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- Ciceronianism
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noun,
imitation of the style of Cicero, especially as practiced by some writers and orators during the Renaissance.
- 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.
- Ciceronian
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noun,
a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.
- 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.
- isocracies
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noun,
a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- 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.
- cramoisies
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noun,
crimson cloth.
- insomniacs
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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:
- aniconism
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noun,
opposition to the use of idols or images.
- Ascension
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noun,
the act of ascending; ascent.
- cocainism
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noun,
an abnormal condition due to excessive or habitual use of cocaine.
- recisions
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- insomnias
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- 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:
- sirenians
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- incisions
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noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- encrimson
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verb (used with object),
to make crimson.
- masonries
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noun,
the craft or occupation of a mason.
- accession
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noun,
the act of coming into the possession of a right, title, office, etc.:
- remission
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noun,
the act of remitting.
- simoniacs
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- sarcosine
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- anemosis
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noun,
wind shake (def 1).
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- Norseman
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noun,
Northman.
- criminis
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noun,
cremini.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- crimsons
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- aniconic
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adjective,
not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.:
- sericins
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- emission
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noun,
an act or instance of emitting:
- cancrine
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adjective,
reading the same backwards as forwards:
- Comaneci
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noun,
Nadia [nah-dee-uh,, nahd-yuh] /ˈnɑ di ə,, ˈnɑd yə/ (Show IPA), born 1961, Romanian gymnast.
- onanisms
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noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- 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.
- canoness
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noun,
a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- 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):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- scansion
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noun,
the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- reinsman
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noun,
a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- 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.
- cinnamic
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adjective,
of or obtained from cinnamon.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- aseismic
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adjective,
free from earthquakes.
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ossianic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
- arsenics
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- concerns
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- 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.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- 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.
- incisors
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- insnares
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- insomnia
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- Sinicism
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noun,
something characteristic of or peculiar to the Chinese; a Chinese method, custom, or usage.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- Minorcan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Minorca.
- minorcas
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- ameiosis
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noun,
aberrant meiosis in which only an equational division occurs, as in parthenogenesis.
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- sonarmen
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noun,
a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
- 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.
- simonies
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noun,
the making of profit out of sacred things.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- mannoses
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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.
- sonances
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- 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.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- incision
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noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- isomeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- 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.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- 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).
- meiosis
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noun,
Cell Biology. part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid.
Compare mitosis.
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- ransoms
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- raisins
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- ramsons
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- 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.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- 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.
- merisis
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noun,
growth, especially growth resulting from cell division.
- ciscoes
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noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- isomers
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- mission
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noun,
a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- 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.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- mansion
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noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- mascons
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- 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):
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- caserns
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- censors
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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.
- 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.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- 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.
- Manners
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noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- 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.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- ceramic
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noun,
ceramic material.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- racisms
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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.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- Minorca
-
noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- normans
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noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- cancion
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noun,
song.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- 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):
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- inseams
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- nasions
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- eonisms
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- 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).
- incises
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- nanisms
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noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- 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.
- moneran
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noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- Moissan
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- crimini
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noun,
cremini.
- iris-in
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noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- racemic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.
- Iricism
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noun,
Irishism.
- 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.
- concern
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- 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).
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- 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.
- 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.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- 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.
- minions
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noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- Corsica
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- onanism
-
noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- cosines
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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.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- cranio-
-
- craniom
-
- Cremini
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noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Crescas
-
noun,
Hasdai [khahs-dahy] /ˈxɑs daɪ/ (Show IPA), 1340–1412? Jewish philosopher and theologian, born in Spain.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- caisson
-
noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- siennas
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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)
- samisen
-
noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- screams
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- arseno-
-
- soccers
-
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.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- sconces
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- senoras
-
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.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- 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.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- simians
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- seminar
-
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.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- camises
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Rossini
-
noun,
Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
- seismic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes.
- seismo-
-
- sonnies
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- eosins
-
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.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- narco-
-
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- sermon
-
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.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- 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.
- 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.
- amnios
-
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- 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.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- 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.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- 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)
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- MSCons
-
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- anemo-
-
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- senors
-
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.
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- crisis
-
noun,
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- 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.
- 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.
- sennas
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- occas.
-
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- COSMIC
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- necro-
-
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- rosins
-
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.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- aniso-
-
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
-
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meccas
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- somni-
-
- 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).
- macro-
-
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Somers
-
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- mesons
-
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.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- 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.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- McCrae
-
noun,
John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- access
-
noun,
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- 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.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- Inness
-
noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- miosis
-
noun,
excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye, as a result of drugs, disease, or the like.
- 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.
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- COSINE
-
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.
- amino-
-
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- micro-
-
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- irones
-
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.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- aeron.
-
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- 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).
- Minnie
-
noun,
mother; mom.
- Minnis
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- seccos
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- C-in-C
-
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- cosecs
-
noun,
cosecant.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- assoc.
-
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- 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.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- cerias
-
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.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racism
-
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
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- arsons
-
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.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- ciscos
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- Riccio
-
noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- 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.
- sacro-
-
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- sarco-
-
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Sansom
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- 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.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Rimini
-
noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Samson
-
noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- 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.
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Osiris
-
noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arsen-
-
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- scrams
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- mero-
-
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sans.
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- 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.
- 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.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- mesas
-
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.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meso-
-
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- 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.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- mini-
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- sarc-
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- 30-30
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- 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.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- masc.
-
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- 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.
- omni-
-
- sones
-
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.
- 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.
- noses
-
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.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- meno-
-
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- semi-
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- 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.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- saris
-
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.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- 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.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- 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)
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- nears
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Seric
-
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- naso-
-
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- 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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- 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.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- sero-
-
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- nano-
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Sino-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- sines
-
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.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- 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.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- 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.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- simas
-
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.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- 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.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Miss.
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- 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.).
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- nona-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- miso-
-
- 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).
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conn.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- conc.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Comr.
-
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- 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.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- 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-
-
- 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.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Cons.
-
- cores
-
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- icons
-
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- econ.
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- 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.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crim.
-
- 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.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- 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.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- 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.
- 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.
- anon.
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- 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.
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- AMORC
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- aeri-
-
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- 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.
- aero-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amer.
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amin-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- canc.
-
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- 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.
- Armen
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- 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.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- assn.
-
- caco-
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- 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.
- 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.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- Iran.
-
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- 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.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 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.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- Com.
-
- meas
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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).
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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)
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Arm.
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- cis-
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- min.
-
- sec.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- ARIS
-
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 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.
- 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.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- 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 = .
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Sem.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- ANSI
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- 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.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Cor.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- Ire.
-
- osis
-
- ano-
-
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- cir.
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ISSN
-
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- iso-
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ASME
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- mes-
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sci.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- 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.
- cac-
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- 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.
- SASE
-
- ASSR
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- CERN
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- 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.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Mic.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- 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.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- asc-
-
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RNAS
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- 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).
- 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.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scr.
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- men-
-
- 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.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Ens.
-
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Inc.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- enc.
-
- aer-
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- eco-
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- emia
-
- 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.
- neo-
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- SMSA
-
- Mar.
-
- 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.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- ICAO
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Sra.
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- SRAM
-
- Ice.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- inae
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- IMCO
-
- MNAS
-
- 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.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acr-
-
- ESIS
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MSSc
-
- 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.
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- 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.
- MSCE
-
- Soni
-
- MSAE
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mRNA
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acc.
-
- 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.
- eso-
-
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- AIME
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- NIRA
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- 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-
-
- 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.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- mis-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- 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.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- Man.
-
- ance
-
- 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.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- sers
-
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).
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Cres
-
- sics
-
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).
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- 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.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AISI
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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):
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Aire
-
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- 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:
- non-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- cc.
-
- Sr.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ca.
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- sc.
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MCI
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AEC
-
- ANC
-
- 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.
- SSA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CAI
-
- SSN
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AMS
-
- SAR
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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).
- Co.
-
- MCR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ARS
-
- ASI
-
- SMS
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ase
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- ACS
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ae.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- SCS
-
- Am.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Mao
-
- SMA
-
- ac-
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- aor
-
- ASR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ASM
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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).
- se-
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- SCM
-
- MNS
-
- 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.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- CSA
-
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- 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.
- ine
-
- CRS
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- eir
-
- OCR
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- IOC
-
- CRC
-
- nr.
-
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- EIS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- IAS
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- MOR
-
- MRE
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ICC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ier
-
- MNA
-
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MNE
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- in.
-
- MRA
-
- MRI
-
- NIA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- NES
-
- EMR
-
- NEC
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NCC
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- MSA
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- Nan
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noun,
naan.
- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ESA
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- Esc
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- NCO
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- MSN
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- MSI
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- MSE
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- OMS
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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.
- OCS
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- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- CEC
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- ROA
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- RNA
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- RMC
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- CCA
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- CCR
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- CCS
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verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CEA
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- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CEO
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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.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ise
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- MOA
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noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- CIC
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- CIE
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- CIM
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RSS
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- MSC
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- CAM
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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.
- Mo.
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- SAE
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
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- So.
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- RSE
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- ROI
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- RSA
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- Rs.
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- Me.
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- Mc-
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- ISR
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- mi.
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- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ISA
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- CIA
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- SSR
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- RMA
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- OSS
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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.
- ior
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- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- 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.
- CNO
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- Re.
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- IRS
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- RCS
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- Ir.
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- ose
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- IRC
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- CNS
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- IRO
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- CNN
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- REA
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- RCA
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- MIE
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- CNM
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CMA
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ONI
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- ONR
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- CMC
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- CNC
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- ons
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RCN
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- ic
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- S.
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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.
- 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.
- SA
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- SM
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- CE
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- CM
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- MN
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NM
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- i.
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- NI
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SN
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- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RO
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- RN
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- RI
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- NC
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- R.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- RC
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- OA
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- M.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- AO
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- O.
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