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- Alberoni
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- cabriole
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noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- carbinol
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- bioclean
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adjective,
free or almost free from harmful microorganisms.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Arecibo
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noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- aerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- binocle
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- corbina
-
noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- bricole
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noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- coalbin
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Alebion
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- bicorne
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Corbeil
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- cranio-
-
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- craniol
-
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- carbo-
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- necro-
-
- bailor
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- bicone
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noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- Bicorn
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noun,
bicorne.
- carbon
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noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- beacon
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noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- boiler
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- labio-
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- narco-
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- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- clino-
-
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- corban
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- borane
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- albino
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Albion
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noun,
Alebion.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- aeron.
-
- Alboin
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noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- linac
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Cable
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Brice
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noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Brale
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- bonce
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noun,
head; skull.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- caber
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Brace
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- brail
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- broil
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noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- bronc
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noun,
bronco:
- borne
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noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Libra
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Liber
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noun,
phloem.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Broca
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- liner
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noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- boric
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adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Borel
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noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- Brine
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- brain
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- clone
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- incl.
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- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- coble
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noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- Cobra
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- coel-
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- ileo-
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- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Icel.
-
- Colin
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- incr.
-
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- 30-30
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- crone
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- enrol
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verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
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noun,
a female given name.
- encl.
-
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- incor
-
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Caleb
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noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- ceorl
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noun,
churl (def 4).
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
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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.
- carb-
-
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carob
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- in-lb
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- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
-
- 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.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- cine-
-
- 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.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Iran.
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- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- aero-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- aeri-
-
- Bacon
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noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Arnel
-
- Banco
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- baro-
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- OIcel
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Alcor
-
- orial
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- 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.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- areo-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- biol.
-
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Nebr.
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- reni-
-
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- inae
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- enl.
-
- RIBA
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- enc.
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rel.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ible
-
- ical
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ile-
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Lib.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ole-
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lab.
-
- Lani
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- NIRA
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- NLRB
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- lea.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- NRAB
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- eco-
-
- 1080
-
- RONA
-
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Cal.
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- bor.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Alco
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- ance
-
- CBEL
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- cir.
-
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bal.
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bar.
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bol.
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bin-
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- acr-
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- 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.
- 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.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Cor.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- 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.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- 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.
- abl.
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Alb.
-
- Aire
-
- abr.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Con.
-
- clar
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- aer-
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- be-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NRC
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ob.
-
- ALC
-
- NRA
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ab-
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ac-
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- al.
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- an.
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Ar.
-
- nr.
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NOC
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- 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.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- bl.
-
- Oc.
-
- obl
-
- abn
-
- AIC
-
- RBC
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- AEC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- aor
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ail
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verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ANC
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- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Re.
-
- RBI
-
- arb
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noun,
an arbitrager.
- Abo
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- oic
-
- Oba
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noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- BCL
-
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- BCE
-
- obi
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noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Reb
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noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ae.
-
- oil
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noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- REA
-
- OIr
-
- Ola
-
- RCN
-
- ARE
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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.
- RCA
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- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ECA
-
- NIA
-
- CIB
-
- CLI
-
- IOC
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- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
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- Ir.
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- cle
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- IRC
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- IRL
-
- IRO
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- La.
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- CIE
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- LAC
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noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Clo
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- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- CIA
-
- CEO
-
- LAO
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noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lb.
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plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ine
-
- CLR
-
- CAI
-
- Ia.
-
- eir
-
- EbN
-
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- en-
-
- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- ial
-
- CNO
-
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- CEA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- LON
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- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ble
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- BLA
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- ec-
-
- NCO
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- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- BIE
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- bi-
-
- Ben
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noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- NbE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bec
-
- NEC
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bn.
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- BRE
-
- ca.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- 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.
- CBE
-
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cl.
-
- le
-
- ol
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- CE
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AO
-
- NL
-
- RO
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eb
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LC
-
- CB
-
- RC
-
- L.
-
- BC
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- L1
-
- RN
-
- L2
-
- RI
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- LR
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- BO
-
- NB
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- B-
-
- N.
-