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- morris-dance
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noun,
a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- mordancies
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noun,
the quality of being mordant; sharpness.
- mesocardia
-
noun,
the double layer of splanchnic mesoderm supporting the embryonic heart.
- corianders
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noun,
Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley. an herb, Coriandrum sativum, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having strong-scented leaves used in cooking and aromatic seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine.
- commanders
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noun,
a person who commands.
- dormancies
-
noun,
the state of being dormant.
- Americanos
-
noun,
a cocktail made with bitters, sweet vermouth, and soda water.
- ammoniacs
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noun,
Also, ammoniacum [am-uh-nahy-uh-kuh m] /ˌæm əˈnaɪ ə kəm/ (Show IPA). gum ammoniac.
- cardamoms
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noun,
the aromatic seed capsules of a tropical Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum, of the ginger family, used as a spice or condiment and in medicine.
- academism
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noun,
academicism.
- modernism
-
noun,
modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern.
- Scamander
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noun,
ancient name of the river Menderes.
- Marranism
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noun,
the practices, principles, or condition characteristic of the Marranos.
- androecia
-
noun,
the stamens of a flower collectively.
- Androsace
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noun,
any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.
- Dramamine
-
- memoranda
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noun,
a short note designating something to be remembered, especially something to be done or acted upon in the future; reminder.
- mandiocas
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noun,
cassava.
- commander
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noun,
a person who commands.
- marinades
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noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- coriander
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noun,
Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley. an herb, Coriandrum sativum, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having strong-scented leaves used in cooking and aromatic seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine.
- serranoid
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noun,
a serranoid fish.
- airdromes
-
noun,
a landing field for airplanes that has extensive buildings, equipment, shelters, etc.; airport.
- Rommanies
-
noun,
Romany.
- macaronis
-
noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- Macedonia
-
noun,
Also, Macedon [mas-i-don] /ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn/ (Show IPA). an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.
- Armorican
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noun,
a native of Armorica.
- disenamor
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verb (used with object),
to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with):
- Ermanaric
-
noun,
a fourth-century ruler in the Black Sea area: probably identical with Jormunrek.
- Americano
-
noun,
a cocktail made with bitters, sweet vermouth, and soda water.
- radiances
-
noun,
radiant brightness or light:
- demoniacs
-
noun,
a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
- marinade
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noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- mariners
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- Armorica
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noun,
an ancient region in NW France, corresponding generally to Brittany.
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- armoires
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- sea-maid
-
noun,
a mermaid.
- armories
-
noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- marocain
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noun,
a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- amnesiac
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noun,
a person affected by amnesia.
- man-made
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adjective,
produced, formed, or made by humans.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- macaroni
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- macrames
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noun,
an elaborately patterned lacelike webbing made of hand-knotted cord, yarn, or the like, and used for wall decorations, hanging baskets, garments, accessories, etc.
- American
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noun,
a citizen of the United States of America.
- amerinds
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- dioramas
-
noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- madeiras
-
noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- ammoniac
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noun,
Also, ammoniacum [am-uh-nahy-uh-kuh m] /ˌæm əˈnaɪ ə kəm/ (Show IPA). gum ammoniac.
- demoniac
-
noun,
a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
- ammonias
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noun,
a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH 3 , usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents.
- madrones
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noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- ocarinas
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- aneroids
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- mandioca
-
noun,
cassava.
- demonism
-
noun,
belief in demons.
- narcomas
-
noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- Cimarron
-
noun,
bighorn.
- Marranos
-
noun,
a Spanish or Portuguese Jew who was converted to Christianity during the late Middle Ages, usually under threat of death or persecution, especially one who continued to adhere to Judaism in secret.
- carrions
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- cardamom
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noun,
the aromatic seed capsules of a tropical Asian plant, Elettaria cardamomum, of the ginger family, used as a spice or condiment and in medicine.
- Cardenas
-
noun,
Lázaro [lah-sah-raw] /ˈlɑ sɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
- comedian
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noun,
a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc.
- romances
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Romanies
-
noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- Romanism
-
noun,
Roman Catholicism.
- mermaids
-
noun,
(in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
- Merrimac
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noun,
a warship (originally the Union steamer Merrimack) that the Confederates converted into an ironclad, renamed the Virginia, and used against the Monitor in 1862 in the first battle between ironclads.
- Caodaism
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noun,
an eclectic religion, originated in Cochin-China in 1926, combining Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucianist elements and affected to some extent by Christianity.
- misnomer
-
noun,
a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.
- serranid
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noun,
any of numerous percoid fishes of the family Serranidae, living chiefly in warm seas, including the sea basses and groupers.
- miradors
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noun,
(in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- minorcas
-
noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- Cinerama
-
- Cimarosa
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noun,
Domenico [daw-me-nee-kaw] /dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1801, Italian conductor and composer.
- commends
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verb (used with object),
to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend:
- Commines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), Comines, Philippe de.
- marrieds
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noun,
Usually, marrieds. married couples or married people:
- corridas
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noun,
a bullfight.
- semicoma
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noun,
a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- mascaron
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noun,
mask (def 11).
- crimmers
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noun,
krimmer.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- rosarian
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noun,
a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.
- Mordecai
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noun,
the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- corrades
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verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- comrades
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noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- monardas
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noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- monadism
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noun,
the doctrine of monads as ultimate units of being.
- camisado
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noun,
a military attack made at night.
- Camisard
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noun,
any French Protestant, living in the region of the Cévennes Mountains, who carried on a revolt against Louis XIV in the early part of the 18th century.
- camorras
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noun,
a secret society of Naples, Italy, first publicly known about 1820, that developed into a powerful political organization and was later associated with blackmail, robbery, etc., until its destruction in 1911.
- monacids
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- consider
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verb (used with object),
to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- airdrome
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noun,
a landing field for airplanes that has extensive buildings, equipment, shelters, etc.; airport.
- araneids
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- radiomen
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- acarines
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- radioman
-
noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- racemism
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noun,
(of a compound) the state of being optically inactive and separable into two other substances of the same chemical composition as the original substance, one of which is dextrorotatory and the other levorotatory, as racemic acid.
- sardonic
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adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- adenomas
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noun,
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
- endosarc
-
noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- idocrase
-
noun,
vesuvianite.
- radarmen
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noun,
a person who operates or helps to operate radar equipment.
- Erasmian
-
noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- radiance
-
noun,
radiant brightness or light:
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- rosaria
-
noun,
a rose garden.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- sideman
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noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Cranmer
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noun,
Thomas, 1489–1556, first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury: leader in the English Protestant Reformation in England.
- craniom
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- cranio-
-
- sidero-
-
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- rammers
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noun,
a person or thing that rams.
- sidecar
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- corrida
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noun,
a bullfight.
- acnemia
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noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- medico-
-
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- caimans
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- corners
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- corrade
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verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- caeomas
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noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- sidearm
-
adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- Caedmon
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noun,
fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- corsair
-
noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- Cadmean
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or like Cadmus.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Morandi
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- crimson
-
noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- crimmer
-
noun,
krimmer.
- ascared
-
adjective,
afraid; scared.
- Scandia
-
noun,
scandium oxide.
- Mariner
-
noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- armoire
-
noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- Armenia
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- adenoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
- dammars
-
noun,
Also called gum dammar. a copallike resin derived largely from dipterocarpaceous trees of southern Asia, especially Malaya and Sumatra, and used chiefly for making colorless varnish.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- marinas
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- armored
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Ariadne
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- radomes
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- dancers
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Ardmore
-
noun,
a city in S Oklahoma.
- nimrods
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- Drosera
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs, comprising the sundews.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- ascarid
-
noun,
any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
- Monarda
-
noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- arseno-
-
- marrons
-
noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- Samanid
-
noun,
a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
- daimons
-
noun,
daemon.
- marries
-
verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- raiders
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- married
-
noun,
Usually, marrieds. married couples or married people:
- sedarim
-
noun,
a plural of Seder.
- Marrano
-
noun,
a Spanish or Portuguese Jew who was converted to Christianity during the late Middle Ages, usually under threat of death or persecution, especially one who continued to adhere to Judaism in secret.
- Scarron
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- narcoma
-
noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- medicos
-
noun,
a physician or surgeon; doctor.
- camions
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- medinas
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- carrion
-
noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- Sarcina
-
noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- misname
-
verb (used with object),
to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.
- enamors
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Merriam
-
noun,
a town in E Kansas.
- carroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- sarcode
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- Ronsard
-
noun,
Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1524–85, French poet.
- misread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- mermaid
-
noun,
(in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
- merinos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- sarcoma
-
noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Romanic
-
noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- Records
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- Carmine
-
noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- ceriman
-
noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- cinemas
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- minders
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- cirrose
-
adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- Minorca
-
noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- microns
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- mirador
-
noun,
(in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.
- Miramar
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Miranda
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- miscode
-
verb (used with object),
to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
- Serrano
-
noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- errands
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- Romania
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- monacid
-
adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- Randers
-
noun,
a seaport in E Jutland, in Denmark.
- candors
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- candies
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candier
-
- rancors
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- canards
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- acedias
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- acaroid
-
adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- memoirs
-
noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- Camorra
-
noun,
a secret society of Naples, Italy, first publicly known about 1820, that developed into a powerful political organization and was later associated with blackmail, robbery, etc., until its destruction in 1911.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- ramrods
-
noun,
a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
- monades
-
noun,
plural of monas.
- Marcion
-
noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- Menorca
-
noun,
Minorca.
- comrade
-
noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- carinas
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- cardias
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- Saracen
-
noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- Mercado
-
noun,
a market.
- command
-
noun,
the act of commanding or ordering.
- cardio-
-
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- commend
-
verb (used with object),
to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness, etc.; recommend:
- randoms
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- moderns
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- acarids
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Marconi
-
noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Andrias
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- Amen-Ra
-
noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- Andorra
-
noun,
a republic in the E Pyrenees between France and Spain, under the joint suzerainty of France and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel. 191 sq. mi. (495 sq. km).
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- discern
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- demonic
-
adjective,
inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- Oceania
-
noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- admires
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- oarsman
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- dormice
-
noun,
any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
- aminase
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- macrame
-
noun,
an elaborately patterned lacelike webbing made of hand-knotted cord, yarn, or the like, and used for wall decorations, hanging baskets, garments, accessories, etc.
- maniocs
-
noun,
cassava.
- Madison
-
noun,
Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
- Ricardo
-
noun,
David, 1772–1823, English economist.
- Maidens
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- radians
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Adonais
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- Maderno
-
noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- Madeira
-
noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- reminds
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- amidase
-
noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.
- diorama
-
noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Andreas
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- radices
-
noun,
a plural of radix.
- macrons
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- anemias
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- AmerInd
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- Dionaea
-
noun,
the Venus's-flytrap.
- dormins
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- America
-
noun,
United States.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- dormers
-
noun,
Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
- remoras
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- rescind
-
verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- ammonia
-
noun,
a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH 3 , usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents.
- aramids
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- darners
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- madrone
-
noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- anaemic
-
adjective,
anemic.
- domines
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- Ommiads
-
noun,
Omayyad.
- remands
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- ammines
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- Isadore
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- Domenic
-
noun,
a male given name.
- macaron
-
noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- maenads
-
noun,
bacchante.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- anadems
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- ammonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.
- Mansard
-
noun,
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
Compare French roof.
- anosmia
-
noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- dineros
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- Isadora
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- Marcian
-
noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- indorse
-
verb (used with object),
endorse.
- nomadic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- araneid
-
noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- sardar
-
noun,
sirdar.
- dorser
-
noun,
dosser1 .
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Madera
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- madman
-
noun,
a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- madmen
-
noun,
a person who is or behaves as if insane; lunatic; maniac.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- commie
-
noun,
communist.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- commis
-
noun,
an assistant, especially to a chef.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- errand
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- sacro-
-
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- miasma
-
noun,
noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- micro-
-
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- cirro-
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- mimeos
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- sarco-
-
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- dormer
-
noun,
Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
- madams
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a polite term of address to a woman, originally used only to a woman of rank or authority:
- disco-
-
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Madame
-
noun,
a French title of respect equivalent to “Mrs.”, used alone or prefixed to a woman's married name or title:
- Comdr.
-
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- disarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- dormie
-
adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- Maced.
-
- macro-
-
- merman
-
noun,
(in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- macoma
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Macoma, having a glossy, thin, usually white shell.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- maenad
-
noun,
bacchante.
- dorsi-
-
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- Maoism
-
noun,
the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- Dacron
-
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- Marron
-
noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Cromer
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Evelyn Baring.
- incorr
-
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- darner
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- 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.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- damson
-
noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- Darren
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- dammar
-
noun,
Also called gum dammar. a copallike resin derived largely from dipterocarpaceous trees of southern Asia, especially Malaya and Sumatra, and used chiefly for making colorless varnish.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- damars
-
noun,
dammar.
- damans
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- dimmer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dims.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Madras
-
noun,
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- memoir
-
noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- Derris
-
noun,
any East Indian plant belonging to the genus Derris, of the legume family, especially D. elliptica, the roots of which contain rotenone and are used as an insecticide.
- Manado
-
noun,
Menado.
- denom.
-
- immane
-
adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Mamore
-
noun,
a river in Bolivia, flowing N to the Beni River on the border of Brazil to form the Madeira River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Mamers
-
noun,
Mars.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- COSINE
-
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.
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- dermic
-
adjective,
dermal.
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- dermo-
-
- Sammie
-
noun,
a sandwich.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- adren-
-
- adreno
-
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- radio-
-
- necro-
-
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- aeron.
-
- ardors
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- nomads
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- adeno-
-
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- Radnor
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- arride
-
verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- narco-
-
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- simmer
-
noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- amnios
-
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- anadem
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- Ommiad
-
noun,
Omayyad.
- orders
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- ammino
-
adjective,
Chemistry. containing or pertaining to an ammine.
- ammine
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- Renard
-
noun,
Reynard.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- amino-
-
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- amido-
-
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- Amadis
-
noun,
a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- rimmed
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- nomism
-
noun,
religious conduct based on law.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- sirdar
-
noun,
(in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- rimmer
-
noun,
William, 1816–79, U.S. sculptor and painter, born in England.
- aniso-
-
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- riders
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- anemo-
-
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- andro-
-
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- arsen-
-
- MScMed
-
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- modems
-
noun,
an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- cardi-
-
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- ramrod
-
noun,
a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Canad.
-
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- record
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Miseno
-
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.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- somni-
-
- carrom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Cammie
-
noun,
camouflage.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- raider
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Morris
-
noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- 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).
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- monads
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Adamic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- rammer
-
noun,
a person or thing that rams.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Camden
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- Indo-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- incr.
-
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- sarc-
-
- rears
-
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- incor
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- madam
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a polite term of address to a woman, originally used only to a woman of rank or authority:
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- ordn.
-
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- icons
-
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- ideo-
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Iran.
-
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- RADAR
-
noun,
Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- erron
-
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Medic
-
noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- momes
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- masc.
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- 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.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- misc.
-
- 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.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mimas
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- mimeo
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- meno-
-
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- 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.
- MODEM
-
noun,
an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mero-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- miso-
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meso-
-
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- mamas
-
noun,
Informal. mother1 .
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- reni-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- omni-
-
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- oidea
-
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- nears
-
- naso-
-
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deca-
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deci-
-
- Amram
-
noun,
the father of Aaron and Moses. Ex. 6:20.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cero-
-
- 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).
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- demi-
-
- demo-
-
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- AMORC
-
- 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.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- sero-
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- andr-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- amid-
-
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- smarm
-
noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Amer.
-
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amin-
-
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- desc.
-
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- derm-
-
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- ammos
-
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Armen
-
- Ammon
-
noun,
the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
- Amman
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Jordan, in the W part.
- diam.
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Cons.
-
- Sino-
-
- Seric
-
- areo-
-
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Cmdr.
-
- cores
-
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corr.
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- 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.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- 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:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- Comr.
-
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comm.
-
- comma
-
noun,
the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- semi-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- anim.
-
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- Damas
-
noun,
French name of Damascus.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anis-
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- cine-
-
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Adams
-
noun,
Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Scand
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- acro-
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- aden-
-
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- ASEAN
-
- endo-
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- 30-30
-
- Somme
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- asco-
-
- econ.
-
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Card.
-
- 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.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- AMEDS
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- aemia
-
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- dorrs
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- aeri-
-
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- disc.
-
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- aero-
-
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- MScD
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- msec
-
- MSME
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- 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.
- MSEM
-
- NIRA
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- MSIE
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- MSCE
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ARIS
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- RNAS
-
- NASD
-
- Arm.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NCAA
-
- NDAC
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- arr.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- neo-
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- NACA
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.
- rad.
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- RADM
-
- Adm.
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- Aire
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- OSRD
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Soni
-
- rcd.
-
- RdAc
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acea
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- ACDA
-
- acad
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ord.
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- ANSI
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- ano-
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- ands
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- NOAA
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nom.
-
- Nor.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- 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.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- OCDM
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ance
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- OECD
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Anas
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- MSAM
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- MSAE
-
- dioc
-
- dis-
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- dir.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Dino
-
- Madm
-
- 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.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- DMSO
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- dim.
-
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- med.
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- 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.
- 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.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- scr.
-
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- MAEd
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dec.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Mar.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Dem.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- sec.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- 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.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- dia-
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mama
-
noun,
Informal. mother1 .
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- der.
-
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Den.
-
- iso-
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- eso-
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Ind.
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- Esd.
-
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- idae
-
- eco-
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- end-
-
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- emia
-
- enc.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Ire.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- Sam.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- iod-
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- ins.
-
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- IMCO
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sci.
-
- IndE
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 1080
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- CERN
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cen.
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Cdr.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- cide
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cmon
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Mid.
-
- midn
-
- cis-
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- MNAS
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- mrem
-
- mRNA
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- 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.
- mod.
-
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- mome
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- 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.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- mem.
-
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Mic.
-
- men-
-
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Cond
-
- Con.
-
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Sem.
-
- Dom.
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Cres
-
- MDES
-
- Mdme
-
plural,
Madame.
- Mdms
-
plural,
Madam.
- mdse
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- RONA
-
- 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:
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- mes-
-
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- 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.
- Com.
-
- comd
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SRO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SMA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RSE
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- SAR
-
- SAA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Sr.
-
- SMM
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ROI
-
- SED
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- 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).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ROA
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SCM
-
- RNR
-
- ScD
-
- Rs.
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- rnd
-
- se-
-
- RSA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SMD
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SDR
-
- SAE
-
- sc.
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- CNM
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- DRE
-
- DNR
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Dr.
-
- DSA
-
- DMS
-
- DSR
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ead
-
- EAM
-
- DNA
-
- DMA
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DCM
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DSC
-
- DSM
-
- DSO
-
- DAE
-
- DAR
-
- 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.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- 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.
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- di.
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CSO
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ESR
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- REA
-
- ESA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- 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.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- Esc
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ec-
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- eir
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- EIS
-
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- ine
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMS
-
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ae.
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- AOA
-
- an.
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Ar.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- AAE
-
- AAM
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- CRS
-
- CIA
-
- 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.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CEA
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- CED
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- CEO
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- CID
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noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CAD
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noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CIE
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- CIM
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- CMA
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- CMD
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- CNO
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- CNS
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- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- CAI
-
- CAA
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- ARA
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noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ASM
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- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ard
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- ARE
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noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARS
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- ASA
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noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
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- ASI
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- ASN
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- cs.
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- Aso
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
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- ca.
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- CIO
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noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
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- COD
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noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- IAS
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- IOC
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- OED
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- NRA
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- NRC
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- NSA
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- NSC
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Oc.
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- OSA
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OSD
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- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCD
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- OCR
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- nr.
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- Nod
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noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- ODA
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noun,
a room within a harem.
- NEC
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- NAD
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ne-
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- NEA
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- NED
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noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NOC
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- NES
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- NIA
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIM
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noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NMI
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- NMR
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- OCS
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- ode
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noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- NCO
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- RCS
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- Re.
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- RMA
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- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ose
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RCA
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- RCN
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- RDA
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- RDC
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- RDS
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- Rd.
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- Orr
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noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ODS
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- oma
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plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OEM
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- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
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- oid
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- OIr
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- Om.
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- OMS
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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.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
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- ONR
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- ons
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NAA
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- NDE
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- MSN
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- MCI
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- MAA
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- MAD
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noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mam
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noun,
British Informal. mother.
- Mao
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- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- MCR
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- MSC
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- Mdm
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plural,
Madam.
- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Meo
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noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
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- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
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- M-1
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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.
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ISA
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- ior
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- Ios
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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.
- Ir.
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- IRC
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- IRO
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- IRS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
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- Mo.
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- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
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- Mc-
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- Md.
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- Me.
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- MM.
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- MIM
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noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MOI
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- MOA
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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.
- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MSD
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- MOR
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- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MSI
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- MOC
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noun,
moccasin.
- MRA
-
- MNS
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- MNE
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- MNA
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- MSM
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- MRE
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- MRI
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- MME
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- MOS
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noun,
moment (def 1).
- RN
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- D.
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- RI
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
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- 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.
- NI
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- AI
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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.
- ND
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- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- A.
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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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- RC
-
- DM
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- CE
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- MN
-
- OA
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- N.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NM
-
- R.
-
- S.
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- SA
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- SM
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- DN
-
- SN
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- CM
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- RO
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- i.
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- ic
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- O.
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