Anagrams of columbines
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- Columbine
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noun,
a plant, Aquilegia caerula, of the buttercup family, having showy flowers with white petals and white to blue sepals that form long, backward spurs: the state flower of Colorado.
- nobeliums
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noun,
a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
- emulsion
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid.
- Coliseum
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noun,
Also, colosseum. an amphitheater, stadium, large theater, or other special building for public meetings, sporting events, exhibitions, etc.
- combines
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noun,
a combination.
- Comenius
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noun,
John Amos (Jan Amos Komenský) 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.
- nobelium
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noun,
a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
- binocles
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- nelumbos
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noun,
lotus (def 3).
- binocle
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- numbles
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plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- embolic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to an embolus or to embolism.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Nelumbo
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noun,
lotus (def 3).
- clubmen
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noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- muscone
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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.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- omnibus
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noun,
bus1 (def 1).
- Moulins
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noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- boucles
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noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- bounces
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noun,
a bound or rebound:
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- mobiles
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noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- scumble
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noun,
the act or technique of scumbling.
- Moebius
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noun,
August Ferdinand, Möbius, August Ferdinand.
- nucleo-
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- embolus
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noun,
undissolved material carried by the blood and impacted in some part of the vascular system, as thrombi or fragments of thrombi, tissue fragments, clumps of bacteria, protozoan parasites, fat globules, or gas bubbles.
- consume
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verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- coniums
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- unclose
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- combine
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noun,
a combination.
- Sublime
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noun,
the sublime.
the realm of things that are sublime:
the quality of being sublime:
the greatest or supreme degree.
- Coueism
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noun,
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.
- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- nombles
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plural noun,
numbles.
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- counsel
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- cesium
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- mucins
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- moulin
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noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- muesli
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noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- Muncie
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noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- oleums
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noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- climbs
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noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- celoms
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noun,
coelom.
- monies
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noun,
a plural of money.
- Louise
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noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- ounces
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- imbues
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verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- muscle
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noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- Cubism
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noun,
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- coulis
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noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- Busoni
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noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- busmen
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noun,
a person who operates a bus.
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- buncos
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noun,
bunko.
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- column
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noun,
Architecture.
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces.
a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- obelus
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noun,
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.
- Nimbus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
- Combes
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noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- nimble
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adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Coleus
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noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- numble
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plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- nubile
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adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Nobile
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noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- nobles
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noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- numis.
-
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- cobles
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noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- clino-
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- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Conium
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- oilmen
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- muslin
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noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- consul
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noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- ensoul
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verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- clonus
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- nuclei
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noun,
plural of nucleus.
- Seboim
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noun,
Zeboim.
- locums
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noun,
locum tenens.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- linums
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- lumens
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noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- blouse
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noun,
a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Lemnos
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noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- Lisbon
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- Bicols
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noun,
Bikol.
- bicone
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noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- Slocum
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noun,
Joshua, 1844–c1910, U.S. mariner, author, and lecturer, born in Nova Scotia.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- umbles
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plural noun,
numbles.
- somni-
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- leuco-
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- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- Leucon
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noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- biomes
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noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- Moline
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- solemn
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adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- limens
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limbos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- socmen
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noun,
sokeman.
- umbels
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noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- limbus
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noun,
limbo1 .
- Mobile
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noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- bounce
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noun,
a bound or rebound:
- UNESCO
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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.
- Mobius
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noun,
August Ferdinand [ou-goo st fer-di-nahnt] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1790–1868, German mathematician.
- boules
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noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- boucle
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noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- miscue
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noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- lumbo-
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- molies
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noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- louies
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noun,
looie.
- Melun
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- limen
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noun,
threshold (def 4).
- noels
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Louie
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noun,
looie.
- limos
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noun,
a limousine.
- limns
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verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- louse
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noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Limon
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- meno-
-
- lubes
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noun,
lubricant.
- locus
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noun,
a place; locality.
- econ.
-
- culms
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noun,
coal dust; slack.
- locum
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noun,
locum tenens.
- Lumen
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noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Noble
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noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- lobus
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noun,
a lobe.
- lunes
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noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- cumin
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Nobel
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noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Niobe
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noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Linum
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- lumb-
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- luces
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noun,
plural of lux.
- Nimes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- melon
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noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Melos
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noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- Linus
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- 30-30
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- ecol.
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- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- encl.
-
- limbs
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noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- misce
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verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- mucin
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- Ibsen
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noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Icel.
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- icons
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- MOUSE
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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.
- ileo-
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- minus
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noun,
minus sign.
- misc.
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- ileum
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noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileus
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noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- moues
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noun,
a pouting grimace.
- muco-
-
- imbue
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verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- Mosul
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noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- miso-
-
- incl.
-
- incus
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noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- moble
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verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- moils
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noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moles
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noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- in-lb
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- insol
-
- Minos
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noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- embus
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verb (used with or without object),
to get or put on a bus.
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- emuls
-
- limbo
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- meso-
-
- meson
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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.
- enols
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noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- miens
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noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Musil
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noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- leuc-
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- eusol
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noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- music
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noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- Milne
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noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Milos
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noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- lenos
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noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- muons
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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.
- Lemon
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noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- munic
-
- Noemi
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noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Louis
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noun,
louis d'or.
- cubes
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noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- cine-
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- ousel
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noun,
ouzel.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- celom
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noun,
coelom.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- onium
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Cimon
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noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- bison
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noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- blues
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noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- omni-
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- solum
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noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- biol.
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- blume
-
noun,
Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- Sino-
-
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- BSCom
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- semi-
-
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- sebum
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- sebi-
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- nuci-
-
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- coel-
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- numbs
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- umbel
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- 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.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- umble
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- comb.
-
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- umbos
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- Combs
-
noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- Cons.
-
- UNCIO
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- OIcel
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- ocul-
-
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- mil.
-
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- USMC
-
- uni-
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- min.
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Soni
-
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- 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.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- men-
-
- 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.
- soln
-
- sub-
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Sol.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- mes-
-
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- 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.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Mic.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Mon.
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obs.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- neo-
-
- ole-
-
- 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.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- MusB
-
- mus.
-
- 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.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- 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.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nom.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nos-
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Olin
-
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.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- mol.
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- sec.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SLBM
-
- mis-
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- SLIC
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Sem.
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- mun.
-
- MSBC
-
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- muc-
-
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- scil
-
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- SBIC
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- SBLI
-
- ScBE
-
- sci.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- 1080
-
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- Inc.
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- ins.
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- ious
-
- ISBN
-
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Bol.
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IMCO
-
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- cule
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Blum
-
noun,
Léon [lee-on;; French ley-awn] /ˈli ɒn;; French leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1872–1950, French statesman, journalist, and Socialist Party leader: premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946–47.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- BMOC
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- iso-
-
- BSCE
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- bio-
-
- Cels
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- cen.
-
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- eous
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- CBEL
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- bus.
-
- bul.
-
- cis-
-
- ICBM
-
- ile-
-
- BSEc
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- BSEM
-
- Ice.
-
- BSIE
-
- BSLM
-
- eso-
-
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ible
-
- BSME
-
- eco-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cml.
-
- 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.
- Con.
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- coml
-
- BMus
-
- Com.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Col.
-
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- lobs
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- enc.
-
- lin.
-
- bin-
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Lib.
-
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Cmon
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CBS
-
- ose
-
- CNS
-
- CLU
-
- CEO
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- CIB
-
- 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.
- Om.
-
- cle
-
- oic
-
- OEM
-
- CNM
-
- OCS
-
- CLI
-
- Clo
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- CIM
-
- CNO
-
- OMB
-
- ONI
-
- CIE
-
- ons
-
- obl
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- So.
-
- 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:
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- 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.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- BCS
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- bi-
-
- BIE
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ble
-
- bec
-
- BSC
-
- BLS
-
- UNO
-
- USN
-
- USM
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- USB
-
- uns
-
- BCE
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- Une
-
- BCL
-
- be-
-
- BEM
-
- bl.
-
- unc
-
- BLM
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- sb.
-
- SCM
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- bu.
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- se-
-
- CBE
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- BSN
-
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- SCB
-
- sc.
-
- cl.
-
- SBE
-
- BSO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- BNS
-
- SNU
-
- BME
-
- BMI
-
- SMB
-
- BMS
-
- Bn.
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SLE
-
- BSL
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- OBE
-
- BSM
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- BSE
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- OSB
-
- MNS
-
- ise
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MNE
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MLS
-
- ium
-
- ml.
-
- IUS
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- MOI
-
- IOU
-
- LCI
-
- il-
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- ILS
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- in.
-
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LCM
-
- ics
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- MBE
-
- LOC
-
- 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.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- lub
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- MSC
-
- MBO
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Les
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- MIE
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MCI
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- LIM
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- io-
-
- ILO
-
- eu-
-
- eo-
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ec-
-
- EBS
-
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- EbN
-
- EOM
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CSO
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- NUL
-
- NUM
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ECM
-
- NES
-
- en-
-
- ESU
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NCO
-
- NBC
-
- NbE
-
- NBS
-
- ne-
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEC
-
- USO
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- 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.
- SM
-
- MB
-
- NB
-
- CE
-
- CU
-
- N.
-
- CB
-
- BO
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- BM
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- M.
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- BC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- O.
-
- SN
-
- B-
-
- ic
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- LM
-
- SL
-
- LC
-
- le
-
- i.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- S.
-
- NL
-
- NM
-
- L2
-
- SU
-
- L1
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Eb
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- L.
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- MN
-
- UC
-
- UB
-
- CM
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- ol
-
- U.
-