, a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
Ionia
noun, an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
insol
Alans
noun, a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
alani
plural noun, a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
Ionic
noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
airts
noun, a direction.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
agura
noun, agora2 .
inst.
algin
noun, any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
agro-
incor
along
Idioms, all along, all the time; throughout:
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
Alogi
noun, a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
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.
incl.
incog
adjective, adverb, noun, incognita or incognito.
incr.
algo-
incur
verb (used with object), to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
incus
noun, Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals. Compare malleus, stapes.
ingot
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
init.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
align
verb (used with object), to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
alias
noun, a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
Iran.
Irgun
noun, a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
Inari
noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
aalii
noun, a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
Aaron
noun, the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
Aalto
noun, Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
lact-
Aalst
noun, Flemish name of Alost.
lagan
noun, anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
Lagos
noun, a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
laics
noun, one of the laity.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Laing
noun, R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
Laius
noun, a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
Lanai
noun, a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
lanas
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
lang.
30-30
acari
noun, plural of acarus.
acro-
Irina
noun, a female given name.
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.
agora
noun, a popular political assembly.
agist
verb (used with object), to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
agios
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
Isaac
noun, a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
Isiac
adjective, of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
istic
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
actos
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
Ital.
ition
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
Actis
noun, a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
actg.
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
aioli
noun, a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
Angl.
Altus
noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
alti-
alto-
Ilion
noun, Greek name of ancient Troy.
ilio-
Iglau
noun, Jihlava.
angor
noun, extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
icons
angi-
anal.
angst
noun, a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
icing
noun, a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
anat.
Angus
noun, Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
ician
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.
altar
noun, an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
Iliac
adjective, of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
Altai
noun, a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
Alta.
ictus
noun, Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
Tura
noun, Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
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.
ulto
Saul
noun, the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
clou
noun, a major point of interest or attention.
CLOS
noun, a walled vineyard.
Sig.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
saur
clog
noun, anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
scag
noun, heroin.
sign
noun, a token; indication.
agin
preposition, against; opposed to.
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.
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
Acta
plural noun, official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
ANTA
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Sat.
Cnut
noun, Canute.
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
acr-
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.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
tuns
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
unco
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
ACLU
clit
noun, clitoris.
ANTU
sial
noun, the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
ugli
cir.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
agas
noun, a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
cis-
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
scr.
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
cit.
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.
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.
scut
noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
agal
noun, (among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
taur
agio
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
clar
Acus
noun, Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
scil
sci.
arca
noun, a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Ulan
noun, uhlan.
anus
noun, the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
CIGS
noun, a cigarette.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
ulna
noun, Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
ACLS
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
USGA
USIA
Tiro
noun, tyro.
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.
Lani
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
1080
SAGA
noun, a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
USNA
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.
sago
noun, a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
USCG
USCA
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cor.
Cort
Rust
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
tola
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
ruin
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
toga
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
crat
Crag
noun, a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
Utas
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
USTC
ruga
noun, Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
ano-
Rus.
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.
rung
noun, one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
USRC
runs
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
runt
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
sail
noun, an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
USAR
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
ant.
ansa
noun, Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
Ting
noun, a tinging sound.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
ANSI
unto
preposition, to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
tion
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
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.
SARA
noun, a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
cog.
ungt
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Col.
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
uro-
Con.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
sala
noun, a large hall, living room, or reception room.
uric
adjective, of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
uria
COLT
noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
Sang
noun, the act or performance of singing.
cols
noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
SALT
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
Coln
noun, former German name of Cologne.
Urga
noun, former name of Ulan Bator.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
Ural
noun, a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
uni-
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
agit
stg.
aunt
noun, the sister of one's father or mother.
Alg.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Aug.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
AURA
noun, a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
ator
stlg
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
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.
aur-
Stag
noun, an adult male deer.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
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.
Alar
adjective, pertaining to or having wings; alary.
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.
aut-
Soul
noun, the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
Anas
tri-
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
Sra.
Aus.
Alco
Tana
noun, thana.
Atli
noun, Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
Aria
noun, an air or melody.
Soni
Taal
noun, Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
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).
ARIS
alt.
Tour
noun, a traveling around from place to place.
Surt
noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
Toul
noun, a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
asc-
Asat
noun, (in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons. Compare sat2 (def 1).
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Tala
noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
sur-
str.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
atic
atar
noun, attar (def 1).
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.
stun
noun, the act of stunning.
Alis
Asur
noun, Assur.
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
talc
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
sugi
noun, Japan cedar.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
suit
noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
Sung
noun, a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
Song
noun, a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
tugs
noun, an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
slag
noun, Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
Arg.
Tara
noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
Tula
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
tuis
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
slat
noun, a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
tuna
noun, any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
agst
SLIC
tong
noun, tongs.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
tsar
noun, czar.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
situ
noun, in situ.
Agra
noun, a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
art.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
caul
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
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.
Agni
noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
cat.
Casa
noun, a house.
Carn
noun, cairn.
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.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
agr.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
trug
noun, a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
soln
Cal.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Cana
noun, an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
Can.
snug
noun, British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
snog
verb (used without object), to kiss and cuddle.
Sol.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
Ala.
Alai
noun, a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
Alan
noun, a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
AISI
tron
trog
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
Cara
noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
Ainu
noun, a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
slog
noun, a long, tiring walk or march.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
slug
noun, any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
tRNA
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
slur
noun, a slurred utterance or sound.
airt
noun, a direction.
slut
noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
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.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
togs
noun, a coat.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
rout
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
Olga
noun, Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
goas
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
oils
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
litu
noun, a plural of litas.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
lits
noun, litas.
lit.
goal
noun, the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
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.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
LIST
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Ont.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
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 = .
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
int.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
Oct.
gout
noun, an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
ins.
intl
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
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.
gon-
Logi
noun, a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
log-
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
onus
noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
INRI
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
gilt
noun, the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
ious
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
lino
noun, linoleum.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
oust
verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
out-
gils
noun, a male given name, form of Gilbert.
Gila
noun, a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
Iris
noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
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.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
Gina
noun, a female given name.
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.
nail
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
gnar
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
glia
noun, neuroglia.
Gino
noun, a male given name.
gist
noun, the main or essential part of a matter:
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.
giro
noun, autogiro.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
girn
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
girl
noun, a female child, from birth to full growth.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
outs
noun, a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
Grus
noun, the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
Lust
noun, intense sexual desire or appetite.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
NIRA
Iago
noun, the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
nisi
adjective, not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
iana
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NCAA
Lunt
noun, a match; the flame used to light a fire.
Iasi
noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
IATA
lung
noun, either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
NOAA
grot
noun, a grotto.
guan
noun, a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
NACA
ical
NASA
noun, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
guts
noun, the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Naos
noun, a temple.
Nara
noun, a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
gust
noun, a sudden, strong blast of wind.
guna
noun, (in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
guls
noun, a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Gula
noun, Zoology. the upper part of the throat or gullet. the front or forward part of the neck.
Naga
noun, a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
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.
Gros
noun, Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
nogs
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
loun
noun, loon2 .
nous
noun, Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
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.
NTIA
lout
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
lour
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
nurl
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
Gran
noun, grandmother.
gras
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
Inc.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
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.
Ilia
noun, the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
grin
noun, a broad smile.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
Lugo
noun, a city in NW Spain.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
Nor.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
ICAO
Luna
noun, the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
lugs
noun, an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
gro.
nos-
Grit
noun, abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
Gris
noun, Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
ign.
not-
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
lin.
org.
Riis
noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
curs
noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
Curt
noun, a male given name, form of Curtis.
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
itol
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
RONA
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
Lana
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
ctr.
gait
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
rasa
noun, (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
crut
noun, crud (def 1).
crus
noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
Gal.
Gala
noun, a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
curn
noun, a grain.
curl
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
rang
noun, a boomerang.
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.
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.
cts.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
lags
noun, a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
Lat.
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.
RNAS
lacs
noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
cult
noun, a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
Cuna
noun, a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
cur.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
laic
noun, one of the laity.
lasa
noun, Lhasa.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
RIIA
Rigi
noun, a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
cunt
noun, the vulva or vagina.
Riga
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
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.
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
Rani
noun, ranee.
Gail
noun, a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
itis
ragi
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
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.
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.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
Raia
noun, rayah.
gast
verb (used with object), to terrify or frighten.
gata
noun, the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
gats
noun, a pistol or revolver.
Gaul
noun, an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
raga
noun, one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
gaur
noun, a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
iso-
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Isin
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Isai
noun, Jesse.
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).
Roti
noun, roast.
rit.
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.
gals
noun, a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
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.
gaol
noun, a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
LUG
noun, an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
an.
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
TIA
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.
TGN
USN
Uta
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
ics
tlr
Ar.
NAA
ITU
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
UTC
AUC
TCS
uti
TCA
NUT
noun, a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
il-
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.
ANG
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
al.
aor
tog
noun, a coat.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
ial
ANU
noun, a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
IAS
USO
USC
Luo
noun, a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
USR
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
NCO
Tiu
noun, an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
Ia.
Tng
io-
ac-
AOA
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
urn
noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ag-
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
tlo
AIA
NAG
noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
TLC
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
TSI
UIT
AIC
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Lir
noun, Ler.
ITA
ITC
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ult
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.
IOT
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Tro
lg.
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.
LCT
ior
IOU
Tu.
Una
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
USA
ISA
ago
adverb, in past time; in the past:
IRO
IRL
AGC
Isl
UAR
IRC
UCR
Agt
tun
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
Ir.
ISR
AGS
adjective, noun, agriculture:
tui
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
tug
noun, an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
aga
noun, a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
ist
LCI
unc
ANC
ILO
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
IRS
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
LAC
noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
ina
noun, a female given name.
in.
Lou
noun, a male given name, form of Louis.
ILS
ur-
tr.
LSC
LSI
LST
LTA
ALU
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ltr
lag
noun, a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
Aar
tra
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.
La.
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ACS
LCA
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
LNG
LOC
IUS
ALC
uns
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 = .
IOC
ung
Lt.
AAU
UNO
AAS
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
LON
ing
AOU
uts
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
TAU
noun, the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
CIA
OTA
GIN
noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
OTS
oui
adverb, noun, yes.
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
Gil
noun, a male given name, form of Gilbert.
CGI
CGS
GCT
ot-
GCR
cig
noun, a cigarette.
GCI
GCA
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).
Sgt
RCS
rag
noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
Gat
noun, a pistol or revolver.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
GAS
noun, Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
GAO
noun, a city in E Mali.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
cl.
CAA
CAI
OIr
OIt
Ola
OLG
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
Goa
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
SNU
ONI
SLA
ONR
ARA
noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
GNU
noun, either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
SLR
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
CAR
noun, an automobile.
gl.
git
noun, British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
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.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
CLI
GAN
noun, cotton gin.
cs.
CSO
SAG
noun, an act or instance of sagging.
CST
CSR
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
SAA
SRO
So.
ROG
rut
noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
ROI
COS
noun, romaine.
ROA
CSA
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
run
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
cru
noun, (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
rug
noun, a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design. Compare carpet.
CRT
RTS
rt.
RSA
Rs.
CTA
RNA
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
Ga.
sc.
Clo
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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.
CLR
CLU
CNO
CNS
gi.
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.
Cut
noun, the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
ctg
RCA
RCN
RCT
SAR
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
rig
noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
Cui
noun, César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
Sal
noun, salt1 .
ctn
plural, carton.
ct.
ons
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
ASI
ARU
GSR
ASA
noun, a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
GSC
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
GSA
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:
CRS
NOC
oic
gt.
SUN
noun, (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
ASN
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ASR
ast
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
SUG
ASU
Stu
noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
ARS
ATA
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Gut
noun, the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
GUS
noun, a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
Gur
noun, a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
Gun
noun, a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
gul
noun, a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
GUI
noun, graphical user interface.
GTC
NGC
NGO
noun, 1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
NIA
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
NIG
verb (used with object), nidge.
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
TAL
GTS
GTO
NRC
at.
nog
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
Sta
Sr.
NUS
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
STI
sot
noun, a drunkard.
St.
OCS
AUA
Oc.
OCR
OSA
got
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
OTC
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Gr.
ATC
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAS
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
OAU
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
STL
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
cr.
Gor
interjection, (used as a mild oath.)
NSA
ca.
goi
noun, goy.
NSU
nr.
NUL
NRA
Co.
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
NSC
ol
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
TC
RO
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.
N.
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
AO
RU
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
NA
adverb, no1 .
UT
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
NC
ln
NG
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.
i.
NI
SL
SG
SA
S.
ic
LU
noun, a male or female given name, form of Lou.
OA
AA
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
RI
UL
UI
LR
NU
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
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.
IG
RN
UC
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
U.
RC
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SU
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
R.
GC
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
t.
SN
LC
CU
GN
L2
rg
L1
TL
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
OG
O.
L.
G.
TN
NL
GO
noun, the act of going:
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
GU
T1
TG
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