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- compounds
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noun,
something formed by compounding or combining parts, elements, etc.
- Nicodemus
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noun,
a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin who became a secret follower of Jesus. John 3:1–21; 7:50–52; 19:39.
- monecious
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adjective,
monoecious.
- Comenius
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noun,
John Amos (Jan Amos Komenský) 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.
- dominoes
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noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- idoneous
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adjective,
appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
- empoison
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verb (used with object),
to corrupt:
- composed
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adjective,
calm; tranquil; serene:
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- compound
-
noun,
something formed by compounding or combining parts, elements, etc.
- monodies
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noun,
a Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament.
- Poseidon
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noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
- pseudo-
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- demono-
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- mucoids
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances resembling the mucins, occurring in connective tissue, cysts, etc.
- opsonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
- soupcon
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noun,
a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.
- Domenic
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noun,
a male given name.
- demonic
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adjective,
inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- induces
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verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- miscode
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verb (used with object),
to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
- spumone
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noun,
an Italian style of ice cream of a very fine and smooth texture, usually containing layers of various colors and flavors and chopped fruit or nuts.
- pumices
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- spinode
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noun,
cusp (def 3).
- comedos
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noun,
a thickened secretion plugging a duct of the skin, especially of a sebaceous gland; blackhead.
- come-on
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noun,
inducement; lure.
- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- consume
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verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- compose
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verb (used with object),
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements:
- incudes
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noun,
a plural of incus.
- conoids
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noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- impends
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verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- secondo
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noun,
the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- coniums
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- impound
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noun,
money, property, etc., that has been impounded:
- ominous
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adjective,
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
- condoms
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noun,
a thin sheath, usually of very thin rubber, worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease.
- domines
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noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- muscone
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noun,
an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 16 H 30 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Coueism
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noun,
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.
- pneumo-
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- pocosin
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noun,
a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- noisome
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adjective,
offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
- podiums
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noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- medico-
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- unposed
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adjective,
not posed; not done for effect; natural or candid:
- unipods
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noun,
something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- medicos
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noun,
a physician or surgeon; doctor.
- dominos
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noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- monodic
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adjective,
of or relating to monody.
- piceous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- Dominus
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noun,
God; the Lord.
- Oedipus
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his mother and, in penance, blinded himself and went into exile.
- copious
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adjective,
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful:
- pounces
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noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- Decimus
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) tenth.
- induce
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verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- second
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noun,
a second part.
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- cupids
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noun,
Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.
- cusped
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adjective,
having a cusp or cusps; cusplike.
- cuspid
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noun,
(in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.
- Deimos
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noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- nudism
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noun,
the practice of going nude, especially in places that allow sexually mixed groups, in the belief that such practice benefits health.
- Decius
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noun,
(Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius) a.d. c201–251, emperor of Rome 249–251.
- induc.
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- numis.
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- odious
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adjective,
deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
- secund
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adjective,
arranged on one side only; unilateral.
- denom.
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- denims
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noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- iodous
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adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the trivalent state.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- odiums
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noun,
intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- indues
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verb (used with object),
endue.
- mopeds
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noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Empson
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noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- Esmond
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noun,
a male given name.
- escudo
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- ounces
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- pedion
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noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- poison
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- donsie
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adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- Dunois
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
- poised
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- duomos
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noun,
cathedral, especially in Italy.
- Pindus
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noun,
a mountain range in central Greece: highest peak, 7665 feet (2335 meters).
- podous
-
- Edison
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noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- dupion
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noun,
a cocoon formed jointly by two silkworms.
- podium
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noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- Osmund
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noun,
any fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern.
- pounce
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noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- impose
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Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- pumice
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- impone
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- impend
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verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- one-up
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adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- onside
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adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- icono-
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- disco-
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- socmen
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noun,
sokeman.
- puisne
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noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- pounds
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noun,
the act of pounding.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opiums
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noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- psocid
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noun,
any of numerous minute winged insects of the family Psocidae (order Psocoptera), including most of the common barklice, having mouth parts adapted for chewing and feeding on fungi, lichens, algae, decaying plant material, etc., and occurring on the bark of trees and the leaves of plants.
- pseud.
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- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- domine
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noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- Domino
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noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- Domnus
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noun,
Donus.
- socio-
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- isopod
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noun,
any freshwater, marine, or terrestrial crustacean of the order or suborder Isopoda, having seven pairs of legs typically adapted for crawling, and a dorsoventrally flattened body, and including wood lice, several aquatic parasites of crabs and shrimps, and numerous swimming or bottom-dwelling species.
- codons
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noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- mucoid
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances resembling the mucins, occurring in connective tissue, cysts, etc.
- comose
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adjective,
hairy; comate.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- UNESCO
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noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- undoes
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verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- monoid
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noun,
groupoid.
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- cesium
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- supine
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noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- undies
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plural noun,
women's or children's underwear.
- compos
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noun,
composition material.
- Muncie
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noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- monies
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noun,
a plural of money.
- mondes
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noun,
the world; people; society.
- mid-on
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noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- conoid
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noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- Conium
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- condos
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noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- condom
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noun,
a thin sheath, usually of very thin rubber, worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease.
- mondos
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noun,
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- muscid
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noun,
any muscid fly.
- Cosimo
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noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- sodio-
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- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- mooned
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noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- mucins
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- sodium
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noun,
Chemistry. a soft, silver-white, metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in moist air, occurring in nature only in the combined state, and used in the synthesis of sodium peroxide, sodium cyanide, and tetraethyllead: a necessary element in the body for the maintenance of normal fluid balance and other physiological functions. Symbol: Na; atomic weight: 22.9898; atomic number: 11; specific gravity: 0.97 at 20°C.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- coeno-
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- upside
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noun,
the upper side or part.
- miscue
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noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- nodose
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adjective,
having nodes.
- upends
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verb (used with object),
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
- somni-
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- cosmo-
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- moonie
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noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- monied
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adjective,
moneyed.
- medius
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noun,
the middle finger.
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- comedo
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noun,
a thickened secretion plugging a duct of the skin, especially of a sebaceous gland; blackhead.
- coupon
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noun,
a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
- Cnidus
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Caria: the Athenians defeated the Spartans in a naval battle near here 394 b.c.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- coupes
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noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- unipod
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noun,
something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- Mounds
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noun,
a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- monde
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noun,
the world; people; society.
- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- ounce
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- mucid
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adjective,
moldy; musty.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Modoc
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noun,
a member of an American Indian people belonging to the Lutuamian group and ranging from southern Oregon to northern California.
- osmo-
-
- Espoo
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noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- modes
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noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Noemi
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noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Epsom
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- educ.
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- moped
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noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- econ.
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- moues
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noun,
a pouting grimace.
- moose
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noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- Mound
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noun,
a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- moons
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noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- piend
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noun,
arris.
- MOUSE
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noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- monos
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noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- eidos
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noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Picus
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noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- pico-
-
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- endo-
-
- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pends
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verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- mono-
-
- eosin
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- pedi-
-
- Epis.
-
- Episc
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- pedo-
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- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- muco-
-
- odium
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noun,
intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- meno-
-
- Indus
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noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- mends
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noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- insep
-
- insp.
-
- oecus
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noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Nimes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- iodo-
-
- Medon
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- Medoc
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noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- odeum
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noun,
a hall, theater, or other structure for musical or dramatic performances.
- nides
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noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nudie
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noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nudi-
-
- nudes
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noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Medic
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noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- pious
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adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- nuci-
-
- noso-
-
- nodus
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noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- noose
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noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nomo-
-
- nomes
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noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- mesic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- miso-
-
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- opium
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noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- misc.
-
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Minos
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noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- icons
-
- ideo-
-
- munic
-
- onium
-
- onco-
-
- meso-
-
- minds
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noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- muons
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noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- omni-
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- 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.
- nemos
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noun,
remote (def 10).
- incus
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noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Indo-
-
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- mondo
-
noun,
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- comp.
-
- semi-
-
- demi-
-
- demo-
-
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Sedum
-
noun,
any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- desc.
-
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- compo
-
noun,
composition material.
- spoom
-
noun,
a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- compd
-
- deci-
-
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- spec.
-
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- Sodom
-
noun,
an ancient city destroyed, with Gomorrah, because of its wickedness. Gen. 18–19.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- coop.
-
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- snood
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- 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.
- Cupid
-
noun,
Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.
- Cons.
-
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Sino-
-
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- ponds
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- duces
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Pomos
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- updos
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- dumps
-
noun,
a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the):
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- upend
-
verb (used with object),
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
- duomo
-
noun,
cathedral, especially in Italy.
- podo-
-
- 30-30
-
- dupes
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- poods
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- UNCIO
-
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- disc.
-
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Pound
-
noun,
the act of pounding.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- dooms
-
noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- muc-
-
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- 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.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- SPUD
-
noun,
Informal. a potato.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- 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.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- USMC
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- neo-
-
- updo
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- MSCE
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- muds
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- msec
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- mus.
-
- MSCP
-
- mun.
-
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- MusD
-
- MScD
-
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- MSIE
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- MSPE
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- uni-
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- psec
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- psid
-
- pood
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- puds
-
noun,
pudding.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- 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.
- ped.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- peds
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pen.
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- sci.
-
- 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.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- nom.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- 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).
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- sec.
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Sem.
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- OCDM
-
- sepn
-
- OECD
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Odus
-
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- 1080
-
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- Emp.
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- eco-
-
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- dups
-
verb (used with object),
to open.
- dupe
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- dup.
-
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- duo-
-
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- dump
-
noun,
an accumulation of discarded garbage, refuse, etc.
- end-
-
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- doup
-
noun,
the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- doom
-
noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- enc.
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iod-
-
- ins.
-
- IndE
-
- Inc.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- IMCO
-
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Ind.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- Esd.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- eous
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- ious
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cond
-
- Con.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- comd
-
- Com.
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cmon
-
- cis-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cide
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cen.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- DMSO
-
- dis-
-
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dioc
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dino
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dim.
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- dep.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- Dem.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dec.
-
- Dom.
-
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- cpd.
-
- 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 = .
- USPO
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mod.
-
- 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).
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mood
-
noun,
a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:
- 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.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- min.
-
- MDES
-
- MCPO
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mdse
-
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- med.
-
- iso-
-
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- Mid.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- midn
-
- Mon.
-
- mis-
-
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mes-
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- men-
-
- 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.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- Mic.
-
- MIPS
-
- DCS
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- 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.
- DSM
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- DSO
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SMD
-
- 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).
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- DCM
-
- DSC
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- de-
-
- MUP
-
- do.
-
- IPO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- So.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- NES
-
- OCS
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- PUD
-
noun,
pudding.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- DMS
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- sd.
-
- Sp.
-
- MIE
-
- SCP
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SED
-
- di.
-
- SDI
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- NCO
-
- NDE
-
- sc.
-
- ne-
-
- NEC
-
- SCM
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- ScD
-
- se-
-
- CPU
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CIM
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- CEO
-
- Une
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIE
-
- unc
-
- UNO
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- CIP
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- MPE
-
- UDC
-
- CED
-
- unp
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- USP
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- USM
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- 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.
- cs.
-
- UPI
-
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cp.
-
- UPC
-
- up-
-
- uns
-
- CMD
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- SNU
-
- CPM
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- MIP
-
- CPI
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CPO
-
- mud
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- CPS
-
- mi.
-
- CSO
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- 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.
- MSD
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- 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:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- MSE
-
- MNE
-
- MOI
-
- MSI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MSN
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MNS
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Doi
-
- PUC
-
- PSE
-
- ose
-
- NSU
-
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- OSP
-
- OSO
-
- ium
-
- ESU
-
- eu-
-
- NSC
-
- ics
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OPM
-
- id.
-
- IUD
-
- io-
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Esc
-
- ide
-
- IUS
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Me.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Md.
-
- Ep.
-
- Mc-
-
- PSC
-
- EPS
-
- PCM
-
- PCI
-
- Ps.
-
- pm.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pd.
-
- pc.
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Mo.
-
- op.
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- OEM
-
- OED
-
- 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 = .
- ine
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OSD
-
- 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.
- IOU
-
- OCD
-
- IPM
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- oid
-
- Om.
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- NUM
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- IDP
-
- ons
-
- in.
-
- IPS
-
- ONI
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Oc.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- 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.
- NOP
-
- PCS
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MCP
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- NMU
-
- NOC
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NMI
-
- POC
-
- eo-
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- EOM
-
- ec-
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- DUI
-
- MCI
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- MEP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- 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.
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- DPC
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- DPI
-
- DPM
-
- DPS
-
- DSP
-
- Du.
-
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- ECM
-
- PIO
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- 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.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- PID
-
- EDP
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- 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.
- en-
-
- EDC
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- EIS
-
- ed.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- MSC
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- M.
-
- DP
-
- S.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- CM
-
- DM
-
- CU
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DN
-
- D.
-
- CE
-
- PU
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- SN
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- IP
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SM
-
- ND
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SU
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
-
- NC
-
- EI
-
- MP
-
- MN
-
- NI
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- U.
-
- UC
-
- Ud
-
- NP
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- UI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- O.
-
- NM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.