Anagrams of Ciceronianism
Word Ciceronianism has
1239 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Ciceronianism.
- ciceronians
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noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- Micronesian
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adjective,
of or relating to Micronesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- acrimonies
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noun,
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.:
- mesocranic
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adjective,
having a skull with a cranial index between that of dolichocranic and brachycranic skulls.
- Micronesia
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noun,
one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
- Ciceronian
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noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- insomniac
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noun,
a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep:
- cocainism
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noun,
an abnormal condition due to excessive or habitual use of cocaine.
- aniconism
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noun,
opposition to the use of idols or images.
- encrimson
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verb (used with object),
to make crimson.
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- minorcas
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- croceins
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- insomnia
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- concerns
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- criminis
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noun,
cremini.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- cinnamic
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adjective,
of or obtained from cinnamon.
- nonaries
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- cerimans
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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.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- aniconic
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adjective,
not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.:
- cancrine
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adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- incision
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noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- cinerins
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- cornices
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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.
- incienso
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noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- Norseman
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noun,
Northman.
- Minorcan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Minorca.
- ceramics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art or technology of making objects of clay and similar materials treated by firing.
- Comaneci
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noun,
Nadia [nah-dee-uh,, nahd-yuh] /ˈnɑ di ə,, ˈnɑd yə/ (Show IPA), born 1961, Romanian gymnast.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- romaines
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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.
- cocaines
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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.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- sonarmen
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noun,
a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
- isomeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- moccasin
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noun,
a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- 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.
- romances
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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):
- reinsman
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noun,
a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- 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.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- mansion
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noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- 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):
- Iricism
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noun,
Irishism.
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- macrons
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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).
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- Camoens
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noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- onanism
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noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- moneran
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noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- 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.
- comices
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- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- arseno-
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- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- mannose
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noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- concern
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- Manners
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noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- 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.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cinerin
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- 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.
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- corneas
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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.
- racemic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- enamors
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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):
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- ceramic
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noun,
ceramic material.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- 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.
- minions
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noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Cremona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- 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.
- Marconi
-
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.
- cancion
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noun,
song.
- Corsica
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- cranio-
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- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- craniom
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- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Cremini
-
noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- normans
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- crocein
-
noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- amnions
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- crimini
-
noun,
cremini.
- ciceros
-
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.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Cicero
-
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.
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- cerias
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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.
- irones
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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.
- C-in-C
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- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- narco-
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- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Cronin
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noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- necro-
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- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Riccio
-
noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- 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):
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Minnis
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noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ericas
-
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.
- CRONIC
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noun,
very potent marijuana.
- iconic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- inseam
-
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.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Miseno
-
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.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- Rimini
-
noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- 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.
- COSMIC
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- sacro-
-
- Mannes
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noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- anemo-
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- animes
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noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- aniso-
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- sermon
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noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- anomie
-
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.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Sennar
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noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- Monera
-
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.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- somni-
-
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- meccas
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- aeron.
-
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- McCrae
-
noun,
John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amino-
-
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- amnios
-
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- sarco-
-
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Cancer
-
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.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- cameos
-
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.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- occas.
-
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Minnie
-
noun,
mother; mom.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- macro-
-
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
-
- macron
-
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).
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- irone
-
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.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- Minn.
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- neons
-
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.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- mero-
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- 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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- 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.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- meno-
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- ician
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Macc.
-
- 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.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- mini-
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- 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.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- nona-
-
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- 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.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Iran.
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- masc.
-
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- icons
-
- omni-
-
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- 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.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- 30-30
-
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- ERICA
-
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.
- semi-
-
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Armen
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- areo-
-
- arces
-
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.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- 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.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- anon.
-
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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.
- 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.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- sarc-
-
- canc.
-
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- 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.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- caco-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Seric
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- 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.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- sero-
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- 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.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- AMORC
-
- Sino-
-
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Amer.
-
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- rimes
-
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).
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- 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.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- naso-
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- misc.
-
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conn.
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- conc.
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- 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.
- reams
-
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)
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reins
-
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.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- econ.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- nears
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Cons.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- 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.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- 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.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- nano-
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cine-
-
- 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.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Comr.
-
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- miso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- 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.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- meso-
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- msec
-
- MSIE
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- 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.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- scr.
-
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RNAS
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sci.
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sem.
-
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- 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).
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Nor.
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- 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.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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)
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- 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.
- MSAE
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- MSCE
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- 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.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- cac-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- ins.
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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
-
- IMCO
-
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ARIS
-
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- Arce
-
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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arm.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- iso-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- asc-
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Ice.
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- eco-
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Com.
-
- ears
-
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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- 1080
-
- Con.
-
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cres
-
- enc.
-
- Ens.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ICAO
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- eso-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- Cmon
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Mac-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Aire
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- Mic.
-
- 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.
- AISI
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- 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-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- men-
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mRNA
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acc.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mis-
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- 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.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- MNAS
-
- AIME
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- 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.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Mar.
-
- ance
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- 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.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- meas
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ACS
-
- ca.
-
- aor
-
- ae.
-
- CNS
-
- AEC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CNO
-
- 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.
- CNN
-
- CNM
-
- CAI
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- CNC
-
- 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.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- 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.
- CMC
-
- ROI
-
- cs.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RMC
-
- 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).
- Am.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Sr.
-
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- cr.
-
- cc.
-
- ROA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Co.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CMA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ASM
-
- CCA
-
- ASN
-
- SRO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- SAE
-
- CCR
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- AMC
-
- ase
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ASI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- SAR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- So.
-
- RSE
-
- ASR
-
- CIM
-
- AIC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- sc.
-
- ANC
-
- AMS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SMA
-
- SCM
-
- RSA
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- ARS
-
- CIA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AME
-
- CEO
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rs.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- MSA
-
- CRC
-
- Mc-
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Me.
-
- OAS
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MCR
-
- Om.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OIr
-
- OCC
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- OCS
-
- ise
-
- OCR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- MCI
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Ir.
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- 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.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MOR
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MNE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- NCO
-
- MSN
-
- MRE
-
- MSI
-
- MRI
-
- MSE
-
- MNS
-
- MNA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- 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.
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- NCC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- MIE
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- IRC
-
- ISA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RCN
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- REA
-
- RCA
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- ESR
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- EMR
-
- EIS
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
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- CRS
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- CSA
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- CSC
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- CSO
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- CSR
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- eo-
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- EOM
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- EAM
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- eir
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ean
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ear
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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.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
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- ECA
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- ECM
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Esc
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- Ia.
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- IOC
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- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ine
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
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- ose
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- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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 = .
- ier
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- ons
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- RCS
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- Re.
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- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RMA
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- ONI
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- IAS
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ios
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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.
- ICC
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ONR
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- ior
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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.
- 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.
- RO
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- EI
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- N.
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- NI
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- AO
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- NC
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- MN
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- NM
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- S.
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- SA
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- ic
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- i.
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- SM
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- CE
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RN
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- O.
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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.
- RI
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OA
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- RC
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- M.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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- CM
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