Anagrams of communicable
Word communicable has
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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.
- laconicum
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noun,
the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- Columbian
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noun,
Printing. a 16-point type of a size between English and great primer.
- columbic
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adjective,
niobic.
- communal
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adjective,
used or shared in common by everyone in a group:
- bioclean
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adjective,
free or almost free from harmful microorganisms.
- Columbia
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noun,
a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 miles (1955 km) long.
- olibanum
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noun,
frankincense.
- Comaneci
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noun,
Nadia [nah-dee-uh,, nahd-yuh] /ˈnɑ di ə,, ˈnɑd yə/ (Show IPA), born 1961, Romanian gymnast.
- cimbalom
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noun,
cymbalom.
- encomium
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- alumino-
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- columnea
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noun,
any of various vines or shrubs of the genus Columnea, native to tropical America, that have tubular, showy, two-lipped flowers and are often cultivated as houseplants.
- nobelium
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noun,
a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
- baculine
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adjective,
pertaining to the rod or its use in punishing:
- Immanuel
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noun,
the name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian exegesis as being Jesus Christ. Isa. 7:14.
- camomile
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noun,
chamomile.
- Incabloc
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- ammonic
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adjective,
of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.
- calcium
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noun,
a silver-white divalent metal, occurring combined in limestone, chalk, gypsum, etc., occurring also in vertebrates and other animals, as a component of bone, skeletal mass, shell, etc., and as a necessary element in nerve conduction, heartbeat, muscle contraction, and many other physiological functions. Symbol: Ca; atomic weight: 40.08; atomic number: 20; specific gravity: 1.55 at 20°C.
- albumen
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- albumin
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noun,
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
- amoebic
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adjective,
amebic.
- cambium
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noun,
a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.
- Columba
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- Alebion
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- coeliac
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adjective,
celiac.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- alembic
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noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- cacimbo
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noun,
a heavy mist or drizzle that occurs in the Congo basin area, often accompanied by onshore winds.
- coalbin
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- clubmen
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noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- nucleo-
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- clubman
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noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- melano-
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- immunol
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- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- Cimabue
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noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), (Cenni di Pepo) c1240–1302? Italian painter and mosaicist.
- mailmen
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noun,
a person employed by the post office to deliver mail; mail carrier.
- cembalo
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noun,
harpsichord.
- bucolic
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noun,
a pastoral poem.
- immuno-
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- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- limacon
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- Molucca
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plural noun,
a group of islands in Indonesia, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. About 30,000 sq. mi. (78,000 sq. km).
- Laconic
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adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- umbonal
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adjective,
having the shape or appearance of an umbo; bosslike:
- Eunomia
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noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- embolic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to an embolus or to embolism.
- combine
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noun,
a combination.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- leucoma
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noun,
leukoma.
- ecbolic
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adjective,
Medicine/Medical. promoting labor by increasing uterine contractions.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- minable
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adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- cubical
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adjective,
having the form of a cube.
- comical
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adjective,
producing laughter; amusing; funny:
- conceal
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- binocle
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- council
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noun,
an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice.
- Commune
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noun,
interchange of ideas or sentiments.
- Nelumbo
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noun,
lotus (def 3).
- cubicle
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noun,
a small space or compartment partitioned off.
- Micmac
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people now living mostly in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- Moline
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- cabmen
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noun,
cabdriver.
- calci-
-
- beacon
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noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- caecum
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noun,
cecum.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- becalm
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- bemaul
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verb (used with object),
to maul severely.
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Manuel
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noun,
a male given name.
- bemoan
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verb (used with object),
to express distress or grief over; lament:
- McComb
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noun,
a town in S Mississippi.
- bimane
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noun,
a bimanous animal.
- 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).
- 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.
- melan-
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- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- bounce
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noun,
a bound or rebound:
- boucle
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noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- boccie
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noun,
an Italian variety of lawn bowling played on a dirt court that is shorter and narrower than the rink of a bowling green.
- bicone
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noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- buccal
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adjective,
of or relating to the cheek.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- calico
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- coucal
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noun,
any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike hind claw.
- Cuenca
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noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- 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).
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- 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.
- leuco-
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- embalm
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verb (used with object),
to treat (a dead body) so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs, or balsams.
- Launce
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noun,
sand lance.
- Lamium
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, some species of which have whitish or variegated leaves and are cultivated as ornamentals or ground cover.
- commie
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noun,
communist.
- I-beam
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noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- labium
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noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- labio-
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- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- immane
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adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- immune
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noun,
a person who is immune.
- Conium
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- 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.
- cambio
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noun,
a currency exchange.
- macule
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noun,
mackle.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Cammie
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noun,
camouflage.
- cancel
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- Malone
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noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- celiac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Cibola
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noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- C-in-C
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- Colima
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noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Macomb
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noun,
a city in NW Illinois.
- 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.
- clino-
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- clonic
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adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- lumine
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verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- lumbo-
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- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- Caelum
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noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- nimble
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adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- aecium
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- nuclei
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noun,
plural of nucleus.
- ammino
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adjective,
Chemistry. containing or pertaining to an ammine.
- nebula
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- Albion
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noun,
Alebion.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- almuce
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noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Nobile
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noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- acumen
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- anemo-
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- amino-
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- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- numble
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plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- Obelia
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- oilmen
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- albino
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Alboin
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noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- anomie
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noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- ammine
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noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- accel.
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- Muncie
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noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- Noumea
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noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- amebic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- nubile
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adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- alumni
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noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- unable
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adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- alumin
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- mumble
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noun,
a low, indistinct utterance or sound.
- unlace
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Colin
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- coble
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noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- celom
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noun,
coelom.
- coel-
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- album
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noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- Amble
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noun,
an ambling gait.
- Nubia
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noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Louie
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noun,
looie.
- Alcon
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noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Ciano
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noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- colic
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noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- macle
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noun,
chiastolite.
- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- ambi-
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- cine-
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- 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.
- Cleon
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noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- alone
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Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- climb
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noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- clime
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noun,
climate.
- cline
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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.
- claim
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Macon
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- nuci-
-
- Mabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- Aloin
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alum.
-
- clone
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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.
- Cimon
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noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Almon
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noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Lumen
-
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.
- lumb-
-
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- muco-
-
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- umbel
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- omni-
-
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- lemma
-
noun,
a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- encl.
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- onium
-
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- umble
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- 30-30
-
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- in-lb
-
- Icel.
-
- UNCIO
-
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- incl.
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- imbue
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leuc-
-
- locum
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- 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.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- comb.
-
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- ocul-
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- OIcel
-
- comm.
-
- comma
-
noun,
the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
- conc.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- cubic
-
noun,
Mathematics. a cubic polynomial or equation.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- accum
-
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limbo
-
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)
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- eccl.
-
- ecol.
-
- econ.
-
- Ecua.
-
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- Macc.
-
- blume
-
noun,
Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- male-
-
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- caco-
-
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- munic
-
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Nammu
-
noun,
a Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea: the mother of the gods and of heaven and earth.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- calc-
-
- Melia
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- meno-
-
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- Niobe
-
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.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Bucco
-
- anim.
-
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Malmo
-
noun,
a seaport in S Sweden, on the Sound opposite Copenhagen, Denmark.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- canc.
-
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- mambo
-
noun,
a fast ballroom dance of Caribbean origin, rhythmically similar to the rumba and cha-cha but having a more complex pattern of steps.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- biol.
-
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mucic
-
adjective,
of or derived from mucic acid.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- 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.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- cecum
-
noun,
a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- amin-
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Camb.
-
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Ammon
-
noun,
the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
- mimeo
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- min.
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- neo-
-
- Lib.
-
- 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.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lani
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- mun.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Lab.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- mome
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- 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.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- muc-
-
- inae
-
- uni-
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- lea.
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- mol.
-
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- 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.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- 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.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- 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.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- Lam.
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- mal-
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- 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.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- 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).
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- 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.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- malm
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- nom.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Man.
-
- Mac-
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lin.
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- 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).
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- 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.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- 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.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- 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.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- 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.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- mem.
-
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- men-
-
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- ole-
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Mic.
-
- 1080
-
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- ance
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- ano-
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- CBEL
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- Can.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Con.
-
- coml
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Col.
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Cmon
-
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- BMOC
-
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- 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.
- 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.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bin-
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Buna
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cac-
-
- BAcc
-
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bal.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- bul.
-
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- 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.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- 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.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bol.
-
- 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.
- cml.
-
- enl.
-
- emia
-
- eco-
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abl.
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- ible
-
- ICBM
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- enc.
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- ACLU
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acc.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- AIME
-
- ile-
-
- cule
-
- Alco
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Ice.
-
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ALBM
-
- Alb.
-
- IMCO
-
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- ABM
-
- UAE
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- abn
-
- ONI
-
- AUC
-
- Am.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- Bac
-
- NCO
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- MOI
-
- al.
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BCC
-
verb (used with object),
to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to (someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee).
- unc
-
- an.
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- Une
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- bec
-
- UCC
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- UAM
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NUM
-
- bl.
-
- OCC
-
- NMU
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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.
- ANC
-
- AMU
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- oic
-
- OEM
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ALC
-
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obl
-
- Amb
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- ALU
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- OBE
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAU
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- ALM
-
- NMI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- BEM
-
- BCE
-
- be-
-
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- NbE
-
- OMB
-
- NCC
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- NUL
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- BCL
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ae.
-
- 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.
- NEC
-
- AEC
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- AOU
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Ola
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- LIM
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- EbN
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- CMC
-
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- MBE
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- CLU
-
- CMA
-
- CNC
-
- LOC
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- MNE
-
- lub
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- MM.
-
- IOU
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- La.
-
- ium
-
- 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 = .
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- IOC
-
- ICC
-
- ine
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ib.
-
- 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.
- LCA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- 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.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- en-
-
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LBO
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eu-
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Mo.
-
- CBE
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- 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.
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ca.
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- cc.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCI
-
- MBO
-
- Mbm
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- Mao
-
- Bn.
-
- mi.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MNA
-
- MME
-
- bi-
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIE
-
- BLA
-
- in.
-
- ble
-
- BLM
-
- MIE
-
- BME
-
- BMI
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- cl.
-
- UNO
-
- CAI
-
- CLI
-
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIC
-
- CEC
-
- CIE
-
- CEA
-
- CCU
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- CIM
-
- CCA
-
- cle
-
- CEO
-
- Clo
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- CBC
-
- 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.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- UB
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- NM
-
- MN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- M.
-
- UC
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MB
-
- AO
-
- L.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- U.
-
- N.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- Eb
-
- CM
-
- OA
-
- BM
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- BO
-
- NI
-
- CE
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NC
-
- NL
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- O.
-
- B-
-
- CU
-
- LM
-
- le
-
- CB
-
- ln
-
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- BC
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- i.
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- ic
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- EI
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ol
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