Anagrams of communications
Word communications has
1106 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of communications.
- communication
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noun,
the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
- consummation
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noun,
the act of consummating; completion.
- communionist
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noun,
a person with a particular view or interpretation of communion, as specified.
- communicant
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noun,
a person who partakes or is entitled to partake of the Eucharist; a member of a church.
- ammunitions
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- commination
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noun,
a threat of punishment or vengeance.
- insouciant
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adjective,
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- antimonous
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the trivalent state.
- no-account
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noun,
a worthless person; good-for-nothing.
- communions
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noun,
(often initial capital letter). Also called Holy Communion. Ecclesiastical.
the act of receiving the Eucharistic elements.
the elements of the Eucharist.
the celebration of the Eucharist.
the antiphon sung at a Eucharistic service.
- antimonic
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the pentavalent state.
- aniconism
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noun,
opposition to the use of idols or images.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- monitions
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noun,
Literary. admonition or warning.
- monatomic
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adjective,
having one atom in the molecule.
- Communist
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- summation
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noun,
the act or process of summing.
- coactions
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- cocainism
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noun,
an abnormal condition due to excessive or habitual use of cocaine.
- minacious
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adjective,
menacing; threatening.
- insomniac
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noun,
a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep:
- Communion
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noun,
(often initial capital letter). Also called Holy Communion. Ecclesiastical.
the act of receiving the Eucharistic elements.
the elements of the Eucharist.
the celebration of the Eucharist.
the antiphon sung at a Eucharistic service.
- actiniums
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noun,
a radioactive silver-white metallic element that glows blue in the dark, resembling the rare earths in chemical behavior and valence. Symbol: Ac; atomic number: 89; atomic weight: 227.
- intonacos
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- autonomic
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adjective,
autonomous.
- cocoanuts
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noun,
coconut.
- conations
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- sinuation
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noun,
a winding; sinuosity.
- onomastic
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adjective,
of or relating to proper names.
- cosmonaut
-
noun,
a Russian or Soviet astronaut.
- Simionato
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noun,
Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- contusion
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noun,
an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise.
- continuos
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- incaution
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noun,
lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.
- concision
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noun,
concise quality; brevity; terseness.
- Antinous
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noun,
the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- Antonius
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noun,
Marcus, Antony, Mark.
- moccasin
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noun,
a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
- Mountain
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noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters).
- Asuncion
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Paraguay, in the S part.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- insomnia
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- monition
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noun,
Literary. admonition or warning.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- manumits
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verb (used with object),
to release from slavery or servitude.
- miscount
-
noun,
an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- cocomats
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noun,
matting made of the fiber from the outer husk of the coconut.
- intonaco
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- continuo
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- cocoanut
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noun,
coconut.
- occasion
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- cooncans
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- Minamoto
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noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns from 1192 to 1333.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- cinnamic
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adjective,
of or obtained from cinnamon.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- aniconic
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adjective,
not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.:
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- acoustic
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noun,
Obsolete. a remedy for deafness or imperfect hearing.
- actinium
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noun,
a radioactive silver-white metallic element that glows blue in the dark, resembling the rare earths in chemical behavior and valence. Symbol: Ac; atomic number: 89; atomic weight: 227.
- munition
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noun,
Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
- ammonio-
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- Unionist
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noun,
a person whose activities or beliefs are characterized by unionism.
- uncommon
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adjective,
not common; unusual; rare:
- accustom
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verb (used with object),
to familiarize by custom or use; habituate:
- actinism
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- accounts
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noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- no-count
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adjective, noun,
no-account.
- musician
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noun,
a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- unctions
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- Unionism
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noun,
the principle of union, especially trade unionism.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- manumit
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verb (used with object),
to release from slavery or servitude.
- tinamou
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noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- Moncton
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noun,
a city in SE New Brunswick, in E Canada.
- mansion
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noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- account
-
noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- 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.
- actinic
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adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- actino-
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- atomism
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noun,
Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- Sno-Cat
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- notions
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- Comtism
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noun,
the philosophy of Auguste Comte; positivism.
- somatic
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adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- unction
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- onanism
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noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- coniums
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- cancion
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noun,
song.
- miotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- Mitanni
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noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- nuncios
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noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- muntins
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noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- cooncan
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- minutia
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noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- somato-
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- caustic
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noun,
a caustic substance.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- amnions
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Manitou
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noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Commons
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noun,
Often, commons. Chiefly New England. a tract of land owned or used jointly by the residents of a community, usually a central square or park in a city or town.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- minimus
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noun,
a creature or being that is the smallest or least significant.
- outmans
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- ominous
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adjective,
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
- tsunami
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noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- comatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or blurred as a result of a coma.
- sciatic
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- minicam
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noun,
Television. a lightweight, handheld television camera.
- noncoms
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noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- animism
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noun,
the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
- Samnium
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noun,
an ancient country in central Italy.
- coconut
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noun,
the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.
- ioniums
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- isation
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- amounts
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noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- cocomat
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noun,
matting made of the fiber from the outer husk of the coconut.
- sanctum
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Tunisia
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noun,
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- stamin-
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- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- anticum
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noun,
pronaos.
- immuno-
-
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- commits
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verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- miniums
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noun,
red lead.
- Iconium
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noun,
ancient name of Konya.
- motions
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- nonsuit
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noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- Ictinus
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noun,
flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- minions
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noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- scotoma
-
noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- stannum
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noun,
tin.
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- moutons
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- ammonic
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adjective,
of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.
- Miamis
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- omasum
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noun,
the third stomach of a ruminant, between the reticulum and the abomasum; the manyplies.
- COMSAT
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noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- commos
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noun,
communist.
- sonant
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noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- commit
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verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- Conium
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- Mimosa
-
noun,
any of numerous plants, shrubs, or trees belonging to the genus Mimosa, of the legume family, native to tropical or warm regions, having small flowers in globular heads or cylindrical spikes and often sensitive leaves.
- commis
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noun,
an assistant, especially to a chef.
- 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.
- Sonoma
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noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- unmans
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- mimics
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noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- somni-
-
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- common
-
noun,
Often, commons. Chiefly New England. a tract of land owned or used jointly by the residents of a community, usually a central square or park in a city or town.
- amnios
-
- contin
-
- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Accius
-
noun,
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- iconic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- icono-
-
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- osmium
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noun,
a hard, heavy, metallic element having the greatest density of the known elements and forming octavalent compounds, as OsO 4 and OsF 8 : used chiefly as a catalyst, in alloys, and in the manufacture of electric-light filaments. Symbol: Os; atomic weight: 190.2; atomic number: 76; specific gravity: 22.57.
- scoto-
-
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- ostium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- outman
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Innuit
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noun,
Inuit.
- manini
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adjective,
small; insignificant.
- itious
-
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Uticas
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- scato-
-
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- ionium
-
noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- acious
-
- costo-
-
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- masto-
-
- somat-
-
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- socio-
-
- mutism
-
noun,
an inability to speak, due to a physical defect, conscious refusal, or psychogenic inhibition.
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- COSMIC
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- cosmo-
-
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- Maoism
-
noun,
the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- cumins
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- C-in-C
-
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- occas.
-
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- ammino
-
adjective,
Chemistry. containing or pertaining to an ammine.
- numina
-
noun,
plural of numen.
- numis.
-
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- Mouton
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- Cancun
-
noun,
an island off NE Quintana Roo territory, on the Yucatán Peninsula, in SE Mexico: beach resort.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- ammono
-
adjective,
of, containing, or derived from ammonia.
- noncom
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- Cactus
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- mounts
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- monism
-
noun,
Philosophy.
(in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a).
(in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- amino-
-
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- muntin
-
noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- tomium
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- unison
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- nocti-
-
- Minnis
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- stucco
-
noun,
an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid on wet.
- suntan
-
noun,
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- minims
-
noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- mucins
-
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.
- minima
-
noun,
a plural of minimum.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- stacc.
-
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- minium
-
noun,
red lead.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- aniso-
-
- Summit
-
noun,
the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex.
- Minuit
-
noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- summon
-
verb (used with object),
to call upon to do something specified.
- nomism
-
noun,
religious conduct based on law.
- muco-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nona-
-
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Nammu
-
noun,
a Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea: the mother of the gods and of heaven and earth.
- ition
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- onto-
-
- sanit
-
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- nomo-
-
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- MOTOS
-
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- istic
-
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- osmo-
-
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- noct-
-
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Macc.
-
- mucic
-
adjective,
of or derived from mucic acid.
- mucin
-
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.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- nano-
-
- naut.
-
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- noso-
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- onco-
-
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- omni-
-
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Miami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Minto
-
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.
- octa-
-
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- micas
-
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.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Mimas
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- mimic
-
noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- minim
-
noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- mini-
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- misc.
-
- moons
-
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).
- masc.
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Mont.
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- munic
-
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- mono-
-
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- onium
-
- octo-
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- miso-
-
- Momus
-
noun,
Also, Momos [moh-mos] /ˈmoʊ mɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the god of ridicule.
- noto-
-
- Momos
-
noun,
a steamed or fried dumpling, typical of South Asian cuisine.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- mast-
-
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- nuci-
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- naso-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- anim.
-
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- suint
-
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.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- summa
-
noun,
a comprehensive work or series of works covering, synthesizing, or summarizing a particular field or subject.
- Ciano
-
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.
- anis-
-
- caus.
-
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- commo
-
noun,
communist.
- 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.
- tonia
-
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- ammos
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- COCOM
-
noun,
a nontreaty organization of the NATO nations except Iceland, and with the addition of Japan, that sets rules on exports of strategic goods to Communist countries: formed in 1949.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Cant.
-
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- auto.
-
- Aust.
-
- asco-
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- atmo-
-
- ation
-
- tious
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tono-
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- caco-
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canc.
-
- annot
-
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- anon.
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- anti-
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Ammon
-
noun,
the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
- comm.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- icons
-
- Scot.
-
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- imit.
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- ician
-
- accum
-
- accus
-
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- Unit.
-
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- incas
-
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.
- acct.
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- 30-30
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- scat-
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- inst.
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- init.
-
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- unman
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- coots
-
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.
- amin-
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- sito-
-
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conn.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- conc.
-
- UNCIO
-
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Sino-
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- tuis
-
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.
- tonn
-
- USTC
-
- USNA
-
- USMC
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nom.
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- non-
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- USCA
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- USIA
-
- uni-
-
- USMA
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- nos-
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ont.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- o-os
-
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.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Soni
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Sam.
-
- sci.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- NTIA
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tasm
-
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tion
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soot
-
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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- Oct.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- atic
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- 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.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- cac-
-
- itis
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- iso-
-
- Man.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Mimi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mis-
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- asc-
-
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- 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.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- atm.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cts.
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Com.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- 1080
-
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- 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.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- cit.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Can.
-
- int.
-
- ious
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- cat.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- ins.
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- IMCO
-
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- cis-
-
- ICAO
-
- mist
-
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.
- Con.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mun.
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- momo
-
noun,
a steamed or fried dumpling, typical of South Asian cuisine.
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MusM
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mus.
-
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Moon
-
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).
- mums
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- muc-
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mout
-
- MSAM
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- ANSI
-
- ann.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- ano-
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- MNAS
-
- MMus
-
- amus
-
- acc.
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- amt.
-
- CCU
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ac-
-
- CIM
-
- UTC
-
- AIC
-
- CIC
-
- uti
-
- Am.
-
- CIA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- USO
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- 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:
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- USC
-
- CNN
-
- CNM
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- STI
-
- STM
-
- CNC
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ACS
-
- USM
-
- AUC
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- CMC
-
- CMA
-
- uns
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- USN
-
- an.
-
- UNO
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- AIS
-
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.
- ast
-
- UCC
-
- UAM
-
- USA
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ATC
-
- TMO
-
- AMS
-
- at.
-
- AMU
-
- ASU
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- 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.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ASN
-
- ANC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- ASM
-
- 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.
- ASI
-
- Tu.
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TSI
-
- AOU
-
- UIT
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CCA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- unc
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- 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.
- 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.
- CAI
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- UMT
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ITU
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- MMT
-
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- oic
-
- OCS
-
- MIT
-
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- OAO
-
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MNA
-
- ons
-
- OSO
-
- 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.
- OOT
-
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Mao
-
- 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.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- ONI
-
- MCI
-
- mi.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MNS
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MTS
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- NOC
-
- NMU
-
- NMI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- mtn
-
- NCO
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NIA
-
- NCC
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- MTO
-
- MTI
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- NUM
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOI
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Mt.
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MSA
-
- MSI
-
- MSM
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- MSC
-
- oo-
-
- ot-
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- 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).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ICC
-
- OTA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- SCM
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- io-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- CTA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSA
-
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- CST
-
- SMM
-
- ics
-
- SMA
-
- CTC
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- 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.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- sc.
-
- 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.
- ium
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- IUS
-
- IOT
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- So.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- OTS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- IOU
-
- Mo.
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MM.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Mc-
-
- TN
-
- N.
-
- NM
-
- TC
-
- TM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- AO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- 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.
- SN
-
- NC
-
- 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.
- NI
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- OA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- UI
-
- O.
-
- MN
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- U.
-
- UC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- SU
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SM
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- CM
-
- M.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- CU
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).