Anagrams of consortium
Word consortium has
692 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of consortium.
- omicrons
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noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- timorous
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adjective,
full of fear; fearful:
- cornutos
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noun,
a cuckold.
- coronium
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noun,
a hypothetical element once thought to exist because certain spectral lines in the emission spectrum of the solar corona could not be identified by known elements. These lines were subsequently found to be emitted by certain highly ionized metals.
- ructions
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- miscount
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noun,
an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- croutons
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noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- monitors
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noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- nitroso-
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- tournois
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adjective,
(of coins) minted in Tours, France:
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Morison
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noun,
Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, U.S. historian.
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- Comorin
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noun,
Cape, a cape on the S tip of India, extending into the Indian Ocean.
- coniums
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- riotous
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adjective,
(of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
- moutons
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noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- morions
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- nostrum
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noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- constr.
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- Noricum
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, roughly corresponding to the part of Austria south of the Danube.
- cornuto
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noun,
a cuckold.
- Morisco
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- motions
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- unroots
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verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- ominous
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adjective,
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
- omicron
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noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- crinums
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noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- crouton
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noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- scrotum
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- unmoors
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verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- monitor
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noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- tourism
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noun,
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
- motoric
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adjective,
motor (def 11).
- sunroom
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noun,
a room designed to admit a large amount of sunlight; sun parlor or sun porch.
- contour
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noun,
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- mourns
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- mounts
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Curtin
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noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- Mouton
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noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- custom
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noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- mucins
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- mucors
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noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- socio-
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- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Timour
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noun,
Tamerlane.
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
-
- somni-
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- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- scoto-
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- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- morion
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
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- instr.
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- motors
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noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- Ruston
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Moroni
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noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- croons
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noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- morons
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noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- Morton
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noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- motion
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- icono-
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- Croton
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- sitcom
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noun,
situation comedy.
- Cronus
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noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- corium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Tromso
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noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- nocti-
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- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- truism
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noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- Tucson
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noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- tumors
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noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- contr.
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- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- ostium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- turco-
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- turion
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noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- numis.
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- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- unmoor
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verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- unroot
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verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- urino-
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- nitro-
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- Conium
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- courts
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Cosimo
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noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- Crinum
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noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- cosmo-
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- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- roncos
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noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- costo-
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- runic
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adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- monos
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noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Roost
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noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- mono-
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- muons
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noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Scot.
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- Mont.
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- scorn
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scoot
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noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- moons
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noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Orion
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Nurmi
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noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- moors
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noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- scour
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- MNurs
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- moist
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adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Simon
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Minto
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noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- onco-
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- onium
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- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- rooti
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noun,
rooty2 .
- mints
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noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- minus
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noun,
minus sign.
- Sino-
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- misc.
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- Scout
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- music
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noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- miso-
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- octo-
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- onto-
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- scrum
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noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- Orcus
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noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- scrim
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noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- moots
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noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- Munro
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noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- rooms
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noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- MOTOS
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- Otomi
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noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- nomo-
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- Ronco
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noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- moton
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noun,
besague.
- motor
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noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- mucin
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- roust
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- runts
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noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- morts
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noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Mount
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- routs
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noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- noct-
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- mourn
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- riots
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noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- nitr-
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- muco-
-
- Norco
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noun,
a town in S California.
- nuci-
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- Notus
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- ruins
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noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- Orson
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- munic
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- Orton
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noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Minot
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noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- rutin
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- mucor
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noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- morns
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noun,
morning.
- osmo-
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- noto-
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- moron
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noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- mucro
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noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- rosin
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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.
- noso-
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- Moros
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noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- rotos
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noun,
rotogravure.
- notum
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noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Minos
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noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
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noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Court
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- crim.
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- crit.
-
- Crius
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noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- croon
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noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Tours
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- crust
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noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- torus
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noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Torun
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noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- torso
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noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- toros
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noun,
a bull.
- trims
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noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- cumin
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- toric
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- cunts
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noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- curio
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- torcs
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- curns
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noun,
a grain.
- curst
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- toons
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noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- cutin
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noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutis
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noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- tonus
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noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Count
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tunic
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noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- 30-30
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- Cimon
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noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cions
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- Unit.
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- uncos
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noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- UNCIO
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- Turin
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noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- coins
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noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- TUNIS
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Comr.
-
- Comus
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noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Corot
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Cons.
-
- Const
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- cont.
-
- conto
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- CONUS
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noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- tumor
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noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- coots
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noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- trois
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noun,
the number 3.
- corms
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noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- trios
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- corns
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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.
- cornu
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noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- tono-
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- omits
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verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- icons
-
- Storm
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noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- intr.
-
- Timor
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noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Timon
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noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Stoic
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- tious
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- omni-
-
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- sito-
-
- inst.
-
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- incr.
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incor
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Soni
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- oto-
-
- scr.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oro-
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Rus.
-
- USTC
-
- USRC
-
- USMC
-
- uro-
-
- Ont.
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- uni-
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- tron
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- sci.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- sur-
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- tion
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- str.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- rit.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rom.
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- tri-
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 1080
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- IMCO
-
- Cor.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cts.
-
- Mon.
-
- 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.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- 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 = .
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Con.
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- Com.
-
- 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.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- ins.
-
- muc-
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- ctr.
-
- 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.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mus.
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- mis-
-
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- int.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Cort
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- 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.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ious
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- mout
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- min.
-
- Oct.
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- iso-
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- cir.
-
- cis-
-
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Mic.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cur.
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- Nor.
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- nos-
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- not-
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Cmon
-
- cit.
-
- Inc.
-
- TMO
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- in.
-
- IRC
-
- ITC
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- IRO
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Ir.
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- IOU
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- TCS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- cs.
-
- UMT
-
- unc
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNM
-
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- ur-
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- CIM
-
- ct.
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- UCR
-
- cr.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USC
-
- USM
-
- Co.
-
- USN
-
- USO
-
- USR
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- UTC
-
- uti
-
- UIT
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- CSO
-
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- ics
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- tr.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Tro
-
- TSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Tu.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- STM
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- STI
-
- ROI
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NMI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- RCS
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- MTS
-
- St.
-
- mtn
-
- Rs.
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- MTI
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- NOC
-
- MST
-
- OTC
-
- Om.
-
- ONI
-
- OIt
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OCS
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- OCR
-
- OOT
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUM
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- OSO
-
- ot-
-
- OTS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Mt.
-
- MTO
-
- MSN
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- 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).
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MCR
-
- MCI
-
- SNU
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- MNS
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- MSC
-
- Soo
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noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- Mc-
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- IUS
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ium
-
- MIT
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- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- SRO
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRI
-
- SCM
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- MOR
-
- So.
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOI
-
- MSI
-
- sc.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- O.
-
- ic
-
- M.
-
- i.
-
- SU
-
- N.
-
- RU
-
- CM
-
- CU
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- S.
-
- NI
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UC
-
- MN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TM
-
- RN
-
- RO
-
- RI
-
- TN
-
- R.
-
- U.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NC
-
- UI
-
- SN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TC
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- NM
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- SM
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- RC
-