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Word chain-smoke has
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- Mohicans
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noun,
Mahican.
- homesick
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adjective,
sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- Shamokin
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noun,
a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- Khoisan
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noun,
a family of languages found chiefly in southern Africa and including the languages of the San and the Khoikhoi.
- machine
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noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- Mohican
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noun,
Mahican.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Camoens
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noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- Micheas
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noun,
Micah (defs 1, 2).
- chamiso
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noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- chamois
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noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- mechan-
-
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- kinemas
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noun,
cinema.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- khamsin
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noun,
a hot southerly wind, varying from southeast to southwest, that blows regularly in Egypt and over the Red Sea for about 50 days, commencing about the middle of March.
- Kenosha
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noun,
a port in SE Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- echino-
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- echoism
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noun,
onomatopoeia.
- Hsiamen
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noun,
Xiamen.
- honkies
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a white person.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- hackmen
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noun,
the driver of a hack or taxi.
- hankies
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- monkish
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a monk:
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- Acheson
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noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- sokeman
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noun,
a tenant holding land in socage.
- hakims
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noun,
a wise or learned man.
- Chino-
-
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- Manche
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noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- chinas
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- chinks
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noun,
a crack, cleft, or fissure:
- chinos
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noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- mashie
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noun,
a club with an iron head, the face having more slope than a mashie iron but less slope than a mashie niblick.
- macons
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- chokes
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noun,
a manifestation of caisson disease that is characterized by dyspnea, coughing, and choking.
- Chosen
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noun,
elect.
- Machos
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noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- Machen
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noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- chemo-
-
- Chamos
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noun,
Chemosh.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- camise
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Moesia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- mochas
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- cameos
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noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- minkes
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noun,
a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Kosice
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noun,
a city in SE Slovakia.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Mensch
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noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- chaine
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- chains
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noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- chaise
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- skiech
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adverb,
proudly.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Kohima
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Nagaland, in E India.
- koines
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- Eskimo
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and northeastern Siberia, characterized by short, stocky build and light-brown complexion.
- socmen
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noun,
sokeman.
- eikons
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noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- hoicks
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interjection,
yoicks.
- Enochs
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noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- hemins
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noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- Hemans
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noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- socman
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noun,
sokeman.
- he-man
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noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- haceks
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noun,
a diacritical mark (ˇ) placed over a letter in some languages, as Czech and Lithuanian, and in some systems of phonetic transcription, especially to indicate that a sound is palatalized.
- hackie
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noun,
hack2 (def 7b).
- somni-
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- hansom
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noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- haemo-
-
- Hosein
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noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- moksha
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noun,
freedom from the differentiated, temporal, and mortal world of ordinary experience.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Kohens
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noun,
Cohen.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- km/sec
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- Cohens
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noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- kinema
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noun,
cinema.
- kinase
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noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- kashim
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noun,
a building used by Eskimos as a community gathering place or as a place where men congregate and socialize.
- Eakins
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noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- inmesh
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verb (used with object),
enmesh.
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- inches
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- mascon
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- nachos
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noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- amices
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- sachem
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noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- amines
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noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- aniso-
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- Amiens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amino-
-
- anemo-
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- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- sicken
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sick.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Naskhi
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noun,
the cursive variety of Arabic script from which was derived the variety used in modern printed works.
- niches
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noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- samekh
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noun,
the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- monish
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verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- schema
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noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- anomie
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noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- ashmen
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noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- amnios
-
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- Ockham
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noun,
William of, Occam.
- Namhoi
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noun,
Nanhai.
- 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.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Soane
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noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- kains
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noun,
cain.
- Saone
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noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- kames
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noun,
a ridge or mound of stratified drift left by a retreating ice sheet.
- kanes
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noun,
cain.
- Kans.
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- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- kaons
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noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- 30-30
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- Knies
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noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- Oscan
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noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- kisan
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noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- kinos
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noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- kines
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noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- sneck
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noun,
a door latch or its lever.
- Osman
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noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- kinas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- Khios
-
noun,
Greek name of Chios.
- kashi
-
noun,
a city in W Xinjiang Uygur, in extreme W China.
- Khasi
-
noun,
an Austroasiatic language of Assam, in northeast India.
- khans
-
noun,
(in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
- snick
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noun,
a small cut; nick.
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- snoek
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noun,
a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
- icons
-
- kenos
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noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- kench
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noun,
a deep bin in which animal skins and fish are salted.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- ikons
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noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Ickes
-
noun,
Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- Hasek
-
noun,
Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1883–1923, Czech novelist and short-story writer.
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- hemia
-
- hemi-
-
- shame
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noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- Shane
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noun,
a male given name.
- hema-
-
- Heian
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adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- hecks
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noun,
something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a):
- Shank
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- hemo-
-
- sheik
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noun,
Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- shock
-
noun,
a sudden and violent blow or impact; collision.
- hanks
-
noun,
Tom, born 1956, U.S. film actor.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- shako
-
noun,
a military cap in the form of a cylinder or truncated cone, with a visor and a plume or pompon.
- shake
-
noun,
an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- semi-
-
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- koans
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- honks
-
noun,
the cry of a goose.
- scoke
-
noun,
pokeweed.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- homes
-
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- hokes
-
noun,
hokum.
- Hokan
-
noun,
a proposed genetic grouping of American Indian languages comprising otherwise unclassified language families and isolates of California, the U.S. Southwest, and Mexico, including Yana, Pomo, Chumash, and Yuman.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- semih
-
- soken
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noun,
a district held by socage.
- hocks
-
noun,
the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- shack
-
noun,
a rough cabin; shanty.
- hikes
-
noun,
a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
- Hicks
-
noun,
Edward, 1780–1849, U.S. painter.
- knish
-
noun,
a fried or baked turnover or roll of dough with a filling, as of meat, kasha, or potato, often eaten as an appetizer or snack.
- kosha
-
noun,
any of the five layers of physical and mental being composing the personal self, Atman being within the innermost layer.
- Kochi
-
noun,
a seaport on central Shikoku, in SW Japan.
- Mich.
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- Mikes
-
noun,
Also, mic. Informal. microphone.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- micks
-
noun,
a contemptuous term for a person of Irish birth or descent.
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Hakim
-
noun,
a wise or learned man.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- naso-
-
- meno-
-
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- miso-
-
- Monck
-
noun,
Sir Charles Stanley (4th Viscount Monck, 1st Baron Monck) 1819–94, British colonial administrator, born in Ireland: governor general of Canada 1861–68.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- mokes
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- mocks
-
noun,
a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
- sicko
-
noun,
sickie (def 1).
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Sino-
-
- misc.
-
- Minsk
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Byelorussia (Belarus), in the central part, on a tributary of the Berezina.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- minke
-
noun,
a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
- MSChE
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- skein
-
noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- necks
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- macks
-
noun,
a pimp.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- snack
-
noun,
a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- mach.
-
- oaken
-
adjective,
made of oak:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Konia
-
noun,
Konya.
- oinks
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- Koine
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omni-
-
- Kohen
-
noun,
Cohen.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- smack
-
noun,
a taste or flavor, especially a slight flavor distinctive or suggestive of something:
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mech.
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Smock
-
noun,
a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- masc.
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Smoke
-
noun,
the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Nicks
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- makos
-
noun,
a powerful mackerel shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- makes
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- nocks
-
noun,
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- hakes
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- asco-
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cakes
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- cokes
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- conks
-
noun,
the head.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Cons.
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- ankhs
-
noun,
a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- amoks
-
noun,
(among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- econ.
-
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- eikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Chin.
-
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chink
-
noun,
a crack, cleft, or fissure:
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chem.
-
- Cheka
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) the state secret-police organization (1917–22), succeeded by the GPU.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- 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.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- chank
-
verb (used without object),
to eat noisily or greedily.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cine-
-
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- Akins
-
noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- haem-
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- hacek
-
noun,
a diacritical mark (ˇ) placed over a letter in some languages, as Czech and Lithuanian, and in some systems of phonetic transcription, especially to indicate that a sound is palatalized.
- hacks
-
noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- haiks
-
noun,
an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
- Aiken
-
noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Sikh
-
noun,
a member of a monotheistic religion, founded in the Punjab c1500 by the guru Nanak, that refuses to recognize the Hindu caste system or the Brahmanical priesthood and forbids magic, idolatry, and pilgrimages.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- mink
-
noun,
a semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, especially the North American M. vison.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Hake
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- mis-
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- mock
-
noun,
a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision.
- Monk
-
noun,
(in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- ASME
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- moki
-
noun,
Hopi (def 1).
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- moke
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- MNAS
-
- sick
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- min.
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- cask
-
noun,
a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
- Mike
-
noun,
Also, mic. Informal. microphone.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- meas
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- mask
-
noun,
a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
- soak
-
noun,
the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- sock
-
noun,
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- soke
-
noun,
the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- men-
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Mick
-
noun,
a contemptuous term for a person of Irish birth or descent.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- cen.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Mic.
-
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- skim
-
noun,
an act or instance of skimming.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- MSAE
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- amok
-
noun,
(among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Omsk
-
noun,
a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia on the Irtysh River.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Okie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- Shak
-
- okes
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- okas
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oink
-
noun,
the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
- oiks
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- ance
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- Oaks
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- sci.
-
- sec.
-
- sech
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- sch.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sem.
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sank
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- SACK
-
noun,
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- Aoki
-
noun,
Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- AIME
-
- Neh.
-
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nah.
-
- MSIE
-
- MSHE
-
- MSHA
-
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- ANSI
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nock
-
noun,
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- nos-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- neo-
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIMH
-
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ankh
-
noun,
a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life.
- Nick
-
noun,
a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- ano-
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- kame
-
noun,
a ridge or mound of stratified drift left by a retreating ice sheet.
- Kain
-
noun,
cain.
- Kahn
-
noun,
Louis Isadore, 1901–74, U.S. architect, born in Estonia.
- iso-
-
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ins.
-
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- IMHO
-
- Kano
-
noun,
a city in N Nigeria.
- kaon
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- ikon
-
noun,
icon (defs 1, 2).
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- KIAS
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Khan
-
noun,
(in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- Keos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- conk
-
noun,
the head.
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- Kemi
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- KCSI
-
- kc/s
-
- IMCO
-
- ICSH
-
- Com.
-
- eso-
-
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Hike
-
noun,
a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
- Ens.
-
- hick
-
noun,
an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- hem-
-
- Hock
-
noun,
the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans.
- Heck
-
noun,
something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a):
- HEAO
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haik
-
noun,
an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
- Hank
-
noun,
a skein, as of thread or yarn.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- HMAS
-
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Hos.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- eco-
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- enc.
-
- honk
-
noun,
the cry of a goose.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- emia
-
- hom-
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- hoke
-
noun,
hokum.
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- 1080
-
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- Cmon
-
- coak
-
noun,
(in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
- koan
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- koas
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- Koch
-
noun,
Edward I. 1924–2013, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1977–89.
- chm.
-
- chmn
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Mack
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Kish
-
noun,
a mixture of graphite and slag separated from and floating on the surface of molten pig iron or cast iron as it cools.
- chs.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cis-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Komi
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people of northeastern European Russia.
- Kona
-
noun,
a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Coke
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- kino
-
noun,
(in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Man.
-
- mako
-
noun,
a powerful mackerel shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Am.
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- ECM
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- AME
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- sc.
-
- Mo.
-
- IAS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- EIS
-
- AMC
-
- SCM
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IHS
-
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ean
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- mi.
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SAE
-
- ec-
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- ECA
-
- ick
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
- ose
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- MHE
-
- So.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- MHA
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- ac-
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- ACK
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- HCM
-
- AHE
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- 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).
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Mao
-
- Esk
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- HMS
-
- AEC
-
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- ae.
-
- HSM
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ACS
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- SMA
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SHA
-
- Akh
-
noun,
the transfigured and beatified spirit of a dead person.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- AKC
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- an.
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- CIA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- sho
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MCI
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- AIC
-
- 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.
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- MIE
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CMA
-
- CSA
-
- koi
-
noun,
any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
- Kan
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- csk
-
- 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.
- Kam
-
noun,
a Kam-Tai language spoken in southern China.
- CSO
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- NES
-
- Co.
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NHS
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ka-
-
- cs.
-
- CAI
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- MOI
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- CNO
-
- kMc
-
- km.
-
- ASN
-
- kn.
-
- ASI
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- CNS
-
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- MSA
-
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- MSE
-
- MSH
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ca.
-
- Kha
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar spirant consonant sound.
- NCO
-
- ch.
-
- ase
-
- kCi
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- CNM
-
- nik
-
- NIH
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- MNA
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- MKS
-
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- eo-
-
- OAS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- EOM
-
- ea.
-
- CEO
-
- ish
-
- ock
-
- ANC
-
- OCS
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- mk.
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- oic
-
- oik
-
noun,
oaf; lout.
- EAM
-
- AMS
-
- MNE
-
- ASM
-
- NSC
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- ise
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ISA
-
- KIA
-
- NMI
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NOC
-
- 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.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- CEA
-
- 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 = .
- Kim
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- MOA
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noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- IOC
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- MNS
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- Kos
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noun,
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ksi
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- ink
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noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- NSA
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- ine
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- INH
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- SN
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- KI
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noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- MN
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- AO
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- CM
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- CE
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- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AK
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- sk
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- SA
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
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- ic
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- EI
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- MH
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- SM
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- S.
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OA
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- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- M.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- NM
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- K.
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- KC
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- h.
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- NI
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- HK
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- KO
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noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- OK
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noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- ck
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- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- NH
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- K2
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noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.