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Word coastguardsmen has
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- Nostradamus
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noun,
(Michel de Nostredame) 1503–66, French astrologer.
- sacraments
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders, and extreme unction.
- Sacramento
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noun,
a port in and the capital of California, in the central part, on the Sacramento River.
- sugarcoats
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verb (used with object),
to cover with sugar:
- undercoats
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noun,
a coat or jacket worn under another.
- groundmass
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noun,
the crystalline, granular, or glassy base or matrix of a porphyritic or other igneous rock, in which the more prominent crystals are embedded.
- cross-mate
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verb (used with or without object),
to crossbreed.
- courtesans
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noun,
a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
- sugarcanes
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noun,
a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar.
- aeronauts
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noun,
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
- Doncaster
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noun,
a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- assurgent
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adjective,
curving upward, as leaves; ascendant.
- anoestrus
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noun,
anestrus.
- neuromast
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noun,
a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- coadunate
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adjective,
united by growth.
- etruscans
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noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- sagamores
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noun,
(among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
- Masterson
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noun,
William Barclay ("Bat") 1853–1921, U.S. frontier law officer.
- autocades
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noun,
a procession or parade of automobiles; motorcade.
- customers
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noun,
a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
- tradesman
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noun,
a person engaged in trade.
- 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.
- scrounges
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noun,
a habitual borrower; sponger.
- assurance
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noun,
a positive declaration intended to give confidence:
- nectarous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- endosarcs
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noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- outrances
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- mandators
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noun,
a person who gives a mandate.
- Scamander
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noun,
ancient name of the river Menderes.
- outranges
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verb (used with object),
to have a longer or greater range than.
- manducate
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verb (used with object),
to chew; masticate; eat.
- escargots
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noun,
an edible snail.
- costumers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- Satu-Mare
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noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- Ceratodus
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noun,
a lungfish of either of two genera, Ceratodus or Neoceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth.
- dermatous
-
- sacrament
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders, and extreme unction.
- meandrous
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adjective,
meandering; winding; rambling.
- Gasconade
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noun,
extravagant boasting; boastful talk.
- transudes
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verb (used without object),
to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
- seamounts
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noun,
a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
- oceanauts
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noun,
aquanaut.
- sugarcoat
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verb (used with object),
to cover with sugar:
- documents
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noun,
a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- matronage
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noun,
the state of being a matron.
- sugarcane
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noun,
a tall grass, Saccharum officinarum, of tropical and warm regions, having a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar.
- guardsmen
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noun,
a person who acts as a guard.
- uncrossed
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adjective,
not crossed.
- guardsman
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noun,
a person who acts as a guard.
- transduce
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verb (used with object),
to convert (energy) from one form into another.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- stegosaur
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noun,
a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Stegosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a heavy, bony armor and a row of bony plates along its back, and growing to a length of 20 to 40 feet (6–12 meters).
- underacts
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verb (used with or without object),
to underplay.
- undercast
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noun,
Mining. a crossing of two passages, as airways, dug at the same level so that one descends to pass beneath the other without any opening into it.
Compare overcast (def 9).
- undercoat
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noun,
a coat or jacket worn under another.
- runagates
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noun,
a fugitive or runaway.
- undermost
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adjective, adverb,
lowest, as in position, status, or the like.
- nut-grass
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noun,
either of two sedges, Cyperus rotundus or C. esculentus, that have small, nutlike tubers and are often troublesome weeds.
- construes
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noun,
the act of construing.
- Androgeus
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noun,
a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years.
- Androsace
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noun,
any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.
- coatdress
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noun,
a tailored dress of medium or heavy fabric, styled like a coat and worn in place of a suit or similar outfit.
- ageratums
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Ageratum, especially A. houstonianum, having heart-shaped leaves and small, dense, blue, lavender, or white flower heads, often grown in gardens.
- anestrous
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adjective,
not showing estrus.
- cadastres
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noun,
an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.
- sand-cast
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verb (used with object),
to produce (a casting) by pouring molten metal into sand molds.
- germanous
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adjective,
containing bivalent germanium.
- seastrand
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noun,
seashore.
- mustanger
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noun,
a person who engages in mustanging.
- argentous
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adjective,
containing univalent silver, as argentous chloride, AgCl.
- mudstones
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noun,
a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination.
- dragomans
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noun,
(in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- crusadoes
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noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- courtesan
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noun,
a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
- argentums
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noun,
silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argonauts
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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.
- castoreum
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noun,
castor1 (def 1).
- sandstorm
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noun,
a windstorm, especially in a desert, that blows along great clouds of sand (distinguished from dust storm).
- dragonets
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noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- Cassander
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noun,
c354-297 b.c, king of Macedonia 301-297 (son of Antipater).
- gourmands
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noun,
a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- argumenta
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noun,
argument (def 3).
- dangerous
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adjective,
full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- graduates
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noun,
a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- estragons
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noun,
tarragon.
- mucronate
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adjective,
having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- croustade
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noun,
a shell of bread or pastry, sometimes of noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes, baked or fried and filled with ragout or the like.
- sturgeons
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noun,
any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: A. brevirostrum, of the Atlantic coast, is endangered.
- recusants
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noun,
a person who is recusant.
- courantes
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- cut-grass
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noun,
any of several grasses having blades with rough edges, especially grasses of the genus Leersia.
- trounces
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- tanagers
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- Socrates
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noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- carneous
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adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- matadors
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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.
- tonsures
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- mutagens
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noun,
a substance or preparation capable of inducing mutation.
- astounds
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adjective,
Archaic. astonished; astounded.
- saracens
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- madrones
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noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- sternums
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- 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.
- Turcoman
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noun,
Turkoman.
- nostrums
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noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- custards
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noun,
a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.
- eductors
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noun,
ejector (def 3).
- sea-star
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noun,
starfish.
- Santarem
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noun,
a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- manucode
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noun,
any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
- anestrus
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noun,
(of a female mammal) the interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of heat or rut.
- socagers
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noun,
a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
- trudgens
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noun,
a stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used.
- carnages
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noun,
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
- tangrams
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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.
- Muscadet
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noun,
a white grape grown especially in the lower Loire Valley region of France.
- caterans
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- munsters
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noun,
muenster.
- Sarcodes
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noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- arsenous
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adjective,
containing arsenic in the trivalent state, as arsenous chloride, AsCl 3 .
- Garamond
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noun,
a printing type designed in 1540 by Claude Garamond (c1480–1561), French type founder.
- scutages
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noun,
(in the feudal system) a payment exacted by a lord in lieu of military service due to him by the holder of a fee.
- cognates
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noun,
a person or thing cognate with another.
- treasons
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- decorums
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noun,
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
- saunters
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- seacoast
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noun,
the land immediately adjacent to the sea.
- mosasaur
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noun,
any of several extinct carnivorous marine lizards from the Cretaceous Period, having the limbs modified into broad, webbed paddles.
- routeman
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noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- oceanaut
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noun,
aquanaut.
- asarotum
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noun,
(in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- mudstone
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noun,
a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination.
- mustangs
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noun,
a small, hardy horse of the American plains, descended from Spanish stock.
- runagate
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noun,
a fugitive or runaway.
- ancestor
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noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- seamount
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noun,
a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
- 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.
- endocast
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noun,
endocranial cast.
- coasters
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- mandator
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noun,
a person who gives a mandate.
- sarmenta
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noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- comrades
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noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- cartages
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noun,
the act or cost of carting.
- massacre
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noun,
the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
- soutanes
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noun,
a cassock.
- Dagestan
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noun,
an autonomous republic in the SW Russian Federation on the W shore of the Caspian Sea. 19,421 sq. mi. (50,300 sq. km). Capital: Makhachkala.
Formerly Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- argento-
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- stardoms
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noun,
the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
- surcoats
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- araceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- mandates
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noun,
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative:
- sanctums
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- argentum
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noun,
silver. Symbol: Ag.
- nametags
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noun,
an identification tag or label showing one's name and sometimes one's address or business affiliation, attached to an article of clothing or worn around the neck or wrist.
- manteaus
-
noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- encrusts
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verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- centrums
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noun,
a center.
- scrouges
-
verb (used with or without object),
to squeeze; crowd.
- assorted
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adjective,
consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous:
- narcomas
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noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- Democrat
-
noun,
an advocate of democracy.
- mascaron
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noun,
mask (def 11).
- demounts
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a mounting, setting, or place of support, as a gun.
- endosarc
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noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- sastruga
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noun,
Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
- scrounge
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noun,
a habitual borrower; sponger.
- customer
-
noun,
a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
- scrotums
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- estocada
-
noun,
the thrust of the sword by the matador into the bull in the final stage of a bullfight, designed to kill the bull.
- custodes
-
noun,
plural of custos.
- Asmodeus
-
noun,
an evil spirit.
- 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.
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- mounters
-
noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- Angstrom
-
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.
- Sagamore
-
noun,
(among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
- argument
-
noun,
an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation:
- nacreous
-
adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- coagents
-
noun,
a joint agent.
- saguaros
-
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.
- Arguedas
-
noun,
Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- dermato-
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- educator
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noun,
a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- decagons
-
noun,
a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.
- centaurs
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- neuromas
-
noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- maestros
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- carouses
-
noun,
carousal.
- magentas
-
noun,
fuchsin.
- Argonaut
-
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.
- magnates
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noun,
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.:
- magneto-
-
- magnetos
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noun,
a small electric generator with an armature that rotates in a magnetic field provided by permanent magnets, as a generator supplying ignition current for certain types of internal combustion engines or a hand-operated generator for telephone signaling.
- tsardoms
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noun,
czardom.
- descants
-
noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- transude
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
- sounders
-
noun,
a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.
- tear-gas
-
noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- megarons
-
noun,
a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments.
- re-sound
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sound again.
- costumer
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- racemous
-
adjective,
racemose.
- costumes
-
noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- Granados
-
noun,
Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- cadastre
-
noun,
an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.
- outrange
-
verb (used with object),
to have a longer or greater range than.
- graduses
-
noun,
a work consisting wholly or in part of exercises of increasing difficulty.
- counter-
-
- counters
-
noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- Countess
-
noun,
the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage.
- crustose
-
adjective,
forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
- courages
-
noun,
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- adenomas
-
noun,
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
- outrance
-
noun,
the utmost extremity.
- courants
-
noun,
courante.
- outdares
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- Semarang
-
noun,
a seaport on N Java, in S Indonesia.
- Ouessant
-
noun,
French name of Ushant.
- untreads
-
verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- Grassman
-
noun,
Hermann Günther [her-mahn gyn-tuh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈgün tər/ (Show IPA), 1809–77, German mathematician and linguist.
- Etruscan
-
noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- germano-
-
- grandmas
-
noun,
grandmother.
- costards
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- Adrastus
-
noun,
a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes.
- monardas
-
noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- outraces
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- grandams
-
noun,
a grandmother.
- outrages
-
noun,
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- escargot
-
noun,
an edible snail.
- courante
-
noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- megatons
-
noun,
one million tons.
- corsages
-
noun,
a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
- dragnets
-
noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- Crusades
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- dragonet
-
noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- gormands
-
noun,
gourmand.
- dragomen
-
noun,
(in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- dragoman
-
noun,
(in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- smaragds
-
noun,
emerald.
- estragon
-
noun,
tarragon.
- Academus
-
noun,
an Arcadian whose estate became a meeting place for Athenian philosophers.
- caesuras
-
noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- re-count
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- strumose
-
adjective,
having a struma or strumae.
- camauros
-
noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- recusant
-
noun,
a person who is recusant.
- redcoats
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- Gossaert
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), Mabuse, Jan.
- gossamer
-
noun,
a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- sturgeon
-
noun,
any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: A. brevirostrum, of the Atlantic coast, is endangered.
- songster
-
noun,
a person who sings; a singer.
- acrogens
-
noun,
a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
- graduate
-
noun,
a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- Ramsgate
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Kent, in SE England: resort.
- danseurs
-
noun,
a male ballet dancer.
- acousmas
-
noun,
acouasm.
- gradates
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to gradate.
- cragsman
-
noun,
a person accustomed to or skilled in climbing crags.
- Cameroun
-
noun,
Cameroon (def 1).
- cragsmen
-
noun,
a person accustomed to or skilled in climbing crags.
- smartens
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- gourmets
-
noun,
a connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure.
- gourmand
-
noun,
a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- remounts
-
noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- crusados
-
noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- scatomas
-
noun,
a tumorlike mass of feces in the colon or rectum.
- autocade
-
noun,
a procession or parade of automobiles; motorcade.
- megadont
-
adjective,
macrodont.
- margents
-
noun,
margin.
- Cardenas
-
noun,
Lázaro [lah-sah-raw] /ˈlɑ sɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
- organums
-
noun,
an organon.
- torsades
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- congrats
-
noun, interjection,
congratulations.
- contessa
-
noun,
countess.
- snot-rag
-
noun,
a handkerchief.
- cumarone
-
noun,
coumarone.
- consumes
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- document
-
noun,
a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- dog-star
-
noun,
the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
- consumer
-
noun,
a person or thing that consumes.
- romaunts
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- rotundas
-
noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- medusans
-
noun,
a medusa or jellyfish.
- guerdons
-
noun,
a reward, recompense, or requital.
- construe
-
noun,
the act of construing.
- duramens
-
noun,
heartwood.
- dogcarts
-
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.
- mordants
-
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.
- trangams
-
noun,
an odd gadget; gewgaw; trinket.
- Rosamund
-
noun,
a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “horse” and “protection.”.
- guanacos
-
noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
- scouters
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- congests
-
verb (used with object),
to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:
- guardant
-
adjective,
(of an animal) depicted full-faced but with the body seen from the side:
- Congress
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.
this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership:
a session of this body:
- durances
-
noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- agendums
-
noun,
an agenda.
- Ageratum
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Ageratum, especially A. houstonianum, having heart-shaped leaves and small, dense, blue, lavender, or white flower heads, often grown in gardens.
- scourges
-
noun,
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- agaroses
-
noun,
a substance obtained from agar and used for chromatographic separations.
- aeronaut
-
noun,
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
- cornuted
-
adjective,
having horns.
- ossature
-
noun,
the structure or framework supporting a building or sculpture.
- maunders
-
verb (used without object),
to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
- Damastes
-
noun,
Procrustes.
- Scotsman
-
noun,
a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- mordents
-
noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- Monstera
-
noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- traduces
-
verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- sarcomas
-
noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- transoms
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- underact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to underplay.
- montages
-
noun,
the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition.
Compare collage (def 1).
- Montague
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Romeo.
Compare Capulet.
- cordages
-
noun,
fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
- Damascus
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Syria, in the SW part: reputed to be the oldest continuously existing city in the world.
- romances
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Scotsmen
-
noun,
a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- augments
-
noun,
Grammar. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian.
- Mercado
-
noun,
a market.
- camauro
-
noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- dousers
-
noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- matures
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- maunder
-
verb (used without object),
to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
- cargoes
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- castors
-
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.
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- carnage
-
noun,
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
- cassena
-
noun,
dahoon.
- matrons
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- estrous
-
adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- matrass
-
noun,
a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
- ganders
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- cassone
-
noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- Marston
-
noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- casters
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- screams
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- tonuses
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- Euratom
-
noun,
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
- margosa
-
noun,
neem (def 2).
- masseur
-
noun,
a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- mascons
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Massena
-
noun,
a city in N New York, on the St. Lawrence River.
- medusan
-
noun,
a medusa or jellyfish.
- massage
-
noun,
the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
- 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.
- Medusas
-
noun,
a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
- scoters
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- cartage
-
noun,
the act or cost of carting.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- damages
-
noun,
injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness:
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- megaron
-
noun,
a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments.
- gameto-
-
- scourge
-
noun,
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- mascots
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- candors
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Menorca
-
noun,
Minorca.
- 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.
- Mendota
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in S Wisconsin, in N Madison. About 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- 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.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- sonatas
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- carnous
-
adjective,
carnose.
- caserns
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- megaton
-
noun,
one million tons.
- caseous
-
adjective,
of or like cheese.
- canards
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- socages
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- coagent
-
noun,
a joint agent.
- margent
-
noun,
margin.
- smudges
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear.
- cuestas
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- Sno-Cat
-
- grouses
-
noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- cordage
-
noun,
fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- Grounds
-
noun,
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- Targums
-
noun,
a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.
- Semangs
-
noun,
a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Grenada
-
noun,
one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- corsage
-
noun,
a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
- contuse
-
verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- contra-
-
- georama
-
noun,
an encompassingly large, hollow globe on the inside of which is depicted a map of the earth's surface, to be viewed by a spectator within the globe.
- seconds
-
noun,
a second part.
- gustoes
-
noun,
hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general:
Synonyms: enthusiasm, delight, relish, zest, spirit, fervor.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- secants
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- gastro-
-
- guerdon
-
noun,
a reward, recompense, or requital.
- Congers
-
noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- congest
-
verb (used with object),
to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:
- gateman
-
noun,
a gatekeeper.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
-
- consume
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- 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.
- tarmacs
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- corsets
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- tensors
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- crusade
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- gourdes
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Haiti, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: G., Gde.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- senoras
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- crusado
-
noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- Cremona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- gormand
-
noun,
gourmand.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- gradate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to gradate.
- Croesus
-
noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- smaragd
-
noun,
emerald.
- godsent
-
adjective,
sent by God or as if by God:
- God-man
-
noun,
Jesus Christ.
- crossed
-
noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- go-cart
-
noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- gourmet
-
noun,
a connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Smetana
-
noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- grandam
-
noun,
a grandmother.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- grandma
-
noun,
grandmother.
- csardas
-
noun,
czardas.
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- costars
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costers
-
noun,
costermonger.
- crusted
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- costume
-
noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- Gramont
-
noun,
Philibert [fee-lee-ber] /fi liˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Comte de, 1621–1707, French courtier, soldier, and adventurer.
- Graeco-
-
- 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.
- courage
-
noun,
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- courses
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- comrade
-
noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- centrum
-
noun,
a center.
- mantuas
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- centaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- mantras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- tandems
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- Manteca
-
noun,
a town in central California.
- centro-
-
- manteau
-
noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- gardant
-
adjective,
guardant.
- centums
-
noun,
one hundred.
- Mansart
-
noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- 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.
- scrouge
-
verb (used with or without object),
to squeeze; crowd.
- cerato-
-
- censors
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- manures
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- mangoes
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- Margate
-
noun,
a red-mouthed grunt, Haemulon album, inhabiting Atlantic waters from Florida to Brazil, valued as a food fish.
- Marengo
-
noun,
a village in Piedmont, in NW Italy: Napoleon defeated the Austrians 1800.
- cateran
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- socager
-
noun,
a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
- Marcuse
-
noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- caudate
-
adjective,
having a tail or taillike appendage.
- scrotum
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Marceau
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1923–2007, French actor and mime.
- marcato
-
adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- tongues
-
noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- marauds
-
noun,
Archaic. the act of marauding.
- garcons
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- tanager
-
noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- Cernuda
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, Spanish poet, in England after 1939.
- Gardena
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- gasters
-
- macrons
-
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).
- madness
-
noun,
the state of being mad; insanity.
- Maderno
-
noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- 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.
- garotes
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- codgers
-
noun,
an eccentric man, especially one who is old.
- scutage
-
noun,
(in the feudal system) a payment exacted by a lord in lieu of military service due to him by the holder of a fee.
- cognate
-
noun,
a person or thing cognate with another.
- custard
-
noun,
a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.
- gascons
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- gaseous
-
adjective,
existing in the state of a gas; not solid or liquid.
- macaron
-
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.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- sea-dog
-
noun,
a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.
- seadogs
-
noun,
fogbow.
- garnets
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- madrone
-
noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- mandate
-
noun,
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative:
- garment
-
noun,
any article of clothing:
- cesuras
-
noun,
caesura.
- gardens
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- manages
-
verb (used with object),
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship:
- manager
-
noun,
a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- customs
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- magnets
-
noun,
a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- magnet-
-
- magnate
-
noun,
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.:
- Magenta
-
noun,
fuchsin.
- Garneau
-
noun,
François Xavier [French frahn-swa gza-vyey] /French frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1809–66, Canadian historian.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- maenads
-
noun,
bacchante.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- mordent
-
noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- descant
-
noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- 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.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- stemson
-
noun,
a curved timber in a wooden bow, scarfed at its lower end to the keelson.
- desmans
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- angoras
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- acumens
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- anguses
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- Sagunto
-
noun,
a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
- nostrum
-
noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- neutro-
-
- neuroma
-
noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- stearo-
-
- nestors
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Antaeus
-
noun,
an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- sucrase
-
noun,
invertase.
- sundaes
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- antero-
-
- sternum
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- dusters
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- Dustman
-
noun,
a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.
- dustmen
-
noun,
a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.
- Ducasse
-
noun,
Jean Jules Amable Roger- [zhahn zhyl a-ma-bluh raw-zhey] /ʒɑ̃ ʒül aˈma blə rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), Roger-Ducasse, Jean Jules Amable.
- Ancaeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- nutmegs
-
noun,
the hard, aromatic seed of the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, used in grated form as a spice.
- strands
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- nougats
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- sterno-
-
- Andreas
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- radomes
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- detours
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- strange
-
adverb,
in a strange manner.
- androus
-
- Sturges
-
noun,
Preston, 1898–1959, U.S. playwright and screenwriter.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- anadems
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- stamnos
-
noun,
a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.
- stances
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Arcanum
-
noun,
Often, arcana. a secret; mystery.
- Sanctus
-
noun,
(italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- ramenta
-
noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- arcuate
-
adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- demount
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a mounting, setting, or place of support, as a gun.
- Sanders
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- natured
-
adjective,
having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
- gerunds
-
noun,
(in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”.
See also gerundive (def 1).
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- narcoma
-
noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- sundogs
-
noun,
parhelion.
- degusts
-
verb (used with object),
to taste or savor carefully or appreciatively.
- stagers
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- streams
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- nemato-
-
- dermat-
-
- Eastman
-
noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- samoans
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- tundras
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- ragouts
-
noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- nauseas
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- sunders
-
verb (used with object),
to separate; part; divide; sever.
- Samoset
-
noun,
died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- stardom
-
noun,
the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
- dormant
-
adjective,
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
- sanctum
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Ecuador
-
noun,
a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- oarsman
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- nametag
-
noun,
an identification tag or label showing one's name and sometimes one's address or business affiliation, attached to an article of clothing or worn around the neck or wrist.
- outdare
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- stoners
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- 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.
- Dunmore
-
noun,
John Murray, 4th Earl of, 1732–1809, Scottish colonial governor in America.
- agendum
-
noun,
an agenda.
- organum
-
noun,
an organon.
- Romanus
-
noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- undress
-
noun,
dress of a style designed to be worn on other than highly formal or ceremonial occasions; informal dress as opposed to full dress.
- orgeats
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- romaunt
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- agnates
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- rondeau
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
- duramen
-
noun,
heartwood.
- dog-ear
-
noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- undergo
-
verb (used with object),
to be subjected to; experience; pass through:
- outages
-
noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- sucrose
-
noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- Durance
-
noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- rodents
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Donatus
-
noun,
early-4th-century bishop of Casae Nigrae in northern Africa: leader of a heretical Christian group.
Compare Donatist.
- unseats
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- osmunds
-
noun,
any fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern.
- dugento
-
noun,
duecento.
- unseams
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- Romagna
-
noun,
a former province of the Papal States, in NE Italy. Capital: Ravenna.
- untread
-
verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- ousters
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- stounds
-
noun,
Archaic. a short time; short while.
- storage
-
noun,
the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
- agarose
-
noun,
a substance obtained from agar and used for chromatographic separations.
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- unrests
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- Dunarea
-
noun,
Romanian name of the Dvina.
- dogcart
-
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.
- aground
-
adverb, adjective,
on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state:
- resound
-
verb (used with object),
to reecho (a sound).
- stodges
-
noun,
food that is particularly filling.
- durmast
-
noun,
a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- uncaged
-
adjective,
not confined in a cage.
- sugared
-
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.
- amounts
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- outrang
-
verb,
simple past tense of outring.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- uncages
-
verb (used with object),
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- adenoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
- amtracs
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- unarmed
-
adjective,
without weapons or armor.
- outsang
-
verb,
simple past tense of outsing.
- Raamses
-
noun,
a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Ex. 1:11.
- Sumatra
-
noun,
a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).
- Admetus
-
noun,
a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- onstage
-
adverb,
on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
- uncross
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a crossed position, as the legs.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- onagers
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Durango
-
noun,
a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).
- outmans
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- amateur
-
noun,
a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.
Compare professional.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- rotunda
-
noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- amongst
-
preposition,
among.
- Amen-Ra
-
noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- oestrus
-
noun,
estrus.
- docents
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- uncases
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- outrage
-
noun,
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- Durante
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- namaste
-
noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- traumas
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- Erastus
-
noun,
Thomas [tom-uh s;; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs;; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.
- morceau
-
noun,
piece; morsel.
- trangam
-
noun,
an odd gadget; gewgaw; trinket.
- 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.
- redouts
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- dotages
-
noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- surgeon
-
noun,
a physician who specializes in surgery.
- Erasmus
-
noun,
Desiderius [des-i-deer-ee-uh s] /ˌdɛs ɪˈdɪər i əs/ (Show IPA), 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.
- morgens
-
noun,
a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
- strumas
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- usances
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- remands
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- morgues
-
noun,
a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- augends
-
noun,
a number to which another is added in forming a sum.
Compare addend (def 2).
- engrams
-
noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- 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.
- mounter
-
noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- astound
-
adjective,
Archaic. astonished; astounded.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- engross
-
verb (used with object),
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:
- Saundra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ransoms
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- asunder
-
adverb, adjective,
into separate parts; in or into pieces:
- saugers
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- remount
-
noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- readout
-
noun,
Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form.
Compare printout.
- surname
-
noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- assured
-
noun,
Insurance.
the beneficiary under a policy.
the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
- scatoma
-
noun,
a tumorlike mass of feces in the colon or rectum.
- moderns
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- danseur
-
noun,
a male ballet dancer.
- Utamaro
-
noun,
Kitagawa [kee-tah-gah-wah] /ˈki tɑˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.
- escorts
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Cadmean
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or like Cadmus.
- Caedmon
-
noun,
fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- escudos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- caeomas
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- caesars
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- caesura
-
noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- redacts
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- dancers
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- monades
-
noun,
plural of monas.
- douanes
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- mongers
-
noun,
a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):
- augment
-
noun,
Grammar. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian.
- sausage
-
noun,
minced pork, beef, or other meats, often combined, together with various added ingredients and seasonings, usually stuffed into a prepared intestine or other casing and often made in links.
- Montagu
-
noun,
Ashley (Montague Francis Ashley Montagu) 1905–1999, U.S. anthropologist and writer, born in England.
- montage
-
noun,
the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition.
Compare collage (def 1).
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- sounder
-
noun,
a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.
- Austro-
-
- dragnet
-
noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- traduce
-
verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- soucars
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- reasons
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recasts
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Monarda
-
noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- mousers
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- mounted
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- enduros
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- Aruntas
-
noun,
Aranda.
- arseno-
-
- sarcode
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- muscone
-
noun,
an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 16 H 30 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
- muscats
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- decorum
-
noun,
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
- trudges
-
noun,
a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
- sarcoma
-
noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- drogues
-
noun,
a bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor.
- murgeon
-
noun,
a grimace; a wry face.
- trudgen
-
noun,
a stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used.
- ascared
-
adjective,
afraid; scared.
- acousma
-
noun,
acouasm.
- ascends
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- sarcous
-
adjective,
consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.
- dosages
-
noun,
the administration of medicine in doses.
- sarcasm
-
noun,
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
- acouasm
-
noun,
a nonverbal auditory hallucination, as a ringing or hissing.
- Saracen
-
noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sangers
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- acrogen
-
noun,
a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
- eductor
-
noun,
ejector (def 3).
- arguses
-
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.
- degauss
-
verb (used with object),
to demagnetize (a ship's hull, electrical equipment, etc.) by means of electric coils.
- tsardom
-
noun,
czardom.
- sun-god
-
noun,
the sun considered or personified as a deity.
- arouses
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- mutagen
-
noun,
a substance or preparation capable of inducing mutation.
- musters
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- trussed
-
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.
- decuman
-
noun,
Also called decuman gate. (in ancient Rome) the main gate of a military camp, facing away from the enemy and near which the tenth cohort of the legion was usually stationed.
- 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.
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- 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.
- Munster
-
noun,
muenster.
- souters
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- assumed
-
adjective,
adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned:
- saucers
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- assuage
-
verb (used with object),
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate:
- strouds
-
noun,
a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
- Satsuma
-
noun,
a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- endmost
-
adjective,
farthest; most distant; last:
- randoms
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- 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.
- encrust
-
verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- aerugos
-
noun,
verdigris.
- decagon
-
noun,
a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- ramsons
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- Decatur
-
noun,
Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
- Sargent
-
noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- remudas
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- decants
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- enamors
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- mudcats
-
noun,
flathead catfish.
- drogue
-
noun,
a bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor.
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- serous
-
adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- douter
-
noun,
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- 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.
- stound
-
noun,
Archaic. a short time; short while.
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- strums
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- Dracut
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- stours
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Stroud
-
noun,
a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
- Straus
-
noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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).
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- gerous
-
- Strega
-
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- German
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Germany.
- gerund
-
noun,
(in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”.
See also gerundive (def 1).
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- ductor
-
noun,
the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- 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).
- genous
-
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- soused
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- gamet-
-
- engram
-
noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- gamous
-
- enduro
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- gamuts
-
noun,
the entire scale or range:
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Somers
-
- Gander
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- stades
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- staged
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- educts
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- 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.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- somat-
-
- Somnus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of sleep, a son of Night and brother of Death.
- stages
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- esrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Esdras
-
noun,
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
- estrus
-
noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- escudo
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- etrogs
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- sounds
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- sondes
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- socage
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Gasser
-
noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- duress
-
noun,
compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gastr-
-
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- gateau
-
noun,
a cake, especially a very light sponge cake with a rich icing or filling.
- 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.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- gasmen
-
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.
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Gemara
-
noun,
the section of the Talmud consisting essentially of commentary on the Mishnah.
- gemots
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a legislative or judicial assembly.
- Dumont
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- smudge
-
noun,
a dirty mark or smear.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- gassed
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- stodge
-
noun,
food that is particularly filling.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stego-
-
- Gardas
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- stands
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- steads
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- durocs
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- steno-
-
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- Duster
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- 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.
- gnomes
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- 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.
- 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.
- neuro-
-
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- nemat-
-
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
-
- samosa
-
noun,
an Indian fried turnover filled with minced meat or vegetables and spices:
- Samson
-
noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- Samsun
-
noun,
a city in N Turkey, in Asia.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sacro-
-
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- rugose
-
adjective,
having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- rousts
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Ruanda
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- rugate
-
adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- nougat
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- nutmeg
-
noun,
the hard, aromatic seed of the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, used in grated form as a spice.
- nurses
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nudges
-
noun,
a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.
- russet
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- Russo-
-
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- sargos
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- mungos
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- sarges
-
noun,
sergeant.
- mudras
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- mudcat
-
noun,
flathead catfish.
- 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.
- sarods
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Murage
-
noun,
a toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.
- 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.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- MSCons
-
- 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.
- Sardou
-
noun,
Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- Nassau
-
noun,
a seaport on New Providence Island: capital of the Bahamas; seaside resort.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- narco-
-
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- sarco-
-
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Sansom
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- 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.
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- Musset
-
noun,
(Louis Charles) Alfred de [lwee sharl al-fred duh] /lwi ʃarl alˈfrɛd də/ (Show IPA), 1810–57, French poet, dramatist, and novelist.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Rameau
-
noun,
Jean Philippe [zhahn fee-leep] /ʒɑ̃ fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1683–1764, French composer and musical theorist.
- Ramage
-
noun,
a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links.
- remuda
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- Ragusa
-
noun,
a province in SE Italy.
- ragout
-
noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- ragmen
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- ragman
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- rectos
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- redout
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reduct
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- radeau
-
noun,
an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Odessa
-
noun,
a seaport in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- onuses
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- omegas
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- rotund
-
adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- ogress
-
noun,
a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Ogaden
-
noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- rouges
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- rounds
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- outgas
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
- outage
-
noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- 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.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- organa
-
noun,
a plural of organon.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- Osmund
-
noun,
any fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Osages
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- 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.
- sauced
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- mousse
-
noun,
Cookery.
a sweetened dessert with whipped cream as a base, often stabilized with gelatin and chilled in a mold:
an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish:
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- Guston
-
noun,
Philip, 1912–80, U.S. abstract expressionist painter, born in Canada.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Maced.
-
- scutes
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- seadog
-
noun,
fogbow.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- gutser
-
noun,
a person who eats too much and greedily.
- gusset
-
noun,
a small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement.
Compare godet (def 1), gore3 (def 1).
- macro-
-
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- Guards
-
noun,
a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
- guanos
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- guacos
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- 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).
- sedans
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- magots
-
noun,
Barbary ape.
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- mangos
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- manges
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- manger
-
noun,
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
- Manaus
-
noun,
Manáos.
- manage
-
verb (used with object),
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship:
- Manado
-
noun,
Menado.
- 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.
- Madag.
-
- maenad
-
noun,
bacchante.
- 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).
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Madras
-
noun,
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- Madera
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Madang
-
noun,
a seaport on the N coast of New Guinea, in Papua New Guinea.
- secund
-
adjective,
arranged on one side only; unilateral.
- sedums
-
noun,
any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- gossan
-
noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- gradus
-
noun,
a work consisting wholly or in part of exercises of increasing difficulty.
- grades
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- 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.
- gourde
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Haiti, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: G., Gde.
- Gotama
-
noun,
Buddha.
- gorses
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- grand-
-
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- sensum
-
noun,
sense datum (def 1).
- gonads
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- gramas
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- grunts
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- Semang
-
noun,
a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
- grumes
-
noun,
blood when viscous.
- 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.
- grouse
-
noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- ground
-
noun,
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- grands
-
noun,
grand piano.
- Greco-
-
- Greats
-
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Grasse
-
noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- granum
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a grain.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- grano-
-
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- mouses
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- metro-
-
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scato-
-
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- 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.
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- mesons
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- scends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- merous
-
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- morgue
-
noun,
a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- 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.
- sauces
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- saunas
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- Morgen
-
noun,
a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Morgan
-
noun,
one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- Moraga
-
noun,
a city in W California.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- monger
-
noun,
a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Margot
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- 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.
- scrams
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- marges
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- scrags
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- scrods
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- 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.
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- maraud
-
noun,
Archaic. the act of marauding.
- scrogs
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- masto-
-
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- megass
-
noun,
bagasse.
- Megara
-
noun,
a city in ancient Greece: the chief city of Megaris.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Medusa
-
noun,
a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- scours
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Scouse
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- 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).
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- maugre
-
preposition,
in spite of; notwithstanding.
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- douses
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- douser
-
noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- 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:
- 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.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- tauro-
-
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- cross-
-
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- 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.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Aragon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- trudge
-
noun,
a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
- 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.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- Artaud
-
noun,
Antonin [ahn-taw-nan] /ɑ̃ tɔˈnɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.
- 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.
- arsen-
-
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corned
-
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.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- arguta
-
noun,
the green, smooth-skinned, edible fruit of an Asian vine, Actinidia arguta.
- 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.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- tumors
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- amused
-
adjective,
pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
- cursed
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curses
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- cussed
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- 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.
- ugsome
-
adjective,
horrid; loathsome.
- anadem
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- Dacron
-
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- Dagmar
-
noun,
a female given name: from Danish, meaning “day” and “glory.”.
- dagoes
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- amurca
-
noun,
the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- uncage
-
verb (used with object),
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- damage
-
noun,
injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness:
- damans
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- damars
-
noun,
dammar.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- 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.
- tungos
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- crudes
-
noun,
crude oil.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- 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.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- tarso-
-
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- cteno-
-
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Targum
-
noun,
a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- angsts
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Angora
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- Cumana
-
noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- turco-
-
- anemo-
-
- Andrus
-
noun,
Andron.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- andro-
-
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- contr.
-
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Tongue
-
noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- 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.
- 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.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Cadmus
-
noun,
Paul, 1904–1999, U.S. painter and etcher.
- causes
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- cadges
-
noun,
a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
- Caguas
-
noun,
a city in E central Puerto Rico.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- census
-
noun,
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- cerat-
-
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- cargos
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- 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.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Canad.
-
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- 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.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- Camden
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- 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.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- tergum
-
noun,
the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- comdg.
-
- Comdr.
-
- Comdt.
-
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- assume
-
verb (used with object),
to take for granted or without proof:
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Assuan
-
noun,
Aswan.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- assoc.
-
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- cogent
-
adjective,
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- Asosan
-
noun,
a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
- 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.
- 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.
- Conger
-
noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- conges
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- 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.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- contd.
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- astro-
-
- astron
-
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Augeas
-
noun,
king of the Epeans in Elis and one of the Argonauts.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cestus
-
noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- austr-
-
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- tragus
-
noun,
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- togues
-
noun,
lake trout.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- augend
-
noun,
a number to which another is added in forming a sum.
Compare addend (def 2).
- Augean
-
adjective,
resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- trans.
-
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- trauma
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- codger
-
noun,
an eccentric man, especially one who is old.
- Tadema
-
noun,
Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Dessau
-
noun,
a city in NE central Germany, SW of Berlin: formerly the capital of Anhalt.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- surges
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- sucres
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- aceto-
-
- aerugo
-
noun,
verdigris.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- donuts
-
noun,
doughnut.
- agouta
-
noun,
the Haitian solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus.
- aceous
-
- 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.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- usages
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- aeron.
-
- dastur
-
noun,
a Parsee chief priest.
- degust
-
verb (used with object),
to taste or savor carefully or appreciatively.
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- agron.
-
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- dorsum
-
noun,
the back, as of the body.
- adages
-
noun,
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- demurs
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- sundog
-
noun,
parhelion.
- 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.
- amadou
-
noun,
a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus (Fomes) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.
- dosage
-
noun,
the administration of medicine in doses.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- denom.
-
- under-
-
- agoras
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- degums
-
verb (used with object),
to free from gum.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- Domnus
-
noun,
Donus.
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- sunset
-
noun,
the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- agenda
-
noun,
a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.:
- sudser
-
noun,
a soap opera.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- Undset
-
noun,
Sigrid [sig-rid;; Norwegian si-gri] /ˈsɪg rɪd;; Norwegian ˈsɪ grɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist: Nobel prize 1928.
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- daunts
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- dongas
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- 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.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- datums
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- a-game
-
noun,
a person’s best effort, abilities, or achievement:
- undoes
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- unmade
-
adjective,
not made.
- utero-
-
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- adren-
-
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- sunder
-
verb (used with object),
to separate; part; divide; sever.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- dermo-
-
- Utgard
-
noun,
a home of the Jotuns, outside Midgard and Asgard: probably synonymous with Jotunheim.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- dotage
-
noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- deuton
-
noun,
deuteron.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Danaus
-
noun,
a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night.
- deuto-
-
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adreno
-
- adeno-
-
- admass
-
noun,
high-pressure marketing in which mass-media advertising is used to reach large numbers of people.
- urano-
-
- sundae
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- dosser
-
noun,
a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier.
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- strung
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- doumas
-
noun,
duma.
- 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.
- douras
-
noun,
durra.
- sutras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Assad
-
noun,
Hafez al [hah-fez el] /hɑˈfɛz ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1928?–2000, Syrian military and political leader: president from 1971.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- atmo-
-
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- 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.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- muco-
-
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- 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.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- assn.
-
- astr.
-
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- aden-
-
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- asst.
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- retd.
-
- Adams
-
noun,
Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- 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.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- treas
-
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- Mound
-
noun,
a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- adage
-
noun,
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Msgr.
-
- MSEnt
-
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Reaum
-
- meno-
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- mero-
-
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Regt.
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- meso-
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- 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.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Megan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- 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.
- Cant.
-
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- 30-30
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- mega-
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- utend
-
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- USSCt
-
- Scot.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- 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.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- scags
-
noun,
heroin.
- scads
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- 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.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Monge
-
noun,
Gaspard [gas-par] /gasˈpar/ (Show IPA), Comte de Péluse [pey-lyz] /peɪˈlüz/ (Show IPA), 1746–1818, French mathematician.
- auto.
-
- 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.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Aust.
-
- Mont.
-
- actg.
-
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- meta-
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- metr-
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- acet-
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- scat-
-
- cadge
-
noun,
a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- MNurs
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Scand
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- 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.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Agram
-
noun,
German name of Zagreb.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- agro-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- 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.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- agura
-
noun,
agora2 .
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ante-
-
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- 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.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- neur-
-
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- tungo
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- neut.
-
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- 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.
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- noct-
-
- sagas
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- 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.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- ogams
-
noun,
ogham.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octa-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- AMORC
-
- Amer.
-
- 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.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- nudes
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- nudge
-
noun,
a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- nurds
-
noun,
nerd.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- andr-
-
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- 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.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- turds
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- omega
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- anat.
-
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- AMEDS
-
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- sarc-
-
- adust
-
adjective,
dried or darkened as by heat.
- uran-
-
- 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.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- 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.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- trugs
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- muted
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- aero-
-
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- 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.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- Armen
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- oste-
-
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- 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.
- mungs
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- asgmt
-
- mudra
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- ASEAN
-
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- Munda
-
noun,
a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.
- sards
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- munge
-
verb (used with or without object),
to manipulate (raw data), especially to convert (data) from one format to another:
- Mungo
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- odeum
-
noun,
a hall, theater, or other structure for musical or dramatic performances.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- adsum
-
interjection,
I am present.
- 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.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Oreg.
-
- naso-
-
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- 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.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- naut.
-
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- 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.
- nears
-
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- 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.
- 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.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- ordn.
-
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Sans.
-
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- 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:
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- 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.
- Agade
-
noun,
Akkad (def 2).
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- areo-
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- ORuss
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- 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.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Dagan
-
noun,
the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Ganda
-
noun,
Luganda.
- Tagus
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
- gamut
-
noun,
the entire scale or range:
- gamo-
-
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- games
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- sodas
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- 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.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- tangs
-
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- 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.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- sords
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Euro-
-
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Damas
-
noun,
French name of Damascus.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- snugs
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- darts
-
- geums
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.
- gnome
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- 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.
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- gests
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- gesso
-
noun,
gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- sero-
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- 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.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Gomer
-
noun,
an undesirable hospital patient.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- godet
-
noun,
a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness.
Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- snogs
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- gaums
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- gauds
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- geom.
-
- geod.
-
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- smogs
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- gemot
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a legislative or judicial assembly.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- 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.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Gosse
-
noun,
Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
- 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.
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- 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.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- ducts
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- dungs
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- dunts
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- duces
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- durns
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- Durga
-
noun,
the sometimes malignant goddess of war: an aspect of Devi.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- 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.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- 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.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- doges
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- 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.
- stome
-
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- 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.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- 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.
- 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.
- dregs
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- 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.
- douma
-
noun,
duma.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- stung
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- dress
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- 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).
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- drung
-
noun,
drang.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dross
-
noun,
waste matter; refuse.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- doses
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- 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.
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- ergo-
-
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deca-
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Srta.
-
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- endo-
-
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- degum
-
verb (used with object),
to free from gum.
- educ.
-
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- ento-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- surg.
-
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- dauts
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- datum
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- engr.
-
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- surds
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- demo-
-
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- Durst
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- ster.
-
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- desc.
-
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- Deut.
-
- stge.
-
- dusts
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- 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.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Ecua.
-
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- demur
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- ecto-
-
- derm-
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- econ.
-
- dent.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- 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.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- MAgEd
-
- magot
-
noun,
Barbary ape.
- togue
-
noun,
lake trout.
- Cmdr.
-
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Magna
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- Mages
-
noun,
a magician.
- MAgEc
-
- Magus
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- Magda
-
noun,
a female given name, German form of Magdalene.
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- manga
-
noun,
a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- Mango
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- mange
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- cert.
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Comr.
-
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- 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.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- 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)
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Guest
-
noun,
a person who spends some time at another person's home in some social activity, as a visit, dinner, or party.
- guess
-
noun,
an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever.
- Cong.
-
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Madge
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- tera-
-
- term.
-
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Macau
-
noun,
Macao.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- 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).
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- gudes
-
noun,
God.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- mast-
-
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- 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.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- matr-
-
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- 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.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Card.
-
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- 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:
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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).
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- mauds
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- 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.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- 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).
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- 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.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cauda
-
noun,
a tail or taillike appendage.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- masc.
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- cata-
-
- 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)
- marg.
-
- 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.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- 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.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- 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.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- teno-
-
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- 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.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- segos
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- grume
-
noun,
blood when viscous.
- 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.
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Sedum
-
noun,
any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
- contg
-
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- sect.
-
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Gouda
-
noun,
a city in the W Netherlands, NE of Rotterdam.
- 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.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- 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.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- 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.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- gram.
-
- grama
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- grams
-
noun,
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- tears
-
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Gross
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- cont.
-
- Cons.
-
- guard
-
noun,
a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Guat.
-
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- guar.
-
- guaco
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- Const
-
- Gudea
-
noun,
flourished c2250 b.c, Sumerian ruler.
- 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.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- uro-
-
- uret
-
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- suds
-
noun,
soapy water.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- sgd.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sat.
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- smog
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- ten.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Sam.
-
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- 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.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- str.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- USRC
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USGA
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- USMA
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- USMC
-
- USNA
-
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tron
-
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- taur
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Tasm
-
- SASE
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- sec.
-
- tugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- Tues
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- USAR
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- USDA
-
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- regd
-
- scr.
-
- Reg.
-
- USCA
-
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- USCG
-
- TDRS
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- SMSA
-
- 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.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- RONA
-
- 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.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- TODS
-
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- saur
-
- std.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ungt
-
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- sur-
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- 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).
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- 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.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- tRNA
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- 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.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- SScD
-
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- smug
-
adjective,
contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- Ste.
-
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Sem.
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- stg.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- RNAS
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- ter.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- 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.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- 1080
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- 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.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- GNMA
-
- 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.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- cat.
-
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- Gmat
-
- Geum
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Cdr.
-
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gras
-
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- gro.
-
- gres
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- gon-
-
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gaum
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- Gaud
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- cmdg
-
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Ceto
-
- 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.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- 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.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- 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.
- 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.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cen.
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- geo-
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- cet-
-
- Gen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- CERN
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gds.
-
- grum
-
adjective,
grim; glum; surly.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- aud.
-
- MDES
-
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- mdse
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- dat.
-
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mdnt
-
- ator
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Meng
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mes-
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- ment
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- 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.
- men-
-
- ates
-
- 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:
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- aut-
-
- med.
-
- guts
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- gust
-
noun,
a sudden, strong blast of wind.
- 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)
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Gude
-
noun,
God.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- 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).
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- gtd.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Can.
-
- Aus.
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- mag.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAEd
-
- Aug.
-
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- met.
-
- 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.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- DEng
-
- 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.
- 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.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- 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.
- Dom.
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- Doug
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Douglas.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Doss
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- duo-
-
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- dung
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- dugs
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- der.
-
- Den.
-
- Dem.
-
- degu
-
noun,
a rat-sized New World burrowing rodent, Octodon degus, having long, smooth fur and a black-tipped, tufted tail.
- deg.
-
- Dec.
-
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- DMSO
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Cond
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cor.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ergs
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- eous
-
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Con.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Eng.
-
- 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.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Eur.
-
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cog.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Esd.
-
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- est.
-
- comd
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- eso-
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- ctr.
-
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cts.
-
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- 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.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cur.
-
- 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.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- end-
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- enc.
-
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- 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
-
- Cres
-
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- EGmc
-
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- EDTA
-
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- agst
-
- amus
-
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- 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.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- amt.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amdt
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Anas
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- OCDM
-
- Oct.
-
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- 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.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- OECD
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANTU
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- NOAA
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ano-
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- ance
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- ands
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- Odus
-
- aet.
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- RADM
-
- acr-
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acea
-
- ACDA
-
- acad
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- rad.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- AMDG
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- 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.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- OSRD
-
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- org.
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Adm.
-
- ord.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- neo-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Arm.
-
- muc-
-
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- mout
-
- asgd
-
- 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.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- mod.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mtge
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- 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.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- 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.
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- mun.
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- MUNG
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- 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.
- Arg.
-
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- 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.
- 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.
- mus.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MusD
-
- ASME
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Mon.
-
- mogs
-
noun,
moggy.
- mRNA
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- ASSR
-
- NCAA
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NASD
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- MSSc
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- NDAC
-
- 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.
- art.
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- MSgt
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- atm.
-
- msec
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- NACA
-
- mtg.
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Mngr
-
- MSCE
-
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- MSTS
-
- asc-
-
- MSAE
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- MScD
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- ASTM
-
- MNAS
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- do.
-
- ure
-
- ASM
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- DCM
-
- ase
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ACS
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- USC
-
- DOA
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- USO
-
- ast
-
- USR
-
- Tro
-
- DAR
-
- ASU
-
- ag-
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ATC
-
- ADC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- UTC
-
- Sus
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- at.
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Am.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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:
- AUA
-
- ARU
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- DSC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- DSM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- DSO
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AAU
-
- ASR
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- AAM
-
- AAE
-
- USM
-
- DAE
-
- AUC
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- USN
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- CNS
-
- USS
-
- UAE
-
- UAM
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- UCR
-
- UDC
-
- Tng
-
- TMO
-
- TGN
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- ATA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tu.
-
- ANC
-
- TSS
-
- 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.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UMT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AMU
-
- CNO
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- unc
-
- ANG
-
- CDT
-
- aor
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AOA
-
- 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.
- CEO
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ard
-
- 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.
- CGM
-
- CGS
-
- CMA
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- CMD
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tue
-
- CNM
-
- TSE
-
- AMS
-
- ae.
-
- CSO
-
- CMG
-
- uns
-
- ca.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- 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)
- AOU
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CSA
-
- ARS
-
- TCS
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ctg
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- AEC
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- AEA
-
- ur-
-
- TCA
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- ung
-
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- Agt
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- AGM
-
- Une
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- tr.
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- tra
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- UNO
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AGC
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- NCO
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAD
-
- NAA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- SAR
-
- ne-
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- 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.
- mug
-
noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- 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.
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- Mt.
-
- NDE
-
- NEA
-
- MSN
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NEC
-
- NOC
-
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NGC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NES
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- MST
-
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Mao
-
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- 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.
- MCR
-
- mcg
-
- 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.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SCS
-
- SCM
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- SDA
-
- SDR
-
- SDS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- MAA
-
- 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.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mgd
-
- MSE
-
- MOR
-
- MSD
-
- MSA
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- sc.
-
- ScD
-
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- 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.
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MGT
-
- MGr
-
- sd.
-
- nr.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- OTS
-
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- ROA
-
- Rd.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- ote
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- OTA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROG
-
- ot-
-
- OSS
-
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RMC
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- RCS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ons
-
- NRA
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- OTC
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- rte
-
- OED
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUM
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- ONR
-
- ODT
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- RSS
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- MSC
-
- MDT
-
- Mo.
-
- EDC
-
- Sta
-
- EMR
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- EDT
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SST
-
- ed.
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECM
-
- ECG
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- St.
-
- SSR
-
- ean
-
- en-
-
- ERT
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Sr.
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- SSN
-
- SRS
-
- EMT
-
- ss.
-
- SSC
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- SSD
-
- SSE
-
- SSM
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAM
-
- Esc
-
- 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:
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- SUG
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- DMT
-
- DMS
-
- DMA
-
- 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.
- DET
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DCS
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- Dr.
-
- ead
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- Eg.
-
- STM
-
- dug
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- DRE
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- Du.
-
- DST
-
- DSS
-
- DSR
-
- DSA
-
- DRG
-
- ESA
-
- SSA
-
- 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.
- SMD
-
- 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.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- GMT
-
- GMC
-
- Sgt
-
- SMA
-
- ESR
-
- Ges
-
- SMS
-
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- GDR
-
- Gde
-
- GCT
-
- GCR
-
- GCE
-
- GCD
-
- GCA
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GTO
-
- Me.
-
- Md.
-
- Mc-
-
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- 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.
- 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.
- GTS
-
- SED
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- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- GTC
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- gt.
-
- GSR
-
- GSC
-
- GSA
-
- gre
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Gr.
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- got
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noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- SNU
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- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ETR
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ETO
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- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- GAO
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noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAS
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noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- GAN
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noun,
cotton gin.
- Ga.
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- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESU
-
- GAR
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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.
- ETS
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- GCM
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- eu-
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- G.
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- RC
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- rg
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- DN
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- UC
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- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TM
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- U.
-
- M.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- CE
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- t.
-
- TG
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- RN
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- TD
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DG
-
- DM
-
- SU
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RO
-
- SA
-
- R.
-
- SN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- O.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NC
-
- CU
-
- OG
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TC
-
- GD
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- OA
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- GC
-
- RU
-
- ND
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SM
-
- 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.
- SG
-
- Ud
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- S.
-
- MG
-
- CM
-
- 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.
- D.
-
- NG
-
- TN
-
- 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.
- GM
-
- MN
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- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- GN
-
- GU
-
- NM
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