Anagrams of constitutionalism
Word constitutionalism has
2102 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of constitutionalism.
- consultation
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noun,
the act of consulting; conference.
- isolationism
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noun,
the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.
- isolationist
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noun,
a person who favors or works for isolationism.
- institutions
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noun,
an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character:
- solicitation
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noun,
the act of soliciting.
- osculations
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noun,
the act of kissing.
- inoculation
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noun,
the act or process of inoculating.
- mussitation
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noun,
silent movement of the lips in simulation of the movements made in audible speech.
- culmination
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noun,
the act or fact of culminating.
- institution
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noun,
an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character:
- insulations
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noun,
material used for insulating.
- insultation
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noun,
insult.
- simulations
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noun,
imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- cottontails
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noun,
any small North American rabbit of the genus Sylvilagus, having a brownish coat and fluffy white tail.
- Saint-Louis
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noun,
a seaport in and the former capital of Senegal, at the mouth of the Senegal River.
- intuitional
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of intuition.
- Saint-Simon
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noun,
Comte de, 1760–1825, French philosopher and social scientist.
- totalistic
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adjective,
totalitarian.
- sicilianos
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noun,
a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- insouciant
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adjective,
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
- outstation
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noun,
a post, station, or settlement in a remote or outlying area.
- consultant
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noun,
a person who gives professional or expert advice:
- cottontail
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noun,
any small North American rabbit of the genus Sylvilagus, having a brownish coat and fluffy white tail.
- imitations
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noun,
a result or product of imitating.
- insomniacs
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noun,
a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep:
- insolation
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noun,
exposure to the sun's rays, especially as a process of treatment.
- nicotinism
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noun,
a pathological condition caused by excessive use of tobacco, and characterized by depression of the central and autonomic nervous systems; nicotine poisoning.
- Manitoulin
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noun,
an island in N Lake Huron belonging to Canada. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- contusions
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noun,
an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise.
- solicitous
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adjective,
anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause):
- isolations
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- limitation
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noun,
a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap:
- antimonous
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the trivalent state.
- coalitions
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- osculation
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noun,
the act of kissing.
- intimation
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noun,
the act of intimating, or making known indirectly.
- latticinio
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noun,
an opaque, white glass first produced in Venice during the Renaissance, often used in thread form to decorate clear glass pieces.
- moniliasis
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noun,
(formerly) candidiasis.
- onomastics
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noun,
the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- simulation
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noun,
imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- cosmonauts
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noun,
a Russian or Soviet astronaut.
- columnists
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noun,
the writer or editor of a newspaper or magazine column.
- situations
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noun,
manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment:
- insulation
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noun,
material used for insulating.
- incisions
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noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- inclusion
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noun,
the act of including.
- minacious
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adjective,
menacing; threatening.
- mannitols
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- atticisms
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noun,
the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
- incaution
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noun,
lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.
- totalisms
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noun,
totalitarianism.
- militants
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noun,
a militant person.
- manicotti
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noun,
a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
- inoculant
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noun,
inoculum.
- imitation
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noun,
a result or product of imitating.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- malicious
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adjective,
full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful:
- antimonic
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the pentavalent state.
- isolation
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- isosmotic
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adjective,
isotonic (def 1).
- isostatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by isostasy.
- intuition
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noun,
direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension.
- Italicism
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noun,
Italianism, especially an idiom or a characteristic of the Italian language.
- sum-total
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noun,
complete numerical total:
- intonacos
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- laconisms
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noun,
laconic brevity.
- laminitis
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noun,
inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- stomatous
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adjective,
stomatal.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- lutanists
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noun,
lutenist.
- insulants
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noun,
an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- stimulant
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noun,
Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part:
Compare depressant (def 4).
- locations
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- locutions
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noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- insomnias
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- insomniac
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noun,
a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep:
- Stalinist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Stalin or Stalinism.
- Stalinism
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noun,
the principles of communism associated with Joseph Stalin, characterized especially by the extreme suppression of dissident political or ideological views, the concentration of power in one person, and an aggressive international policy.
- inositols
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- lunations
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noun,
the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
- aniconism
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noun,
opposition to the use of idols or images.
- miscounts
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noun,
an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- monastics
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- constants
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- unionists
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noun,
a person whose activities or beliefs are characterized by unionism.
- on-limits
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adjective,
open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel:
- simoniacs
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- canonists
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- continual
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adjective,
of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent:
- Simionato
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noun,
Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- coalition
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- ostinatos
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- unionisms
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noun,
the principle of union, especially trade unionism.
- siliciums
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noun,
silicon.
- siciliano
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noun,
a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- contusion
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noun,
an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise.
- colistins
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- conations
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- actinisms
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- nutations
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noun,
an act or instance of nodding one's head, especially involuntarily or spasmodically.
- titanisms
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noun,
revolt against tradition, convention, and established order.
- actiniums
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noun,
a radioactive silver-white metallic element that glows blue in the dark, resembling the rare earths in chemical behavior and valence. Symbol: Ac; atomic number: 89; atomic weight: 227.
- columnist
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noun,
the writer or editor of a newspaper or magazine column.
- titaniums
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noun,
a dark-gray or silvery, lustrous, very hard, light, corrosion-resistant, metallic element, occurring combined in various minerals: used in metallurgy to remove oxygen and nitrogen from steel and to toughen it. Symbol: Ti; atomic weight: 47.90; atomic number: 22; specific gravity: 4.5 at 20°C.
- onomastic
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adjective,
of or relating to proper names.
- continuos
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- Colossian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Colossae.
- simulants
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noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- monitions
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noun,
Literary. admonition or warning.
- Tomlinson
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noun,
Henry Major, 1873–1958, English journalist and novelist.
- monotints
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noun,
monochrome.
- Montlucon
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noun,
a city in central France.
- iotacisms
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- mutations
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noun,
Biology.
a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome.
an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
- culminant
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adjective,
culminating; topmost.
- mosaicist
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noun,
a person who works in mosaic.
- situation
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noun,
manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment:
- cosmonaut
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noun,
a Russian or Soviet astronaut.
- socialism
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noun,
a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- socialist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of socialism.
- Clintonia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Clintonia, of the lily family, comprising stemless plants with a few broad, ribbed, basal leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or rose-colored flowers on a short stalk.
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- autonomic
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adjective,
autonomous.
- musicians
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noun,
a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- sinuation
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noun,
a winding; sinuosity.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- sanctions
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- altissimo
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noun,
in altissimo, in the second octave above the treble staff.
- insulins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that regulates the metabolism of glucose and other nutrients.
- intonaco
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- colonist
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- intimist
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noun,
an intimist painter, writer, etc.
- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- titlists
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noun,
a titleholder; champion.
- cultisms
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noun,
the practices and devotions of a cult.
- titanous
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adjective,
containing trivalent titanium.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- incision
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noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- tinnitus
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noun,
a ringing or similar sensation of sound in the ears.
- coolants
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noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- inimical
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adjective,
adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful:
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- inositol
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- continuo
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- consults
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noun,
a consultation.
- titanium
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noun,
a dark-gray or silvery, lustrous, very hard, light, corrosion-resistant, metallic element, occurring combined in various minerals: used in metallurgy to remove oxygen and nitrogen from steel and to toughen it. Symbol: Ti; atomic weight: 47.90; atomic number: 22; specific gravity: 4.5 at 20°C.
- insomnia
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- Ilocanos
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noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- Constant
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- instants
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noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- instinct
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noun,
an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- Titanism
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noun,
revolt against tradition, convention, and established order.
- insulant
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noun,
an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- locution
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noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- Nicolson
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noun,
Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).
- notation
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noun,
a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing:
- nonsuits
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noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- Silastic
-
- nominals
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noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- silicium
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noun,
silicon.
- no-count
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adjective, noun,
no-account.
- silicons
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- nitinols
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noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- nutation
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noun,
an act or instance of nodding one's head, especially involuntarily or spasmodically.
- Simonson
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noun,
Lee, 1888–1967, U.S. set designer.
- simulant
-
noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- Sinicism
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noun,
something characteristic of or peculiar to the Chinese; a Chinese method, custom, or usage.
- mutation
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noun,
Biology.
a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome.
an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
- musician
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noun,
a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- musicals
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noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- munition
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noun,
Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
- mulattos
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noun,
Anthropology. (not in technical use) the offspring of one white parent and one black parent.
- notional
-
adjective,
pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- Scotsman
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noun,
a person, especially a man, who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- monotint
-
noun,
monochrome.
- ostinato
-
noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- salicins
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- outsails
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- outlasts
-
verb (used with object),
to endure or last longer than:
- outclass
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior:
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanctums
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Ottonian
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adjective,
of or relating to the German dynasty (Otto I, II, III) that ruled as emperors of the Holy Roman Empire from 962 to 1002.
- Ottomans
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noun,
a Turk.
- Ossianic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
- scotomas
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noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- Osmanlis
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- osculant
-
adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- oscitant
-
adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- onanisms
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noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- scansion
-
noun,
the metrical analysis of verse. The usual marks for scansion are ˘ for a short or unaccented syllable, ¯ or · for a long or accented syllable, ^ for a rest, | for a foot division, and ‖ for a caesura or pause.
- omission
-
noun,
the act of omitting.
- sciolism
-
noun,
superficial knowledge.
- oculists
-
noun,
ophthalmologist.
- Mountain
-
noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters).
- monition
-
noun,
Literary. admonition or warning.
- isotimic
-
adjective,
(of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- stomatic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the mouth.
- stations
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- tonalist
-
noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- locoisms
-
noun,
a disease chiefly of sheep, horses, and cattle, caused by the eating of locoweed and characterized by weakness, impaired vision, irregular behavior, and paralysis.
- location
-
noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- Staunton
-
noun,
a city in N Virginia.
- linocuts
-
noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- Stoicism
-
noun,
a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 b.c., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature.
- Limousin
-
noun,
a former province in central France.
- stomato-
-
- stannums
-
noun,
tin.
- Latinist
-
noun,
a specialist in Latin.
- Latinism
-
noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- stunsail
-
noun,
studdingsail.
- laminous
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adjective,
laminate; laminose.
- suctions
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- laicisms
-
noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- laconism
-
noun,
laconic brevity.
- isotonic
-
adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- stasimon
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noun,
(in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, especially in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.
- stannous
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adjective,
containing tin, especially in the bivalent state.
- monastic
-
noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- solatium
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- Socinian
-
noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- mistcoat
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noun,
(in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- Missoula
-
noun,
a city in W Montana.
- miscount
-
noun,
an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- Miltonic
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adjective,
of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- Miltonia
-
noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- militias
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- militant
-
noun,
a militant person.
- solicits
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verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- lunatics
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- mastitis
-
noun,
Pathology. inflammation of the breast.
- massicot
-
noun,
monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- masscult
-
noun,
the forms of culture, as music, drama, and literature, as selected, interpreted, and popularized by the mass media for dissemination to the widest possible audience.
- mannitol
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- solution
-
noun,
the act of solving a problem, question, etc.:
- malisons
-
noun,
a curse.
- somatist
-
noun,
a psychiatrist who considers all mental illnesses to have physical origins.
- lutanist
-
noun,
lutenist.
- lunation
-
noun,
the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
- catmints
-
noun,
catnip.
- limacons
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- tsunamis
-
noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- Alcinous
-
noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- actinons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- actinium
-
noun,
a radioactive silver-white metallic element that glows blue in the dark, resembling the rare earths in chemical behavior and valence. Symbol: Ac; atomic number: 89; atomic weight: 227.
- totalism
-
noun,
totalitarianism.
- alumino-
-
- tuitions
-
noun,
the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university:
- actinism
-
noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- Antonius
-
noun,
Marcus, Antony, Mark.
- Antinous
-
noun,
the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
- Atticism
-
noun,
the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
- amniotic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- alinotum
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- canonist
-
noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- unctions
-
noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- altoists
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- amitosis
-
noun,
the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
- auctions
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Asuncion
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Paraguay, in the S part.
- Unionist
-
noun,
a person whose activities or beliefs are characterized by unionism.
- Unionism
-
noun,
the principle of union, especially trade unionism.
- lutists
-
noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- insulin
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that regulates the metabolism of glucose and other nutrients.
- notions
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- insults
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- onanism
-
noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- autisms
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- lunatic
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- tsunami
-
noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Sicilia
-
noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- stomous
-
- cottons
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- mulatto
-
noun,
Anthropology. (not in technical use) the offspring of one white parent and one black parent.
- anticum
-
noun,
pronaos.
- instils
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- suntans
-
noun,
a tan military uniform for summer wear.
- moutons
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- sonants
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- consult
-
noun,
a consultation.
- coniums
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- nostocs
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- Sinitic
-
noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- consist
-
noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- intuits
-
verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- consols
-
plural noun,
the funded government securities of Great Britain that originated in the consolidation in 1751 of various public securities, chiefly in the form of annuities, into a single debt issue without maturity.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- caisson
-
noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- malonic
-
adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- malison
-
noun,
a curse.
- unnails
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Moulins
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- somato-
-
- actino-
-
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- autoist
-
noun,
motorist.
- Latinus
-
noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- sitcoms
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- ominous
-
adjective,
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
- stomat-
-
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- unction
-
noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- nanisms
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- muslins
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- Iconium
-
noun,
ancient name of Konya.
- locoman
-
noun,
a locomotive engine driver.
- Ictinus
-
noun,
flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- locoism
-
noun,
a disease chiefly of sheep, horses, and cattle, caused by the eating of locoweed and characterized by weakness, impaired vision, irregular behavior, and paralysis.
- statist
-
noun,
an advocate of statism.
- tanists
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Statius
-
noun,
Publius Papinius [puhb-lee-uh s puh-pin-ee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- linocut
-
noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- loiasis
-
noun,
infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.
- Ilocano
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Scotism
-
noun,
the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.
- mutants
-
noun,
a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.
- Stilton
-
- scotoma
-
noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- Stimson
-
noun,
Henry L(ewis) 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- stimuli
-
noun,
something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.:
- nuncios
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- muttons
-
noun,
the flesh of sheep, especially full-grown or more mature sheep, used as food.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- oculist
-
noun,
ophthalmologist.
- statism
-
noun,
the principle or policy of concentrating extensive economic, political, and related controls in the state at the cost of individual liberty.
- instant
-
noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- tinamou
-
noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- instals
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- stamin-
-
- insouls
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- stamnos
-
noun,
a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.
- muntins
-
noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- cultism
-
noun,
the practices and devotions of a cult.
- stolons
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- limacon
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- muscats
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- stannum
-
noun,
tin.
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- Stanton
-
noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- musical
-
noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- nasions
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- customs
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- uncoils
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Taunton
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- statics
-
noun,
the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- cutlass
-
noun,
a short, heavy, slightly curved sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used by sailors.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- tattoos
-
noun,
a signal on a drum, bugle, or trumpet at night, for soldiers or sailors to go to their quarters.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- motions
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- inulins
-
noun,
a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.
- outmans
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- tocsins
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Socinus
-
noun,
Faustus [faw-stuh s] /ˈfɔ stəs/ (Show IPA), (Fausto Sozzini) 1539–1604, and his uncle, Laelius [lee-lee-uh s] /ˈli li əs/ (Show IPA) (Lelio Sozzini), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.
- outsail
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- militia
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- isatins
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- tonsils
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- socials
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- outmost
-
adjective,
farthest out; outermost.
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- Monilia
-
noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- outlast
-
verb (used with object),
to endure or last longer than:
- outcast
-
noun,
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society:
- Titoism
-
noun,
a form of communism associated with Tito, characterized by the assertion by a satellite state of its national interests in opposition to Soviet rule.
- outacts
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- laicism
-
noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- amnions
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- sanctum
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- solions
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- titlist
-
noun,
a titleholder; champion.
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- isation
-
- missout
-
noun,
(in the game of craps) a losing throw of the dice.
- soliton
-
- nitinol
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- miscast
-
verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- minutia
-
noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- silicon
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- silicas
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- utmosts
-
noun,
Also, uttermost. the greatest degree or amount:
- sociol.
-
- tomcats
-
noun,
a male cat.
- Moissan
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- Molinos
-
noun,
Miguel de [mee-gel de] /miˈgɛl dɛ/ (Show IPA), c1640–c95, Spanish priest and mystic: chief exponent of quietism.
- smaltos
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- sustain
-
verb (used with object),
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- unisons
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- minions
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- mission
-
noun,
a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.
- climant
-
adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- nominal
-
noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Clinton
-
noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- Moncton
-
noun,
a city in SE New Brunswick, in E Canada.
- Tacitus
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- outsits
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- issuant
-
adjective,
Heraldry. (of a beast) represented with the body erect and only the forepart visible:
- silici-
-
- catmint
-
noun,
catnip.
- Mitanni
-
noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- camions
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Cassini
-
noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- mascots
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- Nilsson
-
noun,
(Märta) Birgit [mahr-tah bir-git;; English mahr-tuh bur-git] /ˈmɑr tɑ ˈbɪr gɪt;; English ˈmɑr tə ˈbɜr gɪt/ (Show IPA), 1918–2005, Swedish soprano.
- mascons
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- ioniums
-
noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- Tunisia
-
noun,
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- Salomon
-
noun,
Haym [hahym] /haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1740?–85, American financier and patriot, born in Poland.
- simious
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of apes or monkeys; simian.
- Sno-Cat
-
- nonsuit
-
noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- casinos
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- mansion
-
noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- comitia
-
noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Comtian
-
noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- osmious
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its lower valences.
- amounts
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Manitou
-
noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- maniocs
-
noun,
cassava.
- Masonic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- suasion
-
noun,
the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
- Cassino
-
noun,
casino (def 3).
- colonus
-
noun,
a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period.
- Ottoman
-
noun,
a Turk.
- Sanctus
-
noun,
(italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- sanious
-
adjective,
characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- soloist
-
noun,
a person who performs a solo.
- Mattoon
-
noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- mitosis
-
noun,
the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.
- tomtits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- mattins
-
noun,
matin (def 1).
- casuist
-
noun,
an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality.
- noncoms
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- moonlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the moon.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- ultimas
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- santims
-
noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- simians
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- tuition
-
noun,
the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university:
- salmons
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- mastics
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- cannoli
-
plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- suction
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- miotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- suntan
-
noun,
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- nanism
-
noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- stomas
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- stouts
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- Latium
-
noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- stools
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- suints
-
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.
- itious
-
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- lacto-
-
- Nissan
-
noun,
Nisan.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- sumacs
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- sunnas
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- mulcts
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- stoats
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- moolas
-
noun,
money.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- masto-
-
- amnios
-
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- solons
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Slocum
-
noun,
Joshua, 1844–c1910, U.S. mariner, author, and lecturer, born in Nova Scotia.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- solums
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- mottos
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- moulin
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- McNutt
-
noun,
Paul Vories [vawr-eez,, vohr-] /ˈvɔr iz,, ˈvoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1891–1955, U.S. diplomat and government official.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- alumin
-
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- missal
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- smolts
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- socio-
-
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- miosis
-
noun,
excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye, as a result of drugs, disease, or the like.
- smalts
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- Minuit
-
noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- ultimo
-
adverb,
in or of the month preceding the current one:
Abbreviation: ult., ulto.
Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- Minnis
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- amino-
-
- milit.
-
- somat-
-
- moults
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- locums
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- aniso-
-
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- musics
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- annuls
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- locust
-
noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- muslin
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- almous
-
noun,
alms.
- muntin
-
noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- Tustin
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- status
-
noun,
the position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- mutant
-
noun,
a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.
- stilts
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- tussal
-
adjective,
pertaining to tussis.
- uncool
-
adjective,
not self-assured or relaxed:
- litmus
-
noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- stints
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- mutton
-
noun,
the flesh of sheep, especially full-grown or more mature sheep, used as food.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- mounts
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Mouton
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- somni-
-
- Somnus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of sleep, a son of Night and brother of Death.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- MSCons
-
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- Sonoma
-
noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- lutist
-
noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- tuttis
-
noun,
a tutti passage or movement.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- sotols
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- mucins
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- multi-
-
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Sutton
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- costo-
-
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- COSMOS
-
noun,
the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- cosmo-
-
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- saults
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- contin
-
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- actin-
-
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- Tissot
-
noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- Sanusi
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- icono-
-
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- oculo-
-
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- tattoo
-
noun,
a signal on a drum, bugle, or trumpet at night, for soldiers or sailors to go to their quarters.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- taunts
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- tauto-
-
- cumins
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Olcott
-
noun,
Chauncey (Chancellor John Olcott) 1860–1932, U.S. tenor, actor, and songwriter.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- scatts
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- scato-
-
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- utmost
-
noun,
Also, uttermost. the greatest degree or amount:
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Samson
-
noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- clino-
-
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- clasts
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- class.
-
- saltus
-
noun,
oscillation (def 5b).
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- tomato
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, especially the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- tomcat
-
noun,
a male cat.
- cilium
-
noun,
singular of cilia.
- salmis
-
noun,
salmi.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- tomtit
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- outsit
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- outsat
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- column
-
noun,
Architecture.
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces.
a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- colous
-
- acious
-
- ostium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Sansom
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- outact
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- toasts
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- clouts
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- Samsun
-
noun,
a city in N Turkey, in Asia.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- numina
-
noun,
plural of numen.
- ionium
-
noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- noncom
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Innuit
-
noun,
Inuit.
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- nutant
-
adjective,
drooping; nodding.
- unmans
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- unnail
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Toulon
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France: naval base.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- intuit
-
verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- assoc.
-
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- inulin
-
noun,
a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- unison
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- numis.
-
- Tuinal
-
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Scotts
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- Susian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- scoto-
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- nocti-
-
- scoots
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- snoots
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- alti-
-
- 30-30
-
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- USSCt
-
- naut.
-
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- noso-
-
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Mont.
-
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- UNCIO
-
- unman
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- Sans.
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sluts
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- sanit
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- mools
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nona-
-
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Salus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- nomo-
-
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- alto-
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Smuts
-
noun,
Jan Christiaan [Dutch yahn kris-tee-ahn] /Dutch yɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, South African statesman and general: prime minister 1919–24, 1939–48.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- Unit.
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- simas
-
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.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- mono-
-
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- scat-
-
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- munic
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- mulct
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- noct-
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- muco-
-
- omni-
-
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- sito-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- octa-
-
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Scot.
-
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- octo-
-
- ocul-
-
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- actos
-
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Sino-
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- mutts
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- natl.
-
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- MOTOS
-
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Mosul
-
noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- motto
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- osmo-
-
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mosso
-
adjective,
rapid; fast.
- noto-
-
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- USLTA
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- nano-
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- scums
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- nuci-
-
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- onco-
-
- naso-
-
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- onium
-
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- onto-
-
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Sauls
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- soots
-
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.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- 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.
- atto-
-
- incl.
-
- 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.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- init.
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- toti-
-
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- insol
-
- atmo-
-
- inst.
-
- ation
-
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- Tatum
-
noun,
Art, 1910–56, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imit.
-
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- asst.
-
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- 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.
- sunns
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- sumos
-
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.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- lact-
-
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- asco-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- ition
-
- Ital.
-
- assn.
-
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- istic
-
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- colat
-
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tonia
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- caus.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- 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.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cant.
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colo.
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- tious
-
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- auto.
-
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Aust.
-
- culms
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- tono-
-
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cont.
-
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- anim.
-
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- tutti
-
noun,
a tutti passage or movement.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- amin-
-
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- mini-
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- anis-
-
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- lotto
-
noun,
a game of chance in which a leader draws numbered disks at random from a stock and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards, the winner being the first to cover a complete row.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lusts
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- solus
-
adjective,
(referring to a man) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- mast-
-
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- 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.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- masc.
-
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- 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.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- Matt.
-
- Tutto
-
adjective,
all; entire.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- looms
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- stat.
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Miss.
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Minn.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- anti-
-
- alum.
-
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Mists
-
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.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- misc.
-
- miso-
-
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- LittM
-
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- annot
-
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- locum
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- anon.
-
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- solum
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- USTC
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- USIS
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ulto
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- USMC
-
- USIA
-
- USCA
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Tit.
-
- Saml
-
- SMSA
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- USMA
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- USNA
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Sol.
-
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- Sam.
-
- soln
-
- tonn
-
- scil
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sics
-
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).
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- uni-
-
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- 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.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- 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.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tion
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Tasm
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- 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.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- sci.
-
- Soni
-
- SLIC
-
- 1080
-
- Lat.
-
- Can.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- cis-
-
- 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.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- cit.
-
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Mac-
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mis-
-
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- attn
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- MNAS
-
- atm.
-
- att.
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- 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.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mal-
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Man.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- aut-
-
- Mic.
-
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Aus.
-
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- isls
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISSN
-
- ious
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Con.
-
- itis
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- itol
-
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- coml
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Com.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- IMCO
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- 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 = .
- 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.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- cts.
-
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Cmon
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- cml.
-
- lit.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mil.
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- nom.
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- osis
-
- amt.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- non-
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- amus
-
- ACLU
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ACLS
-
- 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.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ann.
-
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Alis
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- Alco
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oct.
-
- AISI
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- NTIA
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- Ont.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- asc-
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mun.
-
- mult
-
- muc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- asis
-
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MSTS
-
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- MSSc
-
- 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).
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- mout
-
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- ANTU
-
- ANSI
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ano-
-
- mutt
-
noun,
a dog, especially a mongrel.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mus.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- ant.
-
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- out-
-
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- oto-
-
- UNO
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ics
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- CTA
-
- UTC
-
- Am.
-
- an.
-
- CSO
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CSA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- USM
-
- USN
-
- AUC
-
- USO
-
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ACS
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- TCA
-
- al.
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- 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.
- uti
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TIA
-
- TCS
-
- USC
-
- ac-
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- uns
-
- CST
-
- CLU
-
- 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.
- ct.
-
- ASI
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- AOU
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- CAI
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- ca.
-
- ASM
-
- 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.
- Tu.
-
- TSS
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ASU
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TTS
-
- 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.
- ASN
-
- io-
-
- ast
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TLC
-
- unc
-
- AMC
-
- ALU
-
- TMO
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- tlo
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ALM
-
- CNM
-
- CNN
-
- ALC
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TNT
-
- CIA
-
- UIT
-
- CIM
-
- ANC
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- USA
-
- USS
-
- UAM
-
- AMU
-
- UMT
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- CLI
-
- AMS
-
- ult
-
- Clo
-
- TSI
-
- CMA
-
- ITU
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Ia.
-
- mtn
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MSA
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- SLA
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- SMS
-
- MTS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- NCO
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SMA
-
- MOI
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- mi.
-
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- 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.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MCI
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- MNS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- oon
-
- Ola
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- 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.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- sc.
-
- 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.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OOT
-
- OSO
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- OTS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- So.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- OIt
-
- SCM
-
- 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.
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- NOC
-
- 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).
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- NUL
-
- NUM
-
- SCS
-
- oic
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- OAO
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCS
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Mc-
-
- ium
-
- ISA
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- Sus
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- IOU
-
- 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.
- La.
-
- 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:
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- LCI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- IOT
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- in.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- TAL
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- LCA
-
- Lt.
-
- 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.
- LON
-
- LMT
-
- LTA
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- STI
-
- SSI
-
- LOC
-
- SSM
-
- SSN
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LSC
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LSS
-
- LSM
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- STL
-
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LIM
-
- STM
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ic
-
- SM
-
- i.
-
- TC
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- CM
-
- M.
-
- ol
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- CU
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- AO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- S.
-
- 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.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- MN
-
- U.
-
- UL
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- UI
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- UC
-
- TN
-
- NM
-
- SU
-
- NI
-
- TM
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- NL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TT
-
- T1
-
- TL
-
- t.
-
- SN
-
- O.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- LC
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ln
-
- L.
-
- LM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OA
-