Anagrams of combustion
Word combustion has
547 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of combustion.
- subtonic
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noun,
the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- miscount
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noun,
an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- comb-out
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noun,
a thorough combing or brushing of the hair.
- Bontocs
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noun,
Bontok.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- omnibus
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noun,
bus1 (def 1).
- moutons
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noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- ominous
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adjective,
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
- cobnuts
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noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- motions
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- intombs
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verb (used with object),
entomb.
- unbosom
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Idioms,
unbosom oneself, to disclose one's thoughts, feelings, etc., to another person; confide one's private affairs:
- coniums
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- combust
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verb (used with or without object),
to burn.
- bonitos
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noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- niobous
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adjective,
Chemistry. containing trivalent niobium, as niobous chloride, NbCl 3 .
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- custom
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noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- ostium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- scoto-
-
- 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.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- buncos
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noun,
bunko.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- numis.
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- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- cubits
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noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- 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.
- nocti-
-
- sitcom
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noun,
situation comedy.
- combos
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noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- Coombs
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noun,
combe.
- Nimbus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
- cobnut
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noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Tucson
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noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- Cosimo
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noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- cosmo-
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- costo-
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- Toombs
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noun,
Robert, 1810–85, U.S. lawyer, orator, and Confederate statesman and army officer.
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- 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).
- 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.
- icono-
-
- Boston
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
- somni-
-
- Mobius
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noun,
August Ferdinand [ou-goo st fer-di-nahnt] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1790–1868, German mathematician.
- subito
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adverb,
(as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly:
- submit
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verb (used with object),
to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- motion
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- bonito
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Bontoc
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noun,
Bontok.
- mounts
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Mouton
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noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- Conium
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- socio-
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- oboist
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noun,
a player of the oboe.
- intomb
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verb (used with object),
entomb.
- moist
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adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moons
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noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Mont.
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- monos
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noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- coots
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noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- sito-
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- mono-
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- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Minos
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noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minot
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noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- coomb
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noun,
combe.
- CONUS
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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.
- toons
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noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- moots
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noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Minto
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noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- mints
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noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- minus
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noun,
minus sign.
- conto
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- 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.
- cont.
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- misc.
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- Const
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- miso-
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- muco-
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- Count
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- tious
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- Mount
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Tobin
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noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Timon
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noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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.
- sonic
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adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- cutis
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noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- munic
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- cutin
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noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- icons
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- cunts
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noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- snout
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noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- cumin
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- 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.
- snoot
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noun,
Slang. the nose.
- inst.
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- cubit
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noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- Suomi
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noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- 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.
- MOTOS
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- tonus
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noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- moton
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noun,
besague.
- ictus
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noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- suint
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noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- tono-
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- Cons.
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- Stoic
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- omni-
-
- bonus
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noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- biont
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- bunts
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noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- nuci-
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- bunco
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noun,
bunko.
- umbos
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noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- 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.
- onco-
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- numbs
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adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- Scot.
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- scoot
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noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- UNCIO
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- BSCom
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- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- TUNIS
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Comus
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noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- omits
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verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- bosun
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noun,
boatswain.
- boson
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noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- bosom
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noun,
the breast of a human being.
- Unit.
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- obits
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noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Boots
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noun,
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
- boost
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noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- boons
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noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Boito
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noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- uncos
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noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- booms
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noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- onium
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- Scout
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- tunic
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noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Otomi
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noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- 30-30
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- Combs
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noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- combo
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noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- comb.
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- osmo-
-
- coins
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noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Sino-
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- Simon
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- noct-
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- tubi-
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- noso-
-
- cions
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- nomo-
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- octo-
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- Cimon
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noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- bints
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- notum
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noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- noto-
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- onto-
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- o-os
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- otic
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adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- outs
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noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- mots
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- out-
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- Ont.
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- Moon
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noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- oust
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verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- most
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noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- oto-
-
- moos
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noun,
a mooing sound.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mons
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noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mon.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- moot
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noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Soot
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noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Oost
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noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- onus
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noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- sci.
-
- mout
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- nos-
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- snot
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noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- nous
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noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snib
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noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- not-
-
- smut
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noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- NTSB
-
- nom.
-
- nibs
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noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- situ
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noun,
in situ.
- nobs
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noun,
Slang. the head.
- NIMS
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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.
- Sion
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- scut
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noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scum
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noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- SBIC
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- obis
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noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- MSBC
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- soon
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Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soni
-
- Oct.
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- obs.
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- muc-
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- obit
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noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- mun.
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- muts
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noun,
mutt.
- Muni
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noun,
a municipal bond.
- muon
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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.
- mus.
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- MusB
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- numb
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adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- must
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noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- nubs
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noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- stob
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noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- 1080
-
- mist
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noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Cnut
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noun,
Canute.
- but-
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- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- tuns
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noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tums
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verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tuis
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noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
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- cist
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noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- Cmon
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- CMOS
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noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cobs
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noun,
a corncob.
- bus.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Com.
-
- Como
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Bust
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noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- bons
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noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- USTC
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- BMus
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- USMC
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- bin-
-
- bint
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bio-
-
- Bion
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noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- BMOC
-
- uni-
-
- 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.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- boom
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- bot.
-
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- BSIT
-
- BSMT
-
- BSOT
-
- cts.
-
- ISBN
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- ious
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- min.
-
- ions
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Mic.
-
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- TCBM
-
- int.
-
- iso-
-
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- sub-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- ICBM
-
- mis-
-
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IMCO
-
- tion
-
- Inc.
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ins.
-
- Tob.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- UTC
-
- USN
-
- STI
-
- sc.
-
- uti
-
- USO
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sb.
-
- So.
-
- STB
-
- St.
-
- USM
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- USB
-
- OTS
-
- USC
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- TBO
-
- SCB
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- Tu.
-
- 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).
- TSI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- STM
-
- TMO
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TNB
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- SMB
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- SNU
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- 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:
- UIT
-
- SCM
-
- 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.
- unc
-
- Tbi
-
- UMT
-
- 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.
- OTB
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TCS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MTS
-
- ot-
-
- 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 = .
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- 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.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ics
-
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- in.
-
- IOC
-
- 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.
- CSO
-
- IUS
-
- MBO
-
- 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.
- MSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- Mc-
-
- OSO
-
- IOT
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- ist
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOU
-
- CST
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- mi.
-
- BSO
-
- BSC
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- BCS
-
- bi-
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- BMI
-
- BMS
-
- BMT
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- BSM
-
- BSN
-
- BST
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CIB
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNM
-
- CIM
-
- CBS
-
- Bt.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- bu.
-
- MCI
-
- ium
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ob.
-
- NBC
-
- NBS
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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.
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NOC
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- NUM
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Oc.
-
- NCO
-
- 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.
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- OMB
-
- OSB
-
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- oic
-
- OCS
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OTC
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- MTO
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOI
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MNS
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIT
-
- MN
-
- MB
-
- T1
-
- S.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SM
-
- BO
-
- M.
-
- BM
-
- 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.
- BC
-
- B-
-
- t.
-
- TB
-
- TN
-
- UI
-
- NM
-
- NC
-
- TM
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- SN
-
- NB
-
- N.
-
- CU
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- SU
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- UB
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TC
-
- O.
-
- CM
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NI
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- CB
-