Anagrams of clairvoyant
Word clairvoyant has
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- cantorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a cantor.
- Claytonia
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noun,
any of the low, succulent plants constituting the genus Claytonia of the purslane family, having basal leaves and long clusters of white or rose-colored flowers.
- covariant
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adjective,
(of one magnitude with respect to another) varying in accordance with a fixed mathematical relationship:
- Victrola
-
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- analytic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
- valiancy
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noun,
valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage.
- Carolina
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noun,
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
- lavation
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noun,
the process of washing.
- lavatory
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noun,
a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
- cavitary
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by a cavity or cavities.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- Lycaonia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- Carniola
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noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- vacation
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noun,
a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday:
- alacrity
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noun,
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness:
- vanitory
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noun,
a combined dressing table and lavatory basin.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- vortical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vortex.
- voracity
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noun,
the condition or quality of being voracious.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- Octavian
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noun,
Augustus.
- Carnival
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noun,
a traveling amusement show, having sideshows, rides, etc.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- laniary
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noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- Octavia
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noun,
died 11 b.c, sister of Roman emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Anthony.
- Laotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Carolyn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Craiova
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noun,
a city in SW Romania.
- Alcoran
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noun,
Alkoran.
- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- anticly
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adverb,
in an antic manner.
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- vicarly
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, suggesting, or resembling a vicar:
- variola
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noun,
smallpox.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Vatican
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noun,
Also called Vatican Palace. the chief residence of the popes in Vatican City, now also including a library, archives, art museum, apartments, and administrative offices.
- Laconia
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noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- lactary
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of milk.
- varico-
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- cranio-
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- variant
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- Calvary
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noun,
Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33.
- anality
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noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- craniol
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- Carlita
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carlota
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noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- Nicolay
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noun,
John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- travail
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noun,
painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- ovality
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noun,
the quality or state of being oval.
- Victory
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noun,
a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
- Valiant
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adjective,
boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted:
- Acrilan
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- aviator
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noun,
a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
- acyloin
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noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- Nayarit
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noun,
a state in W Mexico. 10,442 sq. mi. (27,045 sq. km). Capital: Tepic.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Valonia
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noun,
acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink.
- Clayton
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noun,
John Middleton, 1796–1856, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1829–36, 1845–49, 1853–56; secretary of state 1849–50.
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- 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.
- Voltaic
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noun,
Gur.
- clarity
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noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- orality
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- contra-
-
- 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.
- actinal
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adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- ovarian
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adjective,
of or relating to an ovary.
- olivary
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adjective,
shaped like an olive.
- Catalin
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- Alarcon
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noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- corvina
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noun,
corbina.
- cavalry
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noun,
Military.
the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback.
mounted soldiers collectively.
the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility.
- Latvian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Latvia.
- actino-
-
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Avalon
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noun,
an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
- Canary
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Avanti
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noun,
Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
- Calvin
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noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- aviary
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noun,
a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.
- avoir.
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- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- iatro-
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- ovaria
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noun,
ovary.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- calory
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noun,
calorie.
- Avlona
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noun,
former name of Vlorë.
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Carola
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noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Canova
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1757–1822, Italian sculptor.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- cavort
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verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- cyano-
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- Tyrian
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- contr.
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- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- caviar
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Taylor
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noun,
A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Tarvia
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- clino-
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- Tarlac
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noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- cavity
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noun,
any hollow place; hollow.
- Covina
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Cantal
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noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cantar
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noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- cravat
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noun,
necktie (defs 1, 2).
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- caryo-
-
- carnal
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- crayon
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- Catano
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noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- vacant
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adjective,
having no contents; empty; void:
- intra-
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- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- nitro-
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- nycto-
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- Altaic
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noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Altair
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- nytril
-
noun,
a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- Layton
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- Alvaro
-
noun,
Corrado [kawr-rah-daw] /kɔrˈrɑ dɔ/ (Show IPA), c1890–1956, Italian journalist and novelist.
- Alvira
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- analyt
-
- Anatol
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noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- nocti-
-
- lacto-
-
- viator
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noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- notary
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noun,
notary public.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- nycti-
-
- Victor
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noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Lycian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- votary
-
noun,
a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- volary
-
noun,
a large cage for confining birds; aviary.
- Volant
-
noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- litany
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- narco-
-
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- actin-
-
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Latvia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Novara
-
noun,
a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- vario-
-
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- intro.
-
- Valona
-
noun,
Italian name of Vlorë.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- vanity
-
noun,
excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit:
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- atavic
-
adjective,
atavistic.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- incor
-
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- incr.
-
- cont.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- Invar
-
- incl.
-
- linty
-
adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- natl.
-
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- colat
-
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- intr.
-
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- coaly
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- lt-yr
-
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- tayra
-
noun,
a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- orial
-
- lytic
-
adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Naval
-
adjective,
of or relating to warships:
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Ivory
-
noun,
the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- iatry
-
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- noct-
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- cryo-
-
- crit.
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- lact-
-
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Yalta
-
noun,
a seaport in the Crimea, S Ukraine, on the Black Sea: site of wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin February 4–12, 1945.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Iran.
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- ovary
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- latry
-
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- nyala
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- onlay
-
noun,
an overlay, especially one in relief.
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Ital.
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- octa-
-
- nitr-
-
- invt.
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Tanya
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Aryan
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- vari-
-
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- anat.
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atory
-
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- ation
-
- anal.
-
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- vocal
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Vitry
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1290?–1361, French music theorist, composer, and poet.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acity
-
- vocat
-
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- 30-30
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Vycor
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Altay
-
noun,
Altai.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alta.
-
- Alcor
-
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- alary
-
adjective,
of or relating to wings.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- vinyl
-
noun,
Chemistry. the vinyl group, the univalent group C 3 H 3 , derived from ethylene.
- vino-
-
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- 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.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- cytol
-
- cyto-
-
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- tonia
-
- Cyril
-
noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- cata-
-
- 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.
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- Cavan
-
noun,
a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).
- Tyrol
-
noun,
an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- cyan-
-
- Clary
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clava
-
noun,
the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
- Cant.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- vin-
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tion
-
- vil.
-
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- RONA
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- NIRA
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Vict
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- nav.
-
- Viny
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- NACA
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- voc.
-
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- NCAA
-
- navy
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- NOAA
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tRNA
-
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- rit.
-
- tron
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ovi-
-
- 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.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- trav
-
- tri-
-
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Nov.
-
- Vat.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- NTIA
-
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Vic.
-
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- val.
-
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- Ont.
-
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- var.
-
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- riv.
-
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- Oct.
-
- Vary
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- 1080
-
- Cort
-
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- 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.
- avn.
-
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- Inc.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Can.
-
- intl
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- IATA
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- cat.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- 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.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- atic
-
- inv.
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Yana
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- conv
-
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- 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.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- 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.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- iana
-
- cir.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- CATV
-
- Cav.
-
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- cavy
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cyl.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cit.
-
- clar
-
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- civ.
-
- ctr.
-
- civy
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- crat
-
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- Ala.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Livy
-
noun,
(Titus Livius) 59 b.c.–a.d. 17, Roman historian.
- lit.
-
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- acr-
-
- lin.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lyon
-
noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- itol
-
- ant.
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ano-
-
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ancy
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alt.
-
- Alco
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- TCA
-
- Aar
-
- acy
-
- CLI
-
- VOA
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TIA
-
- av.
-
- vo.
-
- VLA
-
- VCR
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- vol
-
- ca.
-
- ATC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CNO
-
- VTO
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- VTC
-
- aor
-
- Vt.
-
- ac-
-
- CLR
-
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- AOA
-
- ALC
-
- VOR
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Clo
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- AVC
-
- al.
-
- Ar.
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- 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.
- Va.
-
- ATV
-
- a-v
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TVA
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- CVO
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Avi
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- CYO
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CIA
-
- Tro
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- ACV
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIC
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- LON
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- oil
-
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.
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- 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.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ity
-
- ITC
-
- OCR
-
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- oic
-
- Ir.
-
- NRA
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ory
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- IOC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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 = .
- ONR
-
- OIr
-
- TAL
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- ot-
-
- NYC
-
- LCT
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NAA
-
- NCO
-
- LCA
-
- lv.
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LOC
-
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LCI
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- ITV
-
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Ivy
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
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).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- NOC
-
- NIA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NYA
-
- Orv
-
- ONI
-
- OTA
-
- CVA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ov-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- CVT
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ROI
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rt.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- in.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- YCL
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- RO
-
- 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.
- TC
-
- ly
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- VL
-
- yl
-
- VN
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- NY
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- NI
-
- NC
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- ty
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- RV
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- LR
-
- ln
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CV
-
- V.
-
- RN
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yr
-
- TN
-
- OA
-
- ol
-
- O.
-
- NV
-
- TL
-
- ry
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- YT
-
- R.
-
- RC
-
- VC
-
- VI
-
- VR
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- LC
-
- Y.
-
- ic
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- RI
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
-