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- Nostradamus
-
noun,
(Michel de Nostredame) 1503–66, French astrologer.
- sugarcoats
-
verb (used with object),
to cover with sugar:
- groundmass
-
noun,
the crystalline, granular, or glassy base or matrix of a porphyritic or other igneous rock, in which the more prominent crystals are embedded.
- Cassandra
-
noun,
Also called Alexandra. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, a prophet cursed by Apollo so that her prophecies, though true, were fated never to be believed.
- nut-grass
-
noun,
either of two sedges, Cyperus rotundus or C. esculentus, that have small, nutlike tubers and are often troublesome weeds.
- cut-grass
-
noun,
any of several grasses having blades with rough edges, especially grasses of the genus Leersia.
- dragomans
-
noun,
(in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- armagnacs
-
noun,
a dry brandy distilled in the district of Armagnac in SW France.
- tamanduas
-
noun,
a tree-dwelling, tropical American anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, having a prehensile tail, four-clawed forelimbs, and coarse, tan hair with black markings on the trunk.
- sandaracs
-
noun,
a coniferous tree, Tetraclinis articulata (Callitrus quadrivalvis), native to northwestern Africa, yielding a resin and a fragrant, hard, dark-colored wood much used in building.
- angstroms
-
noun,
a unit of length, equal to one tenth of a millimicron, or one ten millionth of a millimeter, primarily used to express electromagnetic wavelengths. Symbol: Å; Abbreviation: A.
- sugarcoat
-
verb (used with object),
to cover with sugar:
- mandators
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noun,
a person who gives a mandate.
- sand-cast
-
verb (used with object),
to produce (a casting) by pouring molten metal into sand molds.
- gourmands
-
noun,
a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- guardsman
-
noun,
a person who acts as a guard.
- sandstorm
-
noun,
a windstorm, especially in a desert, that blows along great clouds of sand (distinguished from dust storm).
- argonauts
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
- grandmas
-
noun,
grandmother.
- custards
-
noun,
a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.
- Grassman
-
noun,
Hermann Günther [her-mahn gyn-tuh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈgün tər/ (Show IPA), 1809–77, German mathematician and linguist.
- stardoms
-
noun,
the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
- scrotums
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- sarcomas
-
noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- mustangs
-
noun,
a small, hardy horse of the American plains, descended from Spanish stock.
- Adrastus
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noun,
a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes.
- grandams
-
noun,
a grandmother.
- Argonaut
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
- Granados
-
noun,
Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- mustards
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noun,
a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- Turcoman
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noun,
Turkoman.
- mascaron
-
noun,
mask (def 11).
- sanctums
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Saratoga
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noun,
a city in W California.
- mansards
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noun,
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
Compare French roof.
- mordants
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noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- Damascus
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Syria, in the SW part: reputed to be the oldest continuously existing city in the world.
- dragoman
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noun,
(in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- guardant
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adjective,
(of an animal) depicted full-faced but with the body seen from the side:
- tamandua
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noun,
a tree-dwelling, tropical American anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, having a prehensile tail, four-clawed forelimbs, and coarse, tan hair with black markings on the trunk.
- monardas
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noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- guanacos
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noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
- sandarac
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noun,
a coniferous tree, Tetraclinis articulata (Callitrus quadrivalvis), native to northwestern Africa, yielding a resin and a fragrant, hard, dark-colored wood much used in building.
- cragsman
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noun,
a person accustomed to or skilled in climbing crags.
- rotundas
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noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- romaunts
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- Armagnac
-
noun,
a dry brandy distilled in the district of Armagnac in SW France.
- mosasaur
-
noun,
any of several extinct carnivorous marine lizards from the Cretaceous Period, having the limbs modified into broad, webbed paddles.
- Sarasota
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noun,
a city in W Florida.
- adamants
-
noun,
any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.
- matadors
-
noun,
the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- smaragds
-
noun,
emerald.
- Rosamund
-
noun,
a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “horse” and “protection.”.
- congrats
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noun, interjection,
congratulations.
- mascaras
-
noun,
a substance used as a cosmetic to color the eyelashes and eyebrows.
- asarotum
-
noun,
(in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- tsardoms
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noun,
czardom.
- nostrums
-
noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- crusados
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noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- Scotsman
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noun,
a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- marascas
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noun,
a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.
- Samarang
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noun,
Semarang.
- marantas
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.
- costards
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noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- Tarascan
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of Michoacán state, in southwestern Mexico.
- trangams
-
noun,
an odd gadget; gewgaw; trinket.
- tangrams
-
noun,
a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, which can be combined so as to form a great variety of other figures.
- saguaros
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noun,
a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
- sastruga
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noun,
Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
- canastas
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noun,
a variety of rummy in which the main object is to meld sets of seven or more cards.
- Angstrom
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noun,
a unit of length, equal to one tenth of a millimicron, or one ten millionth of a millimeter, primarily used to express electromagnetic wavelengths. Symbol: Å; Abbreviation: A.
- mandator
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noun,
a person who gives a mandate.
- organums
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noun,
an organon.
- transoms
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noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- camauros
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noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- Garamond
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noun,
a printing type designed in 1540 by Claude Garamond (c1480–1561), French type founder.
- courants
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noun,
courante.
- scatomas
-
noun,
a tumorlike mass of feces in the colon or rectum.
- surcoats
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- sardanas
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noun,
a dance of the region of Catalonia, Spain, in which the dancers form a moving circle.
- astounds
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adjective,
Archaic. astonished; astounded.
- dog-star
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noun,
the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
- Tauranga
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noun,
a city on the N coast of North Island, in N New Zealand.
- tamaraos
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noun,
tamarau.
- narcomas
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noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- durmasts
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noun,
a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
- snot-rag
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- acousmas
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noun,
acouasm.
- gourmand
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noun,
a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- Rancagua
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- dogcarts
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
- gormands
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noun,
gourmand.
- samoans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- Sanctus
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noun,
(italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- macrons
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Donatus
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noun,
early-4th-century bishop of Casae Nigrae in northern Africa: leader of a heretical Christian group.
Compare Donatist.
- Arcanum
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noun,
Often, arcana. a secret; mystery.
- Toscana
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noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- transom
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noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- Arandas
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noun,
a member of an Australian aboriginal people living in the vicinity of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
- sonatas
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- dogcart
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
- macaron
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noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- trangam
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noun,
an odd gadget; gewgaw; trinket.
- samsara
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noun,
Buddhism. the process of coming into existence as a differentiated, mortal creature.
Compare nirvana (def 1).
- Managua
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noun,
Lake, a lake in W Nicaragua. 390 sq. mi. (1010 sq. km).
- dormant
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adjective,
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- sanctum
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Araucan
-
noun,
Araucanian.
- Aragats
-
noun,
Mount, an extinct volcano in NW Armenia. 13,435 feet (4095 meters).
- armadas
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noun,
Also called Invincible Armada, Spanish Armada. the fleet sent against England by Philip II of Spain in 1588. It was defeated by the English navy and later dispersed and wrecked by storms.
- samaras
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noun,
an indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as of the elm or maple.
- Grounds
-
noun,
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
- castors
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- gastro-
-
- go-cart
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noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- sarongs
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- tarmacs
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- Targums
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noun,
a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.
- Satsuma
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noun,
a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.
- Saundra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Austro-
-
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- Gautama
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noun,
Buddha (def 1).
- Canossa
-
noun,
a ruined castle in N Italy: scene of the penance of Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire before Pope Gregory VII in 1077.
- God-man
-
noun,
Jesus Christ.
- tangram
-
noun,
a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, which can be combined so as to form a great variety of other figures.
- candors
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- gascons
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- Tanagra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Spartan victory over the Athenians 457 b.c.
- canasta
-
noun,
a variety of rummy in which the main object is to meld sets of seven or more cards.
- gardant
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adjective,
guardant.
- canards
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- camauro
-
noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- garcons
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- scatoma
-
noun,
a tumorlike mass of feces in the colon or rectum.
- Dustman
-
noun,
a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.
- gormand
-
noun,
gourmand.
- Sno-Cat
-
- asramas
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noun,
any of the four phases of the ideally conducted life: education, work, withdrawal from society, and asceticism.
- guarana
-
noun,
a woody, climbing shrub Paullinia cupana, of the soapberry family, growing in parts of South America, having seeds that contain caffeine and are used in soft drinks.
- Aruntas
-
noun,
Aranda.
- guanaco
-
noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
- asarota
-
noun,
(in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- asarums
-
noun,
the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.
- Saragat
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1988, Italian statesman: president 1964–71.
- sarcasm
-
noun,
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
- smaragd
-
noun,
emerald.
- sarcoma
-
noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- sarcous
-
adjective,
consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.
- carnous
-
adjective,
carnose.
- atamans
-
noun,
the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force.
- scrotum
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- grandma
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grandam
-
noun,
a grandmother.
- Granada
-
noun,
a medieval kingdom along the Mediterranean coast of S Spain.
- sardana
-
noun,
a dance of the region of Catalonia, Spain, in which the dancers form a moving circle.
- Gramont
-
noun,
Philibert [fee-lee-ber] /fi liˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Comte de, 1621–1707, French courtier, soldier, and adventurer.
- astound
-
adjective,
Archaic. astonished; astounded.
- Durango
-
noun,
a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).
- durmast
-
noun,
a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
- tamarao
-
noun,
tamarau.
- Mansard
-
noun,
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
Compare French roof.
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- traumas
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- constr.
-
- adamant
-
noun,
any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.
- randoms
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- ransoms
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- mustard
-
noun,
a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- mustang
-
noun,
a small, hardy horse of the American plains, descended from Spanish stock.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- muscats
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- contra-
-
- mudcats
-
noun,
flathead catfish.
- stardom
-
noun,
the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
- custard
-
noun,
a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.
- stounds
-
noun,
Archaic. a short time; short while.
- Romagna
-
noun,
a former province of the Papal States, in NE Italy. Capital: Ravenna.
- Mansart
-
noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- romaunt
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- tundras
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- customs
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- rotunda
-
noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- aground
-
adverb, adjective,
on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state:
- mordant
-
noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- Sumatra
-
noun,
a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).
- stamnos
-
noun,
a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.
- ramsons
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- Ramadan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Muslim calendar.
Compare Muslim calendar.
- Monarda
-
noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- costars
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- oarsman
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- Utamaro
-
noun,
Kitagawa [kee-tah-gah-wah] /ˈki tɑˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- organum
-
noun,
an organon.
- orgasms
-
noun,
the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- cougars
-
noun,
Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- osmunds
-
noun,
any fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern.
- nougats
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- nostrum
-
noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- strumas
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- narcoma
-
noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- outmans
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- crusado
-
noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- outrang
-
verb,
simple past tense of outring.
- outsang
-
verb,
simple past tense of outsing.
- uncross
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a crossed position, as the legs.
- strouds
-
noun,
a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
- csardas
-
noun,
czardas.
- ragouts
-
noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- acouasm
-
noun,
a nonverbal auditory hallucination, as a ringing or hissing.
- acousma
-
noun,
acouasm.
- Narmada
-
noun,
a river flowing W from central India to the Arabian Sea. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- strands
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- Montagu
-
noun,
Ashley (Montague Francis Ashley Montagu) 1905–1999, U.S. anthropologist and writer, born in England.
- Romanus
-
noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- tamarau
-
noun,
a small wild buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) mindorensis, of Mindoro in the Philippines, having thick, brown hair and short, massive horns.
- saguaro
-
noun,
a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
- amounts
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Massaua
-
noun,
a seaport in E Eritrea, in N Ethiopia, on the Red Sea.
- mascots
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- mascons
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- amtracs
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- Marston
-
noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- anagram
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: .
- margosa
-
noun,
neem (def 2).
- marcato
-
adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- marauds
-
noun,
Archaic. the act of marauding.
- Matador
-
noun,
the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- androus
-
- daturas
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.
- marasca
-
noun,
a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.
- Maranta
-
noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.
- maracas
-
noun,
a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.
- angoras
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- Sagunto
-
noun,
a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
- mantuas
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- mantras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- sun-god
-
noun,
the sun considered or personified as a deity.
- mascara
-
noun,
a substance used as a cosmetic to color the eyelashes and eyebrows.
- amongst
-
preposition,
among.
- matrons
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- damsons
-
noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- sundogs
-
noun,
parhelion.
- tsardom
-
noun,
czardom.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- soucars
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- matrass
-
noun,
a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- gamous
-
- Datura
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.
- scours
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- stands
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- douras
-
noun,
durra.
- Stroud
-
noun,
a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
- somat-
-
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- ductor
-
noun,
the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- Somnus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of sleep, a son of Night and brother of Death.
- daunts
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- damars
-
noun,
dammar.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dagmar
-
noun,
a female given name: from Danish, meaning “day” and “glory.”.
- Dacron
-
- cross-
-
- strung
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Dracut
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- damson
-
noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- gamuts
-
noun,
the entire scale or range:
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- strums
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- datums
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- durocs
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- storms
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- Danaus
-
noun,
a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night.
- scrogs
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- donuts
-
noun,
doughnut.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- scrods
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- Cumana
-
noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- Dumont
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- stomas
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- dorsum
-
noun,
the back, as of the body.
- ducats
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- scrams
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- Straus
-
noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- scrums
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- scrags
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Domnus
-
noun,
Donus.
- dastur
-
noun,
a Parsee chief priest.
- stound
-
noun,
Archaic. a short time; short while.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- stours
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- sounds
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- dongas
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- damans
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- doumas
-
noun,
duma.
- scato-
-
- rousts
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- mucors
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- MSCons
-
- mourns
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- mounts
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Mounds
-
noun,
a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- rotund
-
adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- Morgan
-
noun,
one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- Moraga
-
noun,
a city in W California.
- rounds
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- monads
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- mudras
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Ruanda
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Russo-
-
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- sacro-
-
- sacrum
-
noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- maunds
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- masto-
-
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Margot
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- mudcat
-
noun,
flathead catfish.
- mungos
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- maraud
-
noun,
Archaic. the act of marauding.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- organa
-
noun,
a plural of organon.
- orgasm
-
noun,
the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Osmund
-
noun,
any fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern.
- nougat
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- outgas
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- nomads
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- narco-
-
- ragman
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Ramada
-
noun,
an open shelter, often having a dome-shaped thatched roof, and installed especially on beaches and picnic grounds.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- Ragusa
-
noun,
a province in SE Italy.
- Nassau
-
noun,
a seaport on New Providence Island: capital of the Bahamas; seaside resort.
- ragout
-
noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- maraca
-
noun,
a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.
- Garand
-
noun,
John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- granum
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a grain.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- grano-
-
- grands
-
noun,
grand piano.
- grand-
-
- gramas
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- gradus
-
noun,
a work consisting wholly or in part of exercises of increasing difficulty.
- Sardou
-
noun,
Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
- gourds
-
noun,
the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally.
Compare gourd family.
- Gotama
-
noun,
Buddha.
- gossan
-
noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- sargos
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- gonads
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- ground
-
noun,
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Gardas
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- gasman
-
noun,
a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- gastr-
-
- sarods
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- saunas
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- grouts
-
noun,
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- macro-
-
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- mangos
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- Manaus
-
noun,
Manáos.
- Manado
-
noun,
Menado.
- manada
-
noun,
a herd of horses.
- Samara
-
noun,
an indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as of the elm or maple.
- magots
-
noun,
Barbary ape.
- maduro
-
adjective,
strong and darkly colored.
- Madura
-
noun,
Dutch Madoera [mah-doo-rah] /mɑˈdu rɑ/ (Show IPA). an island in Indonesia, off the NE coast of Java. 2112 sq. mi. (5470 sq. km).
- Madras
-
noun,
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
- Madang
-
noun,
a seaport on the N coast of New Guinea, in Papua New Guinea.
- Madag.
-
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- sarco-
-
- Sansom
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- grunts
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- sarans
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- guacos
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- guanos
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Guards
-
noun,
a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
- Guston
-
noun,
Philip, 1912–80, U.S. abstract expressionist painter, born in Canada.
- samosa
-
noun,
an Indian fried turnover filled with minced meat or vegetables and spices:
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Samsun
-
noun,
a city in N Turkey, in Asia.
- Samson
-
noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Asgard
-
noun,
the home of the Aesir and location of Valhalla and the palaces of the individual gods: connected with the earth by the rainbow bridge, Bifrost.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Carnot
-
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.
- Tamara
-
noun,
a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander, aniseed, and fennel seed.
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- cargos
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- amurca
-
noun,
the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tronas
-
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.
- Cantor
-
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.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- andro-
-
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- Andrus
-
noun,
Andron.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Angara
-
noun,
a river in the S Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NW from Lake Baikal to the Yenisei River: called Upper Tunguska in its lower course. 1151 miles (1855 km) long.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- agamas
-
noun,
any of numerous agamid lizards of the genus Agama, many of which are brilliantly colored and have the ability to change the color of the skin.
- tungos
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- sutras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- agoras
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- agouta
-
noun,
the Haitian solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus.
- tumors
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- agron.
-
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- amadan
-
noun,
fool1 .
- amadou
-
noun,
a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus (Fomes) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- Amanda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “beloved.”.
- Amarna
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in ancient Egyptian history described on cuneiform tablets (Amarna tablets) that were found in 1887 at Tell el Amarna and contain the correspondence (Amarna letters) from neighboring kings and governors to Amenhotep IV and his father Amenhotep III.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Canara
-
noun,
Kanara.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Artaud
-
noun,
Antonin [ahn-taw-nan] /ɑ̃ tɔˈnɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- ataman
-
noun,
the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- tauro-
-
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Assuan
-
noun,
Aswan.
- arguta
-
noun,
the green, smooth-skinned, edible fruit of an Asian vine, Actinidia arguta.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- assoc.
-
- Asarum
-
noun,
the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- asrama
-
noun,
any of the four phases of the ideally conducted life: education, work, withdrawal from society, and asceticism.
- Asosan
-
noun,
a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Asmara
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Eritrea, in N Ethiopia.
- Armada
-
noun,
Also called Invincible Armada, Spanish Armada. the fleet sent against England by Philip II of Spain in 1588. It was defeated by the English navy and later dispersed and wrecked by storms.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- Canada
-
noun,
a dry riverbed.
- trans.
-
- Angora
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- Canad.
-
- angsts
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- camass
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Camassia, of the lily family, especially C. quamash, of western North America, having long clusters of blue to white flowers and edible bulbs.
- Caguas
-
noun,
a city in E central Puerto Rico.
- Cadmus
-
noun,
Paul, 1904–1999, U.S. painter and etcher.
- trauma
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- aortas
-
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.
- Tarsus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.
- tragus
-
noun,
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
- Aragon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
- Aranda
-
noun,
a member of an Australian aboriginal people living in the vicinity of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
- austr-
-
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Arcata
-
noun,
a town in NW California.
- Targum
-
noun,
a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- tarso-
-
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- sundog
-
noun,
parhelion.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Aargau
-
noun,
a canton in N Switzerland. 542 sq. mi. (1400 sq. km). Capital: Aarau.
- cougar
-
noun,
Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- admass
-
noun,
high-pressure marketing in which mass-media advertising is used to reach large numbers of people.
- contr.
-
- contd.
-
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- comdg.
-
- urano-
-
- Comdr.
-
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Adamas
-
noun,
Admah.
- congas
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- sumacs
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- turco-
-
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- sugars
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Uganda
-
noun,
an independent state in E Africa, between the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British protectorate. 91,065 sq. mi. (241,068 sq. km). Capital: Kampala.
- Comdt.
-
- Utgard
-
noun,
a home of the Jotuns, outside Midgard and Asgard: probably synonymous with Jotunheim.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Magus
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- uran-
-
- magot
-
noun,
Barbary ape.
- Magna
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- Magda
-
noun,
a female given name, German form of Magdalene.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- 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.
- Mango
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- naut.
-
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- noct-
-
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- anoas
-
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.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Aarau
-
noun,
a town in and capital of Aargau, in N Switzerland.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- manga
-
noun,
a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- 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.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- guard
-
noun,
a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- guar.
-
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- 30-30
-
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- octa-
-
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- asana
-
noun,
any of the postures in a yoga exercise.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Guat.
-
- guaco
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- asco-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- sarc-
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Macau
-
noun,
Macao.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ORuss
-
- Sans.
-
- nurds
-
noun,
nerd.
- USSCt
-
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- ordn.
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- gusto
-
noun,
hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general:
Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- gunda
-
noun,
goonda.
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Mound
-
noun,
a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- rotas
-
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.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Adana
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, on the Seyhan River.
- Adams
-
noun,
Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Agram
-
noun,
German name of Zagreb.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- agro-
-
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Adama
-
noun,
Admah.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- agura
-
noun,
agora2 .
- turds
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- Mont.
-
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- agmas
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- actos
-
- mudra
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- mungs
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- adsum
-
interjection,
I am present.
- Mungo
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Munda
-
noun,
a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- adust
-
adjective,
dried or darkened as by heat.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- agada
-
noun,
Aggadah.
- Agama
-
noun,
any of numerous agamid lizards of the genus Agama, many of which are brilliantly colored and have the ability to change the color of the skin.
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- muco-
-
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Agana
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guam.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- tungo
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- Msgr.
-
- Agata
-
noun,
an American art glass having a mottled, glossy, white and rose surface.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- trugs
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- masc.
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- sagas
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- acro-
-
- naso-
-
- 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.
- Marga
-
noun,
any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- marg.
-
- anat.
-
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- andr-
-
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- maund
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- MNurs
-
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- Amasa
-
noun,
the commander of Absalom's army and later of David's army. II Sam. 17:25; 19:13.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- rusts
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Amata
-
noun,
the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- grout
-
noun,
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- actg.
-
- mauds
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- AMORC
-
- matr-
-
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- mast-
-
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- drags
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- contg
-
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- smogs
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Tagus
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- curds
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- ogams
-
noun,
ogham.
- douma
-
noun,
duma.
- Smuts
-
noun,
Jan Christiaan [Dutch yahn kris-tee-ahn] /Dutch yɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, South African statesman and general: prime minister 1919–24, 1939–48.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- asgmt
-
- cont.
-
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- dross
-
noun,
waste matter; refuse.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- durns
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Durga
-
noun,
the sometimes malignant goddess of war: an aspect of Devi.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Card.
-
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- dunts
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- dungs
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Dumas
-
noun,
Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), ("Dumas père") 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre, (“Dumas fils”), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- ducts
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- ducat
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- scuds
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- scums
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- drung
-
noun,
drang.
- cata-
-
- snogs
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- dauts
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- Dagan
-
noun,
the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- datum
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- Comr.
-
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- surg.
-
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- Damas
-
noun,
French name of Damascus.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- darts
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- sords
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sumos
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- surds
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Cons.
-
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- cauda
-
noun,
a tail or taillike appendage.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- caus.
-
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- Const
-
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- dogma
-
noun,
an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church. Synonyms: doctrine, teachings, set of beliefs, philosophy.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Cong.
-
- snugs
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sodas
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Srta.
-
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Cmdr.
-
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Durst
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- astr.
-
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- grams
-
noun,
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
- Aust.
-
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- scads
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- scags
-
noun,
heroin.
- auto.
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Gauss
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic induction, equal to the magnetic induction of a magnetic field in which one abcoulomb of charge, moving with a component of velocity perpendicular to the field and equal to one centimeter per second, is acted on by a force of one dyne; 1 maxwell per square centimeter or 10− 4 weber per square meter. Symbol: G.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- asst.
-
- sards
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- gourd
-
noun,
the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally.
Compare gourd family.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- Gouda
-
noun,
a city in the W Netherlands, NE of Rotterdam.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- stung
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- atmo-
-
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- cruds
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- grama
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- gouts
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- gram.
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- gauds
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- gaums
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- groma
-
noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- scat-
-
- Ganda
-
noun,
Luganda.
- gamut
-
noun,
the entire scale or range:
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- gamo-
-
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scot.
-
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Gross
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- dusts
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- tangs
-
- Scand
-
- assn.
-
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- Assad
-
noun,
Hafez al [hah-fez el] /hɑˈfɛz ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1928?–2000, Syrian military and political leader: president from 1971.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- SRAM
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Ont.
-
- SScD
-
- Sra.
-
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- USNA
-
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- USMC
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- uro-
-
- suds
-
noun,
soapy water.
- USAR
-
- USRC
-
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- str.
-
- USMA
-
- USGA
-
- USDA
-
- OSRD
-
- USCA
-
- USCG
-
- out-
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- rad.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RADM
-
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ungt
-
- ord.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- org.
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- USTC
-
- stg.
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tRNA
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- tron
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- scr.
-
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- sgd.
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- std.
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- TODS
-
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- TDRS
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- taur
-
- 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.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Tasm
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sat.
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- saur
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- RNAS
-
- Rom.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- sur-
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- smog
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Rus.
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- SMSA
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- smug
-
adjective,
contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- 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.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- gon-
-
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- gout
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- gras
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gro.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- grum
-
adjective,
grim; glum; surly.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- gtd.
-
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- Guam
-
noun,
an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña.
Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- GNMA
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Gaud
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gaum
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- gds.
-
- Gmat
-
- Can.
-
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- aur-
-
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- atm.
-
- Mar.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- mdnt
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- ASTM
-
- ASSR
-
- asgd
-
- asc-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- MNAS
-
- Mngr
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Man.
-
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- gust
-
noun,
a sudden, strong blast of wind.
- Aug.
-
- guts
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- aud.
-
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- ator
-
- 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.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Mac-
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- mag.
-
- cat.
-
- 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.
- art.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- DMSO
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Cort
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- 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.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- dat.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Dom.
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cur.
-
- 1080
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Gama
-
noun,
Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- dugs
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- Cmon
-
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- dung
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- duo-
-
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- cmdg
-
- Cdr.
-
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Doss
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Doug
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Douglas.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- Cond
-
- Con.
-
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- cog.
-
- Odus
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Drug
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
- drum
-
noun,
a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- comd
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- MusD
-
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- acad
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- ACDA
-
- acr-
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- mus.
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- agst
-
- NACA
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ACAA
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- agr.
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- muds
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- AAAS
-
- mun.
-
- MUNG
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- Anas
-
- amus
-
- amdt
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- amt.
-
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- muc-
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- NDAC
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Nor.
-
- nom.
-
- NCAA
-
- NOAA
-
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Adm.
-
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- AGMA
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NASD
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- ano-
-
- ands
-
- 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.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mRNA
-
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- AMDG
-
- mout
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- MScD
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OCDM
-
- Mon.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Oct.
-
- Arg.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Arm.
-
- mogs
-
noun,
moggy.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- mod.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ANTU
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- mtg.
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- MSSc
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ant.
-
- MSgt
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- MSTS
-
- ADC
-
- USO
-
- ad-
-
- USN
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- ag-
-
- CRT
-
- USR
-
- UDC
-
- AAM
-
- ac-
-
- STM
-
- AAA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Am.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UCR
-
- UAM
-
- UTC
-
- AUC
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- USS
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ctg
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Ar.
-
- ung
-
- CSR
-
- AAU
-
- CSA
-
- an.
-
- SUG
-
- CST
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- unc
-
- ACS
-
- UNO
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- uns
-
- CRS
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UMT
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- USC
-
- CTA
-
- USM
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Aar
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ur-
-
- CSO
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ARS
-
- USA
-
- AOA
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AOU
-
- ATA
-
- aor
-
- ATC
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AUA
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tro
-
- ca.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- at.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ASR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ARU
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- 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.
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- TCA
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- ard
-
- ast
-
- Tng
-
- TMO
-
- TGN
-
- ASU
-
- TCS
-
- CMG
-
- Co.
-
- UAR
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- CDT
-
- CGM
-
- CGS
-
- CMA
-
- CMD
-
- Sus
-
- AGM
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- AGC
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- CNM
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ANG
-
- ANC
-
- cr.
-
- AMU
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- AMS
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Agt
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- AMC
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TSS
-
- Tu.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- SMD
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- MTO
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MSA
-
- MSD
-
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- ROG
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- mtn
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- MOR
-
- MTS
-
- mud
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- mug
-
noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RDS
-
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Rs.
-
- RCA
-
- SRO
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- mcg
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MCR
-
- MDT
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- mgd
-
- SAA
-
- MGr
-
- sd.
-
- RSA
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- MGT
-
- MNA
-
- MNS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- 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.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- OAU
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- NUM
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OSD
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- NRC
-
- OCD
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODT
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- NMU
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NCO
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NAA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NAD
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- NGC
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NMR
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- nr.
-
- RMA
-
- RCS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Rd.
-
- NOC
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSS
-
- MAA
-
- So.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- SMA
-
- DNA
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- DNR
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- SNU
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- Dr.
-
- SMS
-
- DRG
-
- Sgt
-
- DMS
-
- DSA
-
- SDS
-
- SDR
-
- SDA
-
- MSC
-
- DSS
-
- DST
-
- Du.
-
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- SCS
-
- dug
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- Ga.
-
- DMT
-
- DMA
-
- GCM
-
- SRS
-
- DCM
-
- do.
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSN
-
- SSM
-
- SSD
-
- DOA
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- DSC
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- DSM
-
- Sr.
-
- DSO
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- DAR
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- DSR
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- GMT
-
- GCR
-
- sc.
-
- GCT
-
- GTC
-
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Gum
-
noun,
any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- GTS
-
- GMC
-
- SAR
-
- GCA
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- GTO
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gr.
-
- GSA
-
- GSC
-
- GSR
-
- GCD
-
- GDR
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- Mc-
-
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- SCM
-
- ScD
-
- Md.
-
- gt.
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- S.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- SA
-
- CM
-
- D.
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- TN
-
- O.
-
- SG
-
- OG
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SM
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- CU
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- MG
-
- OA
-
- TM
-
- TC
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- M.
-
- t.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NG
-
- ND
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- GU
-
- T1
-
- GD
-
- G.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- rg
-
- TD
-
- TG
-
- GM
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GC
-
- NM
-
- MN
-
- RU
-
- DG
-
- DM
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- DN
-
- RO
-
- Ud
-
- SU
-
- UC
-
- SN
-
- R.
-
- U.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- GN
-
- RN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.