Anagrams of chrominance
Word chrominance has
872 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of chrominance.
- cochairmen
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noun,
one of two or more joint chairmen.
- anchormen
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noun,
Sports. anchor (def 11).
- acre-inch
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noun,
one-twelfth of an acre-foot, equal to 3630 cubic feet.
- anechoic
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adjective,
(of a recording chamber, television studio, or the like) characterized by an unusually low degree of reverberation; echo-free.
- coachmen
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noun,
a man employed to drive a coach or carriage.
- Cinchona
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noun,
any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Cinchona, of the madder family, especially C. calisaya, native to the Andes, cultivated there and in Java and India for its bark, which yields quinine and other alkaloids.
- Eichmann
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noun,
Adolf, 1906–62, German Nazi official: executed for war crimes.
- Minorcan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Minorca.
- choreman
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noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- mechanic
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noun,
a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.:
- achromic
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adjective,
colorless; without coloring matter.
- corniche
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noun,
a winding road cut into the side of a steep hill or along the face of a coastal cliff.
- encroach
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verb (used without object),
to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads:
- ranchmen
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noun,
a rancher.
- Chinamen
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noun,
Older Use: Offensive. a term used to refer to a Chinese person or a person of Chinese descent.
- chaconne
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noun,
an ancient dance, probably of Spanish origin, in moderate triple meter.
- harmonic
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noun,
Music. overtone (def 1).
- Comanche
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noun,
a member of a Shoshonean tribe, the only tribe of the group living entirely on the Plains, formerly ranging from Wyoming to Texas, now in Oklahoma.
- chainmen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a chain in taking measurements.
- cancrine
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adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- chairmen
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noun,
the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- iron-man
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noun,
a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- Comaneci
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noun,
Nadia [nah-dee-uh,, nahd-yuh] /ˈnɑ di ə,, ˈnɑd yə/ (Show IPA), born 1961, Romanian gymnast.
- Nichrome
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- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- cranio-
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- enchain
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verb (used with object),
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain:
- craniom
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- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- echino-
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- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- hernio-
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- Homeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- machine
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noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- cheiro-
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- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- ceramic
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noun,
ceramic material.
- Cheiron
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noun,
Chiron.
- chancre
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noun,
the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base.
- chancer
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noun,
a person who takes many risks.
- chicane
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noun,
deception; chicanery.
- Chicano
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noun,
a Mexican-American.
- chimera
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- chinone
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noun,
quinone.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- chorine
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- concern
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- chromic
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adjective,
of or containing chromium in the trivalent state, as chromic hydroxide, Cr(OH) 3 .
- caroche
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noun,
(in the 17th century) a luxurious or stately coach or carriage.
- chronic
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noun,
Slang. cronic.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- coacher
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noun,
a person who coaches; a coach.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- Cochran
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noun,
Jacqueline, 1910?–80, U.S. aviator.
- cancion
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noun,
song.
- cochair
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noun,
a cochairperson.
- archine
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noun,
arshin.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- racemic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- Acheron
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- nomarch
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noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- mechan-
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- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- moneran
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noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- monarch
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noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- Riemann
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noun,
Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
- Mohican
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noun,
Mahican.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Mochica
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a pre-Inca culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru from the 3rd century b.c. to the 7th century a.d. and is especially noted for fine pottery vessels with stirrup spouts, some bearing drawings of all aspects of cultural life.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Menorah
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noun,
a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues).
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Norman
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noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- Cicero
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- C-in-C
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- MArchE
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noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- necro-
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- narco-
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- Namhoi
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noun,
Nanhai.
- Moriah
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noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- Chron.
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- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- coheir
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noun,
a joint heir.
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Cochin
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noun,
one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
- chrom-
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- ochrea
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noun,
ocrea.
- Chino-
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- chemic
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adjective,
of or relating to alchemy; alchemic.
- chemo-
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- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- richen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- rhino-
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- chimar
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noun,
chimere.
- rhenic
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adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- rancho
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noun,
a ranch.
- Chinan
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noun,
Jinan.
- Ranchi
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noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- chrome
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noun,
chromium.
- Chirac
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noun,
Jacques (René) born 1932, prime minister of France 1974–76, 1986–88; president 1995–2007.
- chiro-
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- Chiron
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- choice
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noun,
an act or instance of choosing; selection:
- chorea
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noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- chori-
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- choric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or written for a chorus.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- conch-
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- chroma
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- mohair
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Concha
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noun,
Anatomy.
a shell-like structure, especially the external ear.
any turbinate bone, especially in the nose.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- hiero-
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- hieron
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- Hoenir
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noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Hornie
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noun,
Satan.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- inarch
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- incher
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noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- Inchon
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noun,
a seaport in W South Korea.
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Charon
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- March.
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- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Machen
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noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- macro-
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- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Mahren
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noun,
German name of Moravia.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Manche
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noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- manner
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noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- Heroin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- heroic
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- enamor
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Mannie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- Minoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- cranch
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
crunch.
- micro-
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- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- CRONIC
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noun,
very potent marijuana.
- Cronin
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noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- echoic
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adjective,
resembling an echo.
- menhir
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noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- McCrae
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noun,
John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- enrich
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- haemo-
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- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- he-man
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noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- Herman
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noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- Hermon
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- hernia
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Horace
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noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- 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.
- chaine
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- amino-
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- amnion
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- Cancer
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noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- aeron.
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- cahier
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noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- Arnhem
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noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- archon
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noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- Archie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- canner
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noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- anchor
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noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- anemo-
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- Chance
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noun,
the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency:
- archi-
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- canine
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- charco
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noun,
a water hole, pool, or puddle.
- Hiram
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noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- hemin
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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.
- hemic
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adjective,
hematic.
- Mocha
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- hemia
-
- hemo-
-
- hemi-
-
- hema-
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- arche
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- Henri
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noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Hemon
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noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- henna
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noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- Heron
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noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Herma
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noun,
herm.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- areo-
-
- moire
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- hier-
-
- charm
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Armen
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- 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.
- nano-
-
- nonce
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noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nona-
-
- nomen
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- econ.
-
- Noemi
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noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Nihon
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noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- niche
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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.
- Enoch
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noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- enorm
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adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Neman
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noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Necho
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noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- haem-
-
- Hearn
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noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- Nance
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noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- aeri-
-
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Hanno
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noun,
Carthaginian statesman, fl. 3rd century b.c.
- Hanoi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- haori
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- harem
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noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- Harim
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noun,
harem.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- nacho
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noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- aero-
-
- Morea
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noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Hoare
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noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- Miner
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Arch.
-
- anion
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noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Mecca
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noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- amin-
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- Iran.
-
- McRae
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noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- amine
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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.
- Maroc
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noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Marne
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noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- AMORC
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- Macc.
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- macer
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noun,
macebearer.
- Inner
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adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- mach.
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- mache
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noun,
corn salad.
- anime
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- macho
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noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- 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.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- mech.
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- Mich.
-
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- Honan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- 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.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- 30-30
-
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- incr.
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- mero-
-
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- 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.
- Amer.
-
- meno-
-
- anon.
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- incor
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- conc.
-
- rhin-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- rhoea
-
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- Comr.
-
- orch.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- canc.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Conn.
-
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- cine-
-
- 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.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cinch
-
noun,
a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- reni-
-
- 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.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- coach
-
noun,
a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- 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.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- omni-
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- caco-
-
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- cache
-
noun,
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
- 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.
- 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.
- Chico
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- acro-
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- chem.
-
- char-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Chaco
-
noun,
a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- crim.
-
- 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.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cero-
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- men-
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- ance
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- 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.
- Mic.
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- 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.
- RONA
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Rom.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Mar.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- aer-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Neh.
-
- 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.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Nah.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- NIMH
-
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- RCCh
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- AIME
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Aire
-
- acc.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mRNA
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- acr-
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Mon.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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).
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Man.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- enc.
-
- 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.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emia
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- eco-
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- cac-
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- her.
-
- hom-
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Arm.
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hem-
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- HEAO
-
- HARM
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noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hare
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noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- hame
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noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- CRAM
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noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- CORN
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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.
- hone
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noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- chmn
-
- cion
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
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interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Carn
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noun,
cairn.
- Chr.
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- cen.
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- cera
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chm.
-
- circ
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noun,
circular (def 9).
- CERN
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- chai
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noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chic
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noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- chia
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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.
- Cher
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noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chen
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noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cham
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noun,
khan1 .
- cir.
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- cire
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
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- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cone
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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.
- Can.
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- Con.
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- cane
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noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cmon
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- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
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- 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.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coch
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- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Arce
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- 1080
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- hor.
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- inro
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noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- inch
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- IMHO
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- ICAO
-
- IMCO
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- ann.
-
- Ice.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Ire.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- 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.
- Mac-
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- ano-
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- maco
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noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- inae
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Mair
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 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.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Inc.
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- ion
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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 = .
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- ior
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- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- Ir.
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- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Re.
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- RMA
-
- IRC
-
- MCR
-
- MCI
-
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rah
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- IOC
-
- ONR
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- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- OCR
-
- OEM
-
- 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.
- oic
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- OIr
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- Om.
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- oma
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plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- CRC
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- CAI
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- 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.
- eo-
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- ine
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- INH
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- EOM
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- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OCC
-
- ONI
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- IRO
-
- ROA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- CEC
-
- an.
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- CEO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ANC
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- RNA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- Mao
-
- ac-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Am.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CEA
-
- Ar.
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- CMC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CNO
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- NRC
-
- CNN
-
- RCA
-
- CNM
-
- RCN
-
- REA
-
- CNC
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- CMA
-
- CCR
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- CIA
-
- Mo.
-
- CCA
-
- Oc.
-
- 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.
- NRA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- HCR
-
- NCO
-
- HCM
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- aor
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- 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.
- 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.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- ier
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- hr.
-
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- ICC
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- HRE
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MOA
-
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.
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ia.
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- AIC
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- MOI
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MIE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- io-
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- AHE
-
- MOR
-
- MHR
-
- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ae.
-
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NMR
-
- NNE
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- eir
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Ehr
-
- in.
-
- en-
-
- ECM
-
- Co.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cr.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- nr.
-
- EMR
-
- NMI
-
- 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.
- NIA
-
- cc.
-
- NHA
-
- ca.
-
- AEC
-
- ch.
-
- NHI
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- MHA
-
- NIH
-
- MHE
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NH
-
- O.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- EI
-
- RH
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RI
-
- MN
-
- RN
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RC
-
- i.
-
- RO
-
- CE
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- NI
-
- MH
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- AO
-
- NM
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- M.
-
- 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.
- CM
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- R.
-
- ic
-
- NC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- h.
-