Anagrams of containerboard
Word containerboard has
1951 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of containerboard.
- abreaction
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noun,
release of emotional tension achieved through recalling a repressed traumatic experience.
- coordinate
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noun,
a person or thing of equal rank or importance; an equal.
- decoration
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noun,
something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment:
- aberration
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noun,
the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
- acroterion
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noun,
acroterium.
- cartonnier
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noun,
an ornamental box for papers, usually for placing on a desk.
- carotenoid
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noun,
any of a group of red and yellow pigments, chemically similar to carotene, contained in animal fat and some plants.
- contraband
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noun,
anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.
- endocrania
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noun,
the inner lining membrane of the skull; the dura mater.
- carabinero
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noun,
an officer of the revenue service.
- road-train
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noun,
a convoy of motor vehicles.
- anticorona
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noun,
a luminous edging around the shadow of an observer or the point where his or her shadow would fall, as thrown by the sun upon a cloud or fog bank.
- androconia
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noun,
a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.
- Canrobert
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noun,
François Certain [frahn-swa ser-tan] /frɑ̃ˈswa sɛrˈtɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1809–95, French marshal.
- barricade
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noun,
a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
- noncredit
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adjective,
(of academic courses) carrying or conferring no official academic credit in a particular program or toward a particular degree or diploma.
- Oratorian
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noun,
a member of an Oratory.
- Bradenton
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noun,
a city in W Florida.
- barricado
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noun,
a barricade.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- barracoon
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noun,
(formerly) a place of temporary confinement for slaves or convicts.
- diaconate
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noun,
the office or dignity of a deacon.
- Actoridae
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plural noun,
Moliones.
- decorator
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noun,
interior designer.
- narration
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noun,
something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
- ordinance
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noun,
an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
- contained
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adjective,
showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- Draconian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
- breadroot
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noun,
the edible starchy root of Psoralea esculenta, a leguminous plant of central North America.
- obcordate
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adjective,
heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end, as a leaf.
- Carbonari
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plural noun,
the members of a secret political society in the early part of the 19th century, active in Italy, France, and Spain.
- carabiner
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noun,
a D -shaped ring with a spring catch on one side, used for fastening ropes in mountaineering.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- anodontia
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noun,
congenital absence of teeth.
- carbanion
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noun,
an organic ion containing a negatively charged carbon atom (opposed to carbonium ion).
- anticodon
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noun,
a sequence of three nucleotides in a region of transfer RNA that recognizes a complementary coding triplet of nucleotides in messenger RNA during translation by the ribosomes in protein biosynthesis.
- Carbonado
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noun,
a massive, black variety of diamond, found chiefly near São Salvador, Brazil, and formerly used for drilling and other cutting purposes.
- carbonate
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noun,
a salt or ester of carbonic acid.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- incarnate
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adjective,
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form:
- antidoron
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noun,
Also called holy bread. Greek Orthodox Church. bread blessed and distributed to the congregation at the end of the liturgy.
- adoration
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noun,
the act of paying honor, as to a divine being; worship.
- Carnation
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- anaerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen.
- aerobatic
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like.
- androecia
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noun,
the stamens of a flower collectively.
- bandicoot
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noun,
any of several large East Indian rats of the genus Nesokia.
- bacteroid
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noun,
any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants.
- trainband
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noun,
a company of trained militia organized in London and elsewhere in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
- darnation
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interjection, noun,
damnation; hell.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- coriander
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noun,
Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley. an herb, Coriandrum sativum, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having strong-scented leaves used in cooking and aromatic seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine.
- cordonnet
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noun,
a thread, cord, or yarn used to outline a lace motif, form fringes, edge decorative braid, etc.
- debonair
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adjective,
courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- Canberra
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Australia, in the SE part, in the Australian Capital Territory.
- crannied
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adjective,
having or full of crannies.
- Bertrand
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noun,
a male given name, French form of Bertram.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- rainband
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noun,
a dark band in the solar spectrum caused by water vapor in the atmosphere.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- roborant
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noun,
a tonic.
- Baconian
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noun,
an adherent of the Baconian philosophy.
- bacteri-
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- contrib.
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- bacteria
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plural noun,
ubiquitous one-celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Monera (in some classification systems the plant class Schizomycetes), various species of which are involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, or nitrogen fixation.
- endbrain
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noun,
the telencephalon.
- bacterin
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noun,
a vaccine prepared from killed bacteria.
- antinode
-
noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- Tandoori
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noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- Tridacna
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noun,
a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
- Boadicea
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noun,
died a.d. 62, queen of the Iceni: leader of an unsuccessful revolt against the Romans in Britain.
- creodont
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noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- arterio-
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- Niobrara
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noun,
a river flowing E from E Wyoming through Nebraska to the Missouri. 431 miles (692 km) long.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- botanica
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- andoroba
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noun,
carapa.
- braconid
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noun,
any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
- Atabrine
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- Rondonia
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noun,
a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Velho.
- Rotarian
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noun,
a member of a Rotary Club.
- Brainerd
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noun,
a city in central Minnesota.
- Brentano
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noun,
Franz, 1838–1917, German philosopher and psychologist.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- Boeotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Boeotia.
- 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.
- noontide
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noun,
the time of noon; midday.
- Brodiaea
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Brodiaea, of the amaryllis family, native to western North America, having grasslike basal leaves and clusters of usually purplish flowers.
- Anacreon
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noun,
c570–c480 b.c, Greek writer, especially of love poems and drinking songs.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- brontide
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noun,
a rumbling noise heard occasionally in some parts of the world, probably caused by seismic activity.
- inerrant
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adjective,
free from error; infallible.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- airborne
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adjective,
carried by the air, as pollen or dust.
- creditor
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noun,
a person or firm to whom money is due (opposed to debtor).
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- adnation
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noun,
the condition of being adnate.
- coeditor
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noun,
a person who cooperates or collaborates as editor with another.
- aberrant
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noun,
an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- abidance
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noun,
the act or state of abiding.
- cinnabar
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noun,
a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury.
- radicant
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adjective,
rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- Dicentra
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- Dearborn
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noun,
Henry, 1751–1829, U.S. soldier and diplomat: Secretary of War 1801–09.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- radiator
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noun,
a person or thing that radiates.
- doctrine
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noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- tornaria
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- Barnardo
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noun,
John Thomas, 1845–1905, English physician, social reformer, and philanthropist, born in Ireland.
- arboreta
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noun,
a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.
- baritone
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noun,
a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
- radiance
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noun,
radiant brightness or light:
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- ordnance
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noun,
cannon or artillery.
- toreador
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noun,
a bullfighter; torero.
- abortion
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noun,
Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- acrodont
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adjective,
having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
- director
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noun,
a person or thing that directs.
- donation
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noun,
an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- abdicant
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noun,
a person who abdicates; abdicator.
- catbrier
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noun,
any prickly vine of the genus Smilax, especially S. rotundifolia, of eastern North America, growing in tangled masses.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- centibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/100 (0.01) bar or 10,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- boracite
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noun,
a strongly pyroelectric mineral, a borate and chloride of magnesium, Mg 6 Cl 2 B 14 O 26 , occurring in white or colorless cubic crystals or fine-grained masses.
- abdicate
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verb (used with object),
to give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), especially in a voluntary, public, or formal manner:
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- centroid
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- Oneonta
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noun,
a city in E central New York.
- odonate
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noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- reboant
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adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- Boiardo
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noun,
Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1434–94, Italian poet.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- niobate
-
noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- Barnard
-
noun,
Christiaan N(eethling) [kris-tyahn nit-ling] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈnɪt lɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1922–2001, South African surgeon: performed first successful human-heart transplant 1967.
- Bonnard
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1867–1947, French painter.
- odorant
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noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- bearcat
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- bon-ton
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noun,
good or elegant form or style.
- bandore
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noun,
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- onboard
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adjective,
provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle:
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- October
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noun,
the tenth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Oct.
- Bacardi
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noun,
a cocktail made with Bacardi rum, grenadine, and lime juice.
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- bicorne
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- bartend
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verb (used without object),
to serve or work as a bartender.
- biotron
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noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Odoacer
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noun,
a.d. 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.
- Bactria
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
- Boeotia
-
noun,
a district in ancient Greece, NW of Athens. Capital: Thebes.
- Bernina
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noun,
a mountain in SE Switzerland, in the Rhaetian Alps. 13,295 feet (4050 meters).
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- rarebit
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noun,
Welsh rabbit.
- boarder
-
noun,
a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
- Bernard
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noun,
Claude [klohd] /kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1813–78, French physiologist.
- orbiter
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noun,
Also called space shuttle orbiter. the crew- and payload-carrying component of the space shuttle.
- baronet
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noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Nicaean
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adjective,
Nicene.
- condone
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verb (used with object),
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like):
- debitor
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noun,
a debtor.
- contra-
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- contoid
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adjective,
of or relating to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.
- contend
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verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- connote
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- decibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/10 bar or 100,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- deontic
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adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- deorbit
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verb (used with object),
to cause to deliberately depart from orbit.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- Dionaea
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noun,
the Venus's-flytrap.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- cerato-
-
- centro-
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- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- cateran
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noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- danaite
-
noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- cranio-
-
- Dantean
-
noun,
a person who is an expert on the writings of Dante.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- corrode
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verb (used with object),
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- corbina
-
noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- corrido
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noun,
a Mexican ballad or folksong about struggle against oppression and injustice.
- corrida
-
noun,
a bullfight.
- corrade
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verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- coroner
-
noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- Cordoba
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noun,
a silver coin and monetary unit of Nicaragua, equal to 100 centavos.
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- cordate
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adjective,
heart-shaped:
- centri-
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- catbird
-
noun,
any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- bornite
-
noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- brocade
-
noun,
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
- Cabrera
-
noun,
Manuel Estrada [Spanish mahn-wel es-trah-th ah] /Spanish mɑnˈwɛl ɛsˈtrɑ ðɑ/ (Show IPA), Estrada Cabrera, Manuel.
- cabinet
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noun,
a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding or displaying items:
- Cabinda
-
noun,
an exclave of Angola, on the W coast of Africa. 2807 sq. mi. (7270 sq. km).
- inboard
-
noun,
an inboard motor.
- cabaret
-
noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- brooder
-
noun,
a device or structure for the rearing of young chickens or other birds.
- broider
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verb (used with object),
to embroider.
- broaden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to become or make broad.
- iceboat
-
noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- bridoon
-
noun,
a snaffle when used with a curb on a full bridle.
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- Brandon
-
noun,
a city in SW Manitoba, in S central Canada.
- Brander
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verb (used with object),
to apply furring to (a surface).
- brained
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- bracero
-
noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- narrate
-
verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- Borodin
-
noun,
Aleksandr Porfirevich [al-ig-zan-der pawr-feer-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr puhr-fyee-ryi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər pɔrˈfɪər ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr pʌrˈfyi ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1833–87, Russian composer and chemist.
- cabrito
-
noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- cardio-
-
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- carrion
-
noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- carreta
-
noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- carotid
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- cardoon
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- carbine
-
noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- carbide
-
noun,
a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
- carbarn
-
noun,
a large building for the housing and maintenance of streetcars, railroad cars, or buses.
- cantina
-
noun,
a saloon; bar.
- entrain
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- candier
-
- candent
-
adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- arteri-
-
- Norbert
-
noun,
a male given name.
- andante
-
noun,
an andante movement or piece.
- araneid
-
noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- taborin
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- actino-
-
- redroot
-
noun,
a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color.
- Arecibo
-
noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- Torreon
-
noun,
a city in N Mexico.
- airdate
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- acrobat
-
noun,
a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- Roberta
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Robert.
- tornado
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- airboat
-
noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- abreact
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- 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.
- aeonian
-
adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- tandoor
-
noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- arbiter
-
noun,
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- acaroid
-
adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- arbored
-
adjective,
furnished with an arbor.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- aerobic
-
adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- aerobia
-
noun,
aerobe.
- anatine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- Ricardo
-
noun,
David, 1772–1823, English economist.
- tabanid
-
noun,
any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- antbird
-
noun,
any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- redbait
-
verb (used without object),
to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
- tribade
-
noun,
lesbian (def 5).
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- antacid
-
noun,
an antacid agent.
- Trianda
-
noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- Ariadne
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- andiron
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- Andorra
-
noun,
a republic in the E Pyrenees between France and Spain, under the joint suzerainty of France and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel. 191 sq. mi. (495 sq. km).
- abandon
-
noun,
a complete surrender to natural impulses without restraint or moderation; freedom from inhibition or conventionality:
- antero-
-
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Cantab
-
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- cardi-
-
- adren-
-
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- adreno
-
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- errand
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- carbon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- carbo-
-
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- endrin
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- eroto-
-
- Ibadan
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Brodie
-
noun,
a suicidal or daredevil leap; wild dive:
- inter.
-
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Briard
-
noun,
one of a French breed of dogs having a long, slightly wavy coat, raised originally for herding sheep.
- Bronte
-
noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Briand
-
noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- Breton
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- Brenda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- tabard
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Brandt
-
noun,
Willy [wil-ee;; German vil-ee] /ˈwɪl i;; German ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Karl Herbert Frahm) 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- braird
-
noun,
the first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops; new growth.
- bronco
-
noun,
a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- aeron.
-
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Canad.
-
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- iatro-
-
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- icono-
-
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- inbond
-
adjective,
composed mainly or entirely of headers (opposed to outbond).
- inborn
-
adjective,
naturally present at birth; innate.
- cabane
-
noun,
a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- inbred
-
adjective,
naturally inherent; innate; native:
- incorr
-
- indaba
-
noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- aboard
-
Idioms,
all aboard!, (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Deanna
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Diana.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- torrid
-
adjective,
subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area:
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- abrade
-
verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- contr.
-
- abroad
-
noun,
a foreign land or lands:
- contin
-
- debtor
-
noun,
a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).
- contd.
-
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- Darren
-
noun,
a male given name.
- darner
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cteno-
-
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Dacron
-
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- tribo-
-
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- conoid
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- Doctor
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- tinned
-
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.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- cerat-
-
- actin-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- centi-
-
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Andean
-
adjective,
of or like the Andes.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- dorter
-
noun,
a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- adeno-
-
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- Condon
-
noun,
Edward Uhler [yoo-ler] /ˈyu lər/ (Show IPA), 1902–74, U.S. physicist.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- coeno-
-
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- denti-
-
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- dinner
-
noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Cobden
-
noun,
Richard, 1804–65, English manufacturer, merchant, economist, and statesman.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cirro-
-
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- Robert
-
noun,
Henry Martyn [mahr-tn] /ˈmɑr tn/ (Show IPA), 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- binder
-
noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Oberon
-
noun,
(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- bandit
-
noun,
a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- banian
-
noun,
banyan.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Banner
-
noun,
the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.
- Renard
-
noun,
Reynard.
- bodice
-
noun,
a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- raider
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- Radnor
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- radio-
-
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- retro-
-
- arbtrn
-
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Baroda
-
noun,
a former state in W India.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- barred
-
noun,
a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- barter
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- Barron
-
noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- barrio
-
noun,
(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
- Barret
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- barit.
-
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Benton
-
noun,
Thomas Hart ("Old Bullion") 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Benoni
-
noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- Benoit
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Orebro
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden.
- becard
-
noun,
any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
- Bardot
-
noun,
Brigitte (Camille Javal) born 1934, French film actress and animal rights activist.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- Beaton
-
noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Bodoni
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1740–1813, Italian painter and printer.
- birder
-
noun,
a person who raises birds.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- reboot
-
noun,
an act or instance of restarting a computer.
- necro-
-
- Borneo
-
noun,
an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- arroba
-
noun,
a Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in Mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in Brazil.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- arride
-
verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- 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:
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Bonnie
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- reborn
-
adjective,
having undergone rebirth.
- booted
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Border
-
noun,
the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- boride
-
noun,
a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
- andro-
-
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- Bordet
-
noun,
Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent [zhyl zhahn ba-teest van-sahn] /ʒül ʒɑ̃ baˈtist vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1870–1961, Belgian physiologist and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1919.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- bootie
-
noun,
Also, bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection:
- Borden
-
noun,
Gail, 1801–74, U.S. inventor: developed technique for condensing milk.
- borate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- nidana
-
noun,
any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.
- randan
-
noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Bonnet
-
noun,
a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
- Bontoc
-
noun,
Bontok.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- nitro-
-
- nocti-
-
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- record
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- bracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- recti-
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- narco-
-
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- bonito
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- rect.
-
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- dent.
-
- Recit
-
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- dict.
-
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- retd.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- ordn.
-
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tonia
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- debit
-
noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- reni-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- RADAR
-
noun,
Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.
- deci-
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- deca-
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- tono-
-
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- NoibN
-
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Ibada
-
noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nona-
-
- ideo-
-
- erron
-
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- noct-
-
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- incor
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ento-
-
- noto-
-
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- robot
-
noun,
a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Nebr.
-
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nadab
-
noun,
a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- nano-
-
- iodo-
-
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- incr.
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- nitr-
-
- Indo-
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- taboo
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- intr.
-
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- onco-
-
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Dobro
-
noun,
(lowercase) any guitar of this type.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Dobie
-
noun,
Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- onto-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- terr.
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- teno-
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- endo-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- OBrit
-
- Obote
-
noun,
(Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Obeid
-
noun,
El Obeid.
- Tenn.
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- obdt.
-
- Obad.
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- octa-
-
- oidea
-
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- econ.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- octo-
-
- edit.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ecto-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- tera-
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- 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.
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- carb-
-
- areo-
-
- Card.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Arab.
-
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- annot
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cata-
-
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- anon.
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bact.
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- bidet
-
noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- Benin
-
noun,
Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- boron
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Boone
-
noun,
Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- boned
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- biont
-
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- boro-
-
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- brood
-
noun,
a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Banda
-
noun,
a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Baeda
-
noun,
Saint, Bede, Saint.
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- baro-
-
- Bart.
-
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brit.
-
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- cero-
-
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- aeri-
-
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- crit.
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- aero-
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- aden-
-
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cine-
-
- corr.
-
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- acet-
-
- cert.
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- anat.
-
- 30-30
-
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- acro-
-
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- 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.
- Conn.
-
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- cont.
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- 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.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Ont.
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- ord.
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- tonn
-
- oro-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- bar.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- acea
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- ACDA
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- acad
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Barr
-
- abr.
-
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- tab.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- not-
-
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- tri-
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- TRIB
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- trid
-
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Bodo
-
noun,
a seaport in W Norway.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tRNA
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- tron
-
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- NOAA
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- Oct.
-
- OECD
-
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- NRAB
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bin-
-
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- NTIA
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- rad.
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- aet.
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aer-
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- ten.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- ant.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- ance
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- ano-
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Aire
-
- AInd
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- RONA
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ann.
-
- ter.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Tob.
-
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- BAEd
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- acr-
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- RIBA
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- rcd.
-
- RdAc
-
- ator
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- atic
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- art.
-
- tion
-
- arr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- 1080
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- cit.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Dino
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dir.
-
- cide
-
- IndE
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idae
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Din.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- der.
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Ire.
-
- int.
-
- dia-
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iod-
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- Ceto
-
- Den.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- etc.
-
- end-
-
- enc.
-
- cat.
-
- EDTA
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- ect-
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- eco-
-
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Cdr.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- cet-
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- CERN
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- IATA
-
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- iana
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- cen.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- IAEA
-
- IADB
-
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Ind.
-
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- NCTE
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- dat.
-
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- NCAA
-
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- NDAC
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NEbn
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- crat
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Con.
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- 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.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Cort
-
- bot.
-
- neo-
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- NACA
-
- NIRA
-
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Cor.
-
- deb.
-
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- Dec.
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Cond
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- bor.
-
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tro
-
- Ar.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- DOA
-
- ab-
-
- CED
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EbN
-
- AAE
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Aar
-
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- DAE
-
- cte
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DBE
-
- do.
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ac-
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ad-
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ADC
-
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- EAA
-
- an.
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- CDT
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rnd
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- RNA
-
- CEA
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- AEA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- de-
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- DEA
-
- DBA
-
- abt
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCA
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- CNO
-
- Tbi
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TNB
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- 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.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TID
-
- DET
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- TIA
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- 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.
- di.
-
- ADB
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- TBO
-
- TBD
-
- CEO
-
- Doi
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- DOB
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- abn
-
- ANC
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- rte
-
- DAR
-
- rt.
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abd
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TBA
-
- AIC
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CIE
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CIB
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- DNA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- DNB
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- DNR
-
- CIA
-
- CNN
-
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- ec-
-
- ONR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Bde
-
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ONI
-
- BCD
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- bec
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- NCO
-
- oid
-
- oic
-
- OEO
-
- BDA
-
- IRO
-
- NAA
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- ote
-
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ca.
-
- AOA
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- BRT
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ir.
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- IRC
-
- ODT
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- CBE
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NbE
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- NEC
-
- Bn.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- NBC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NOC
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NNE
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NRC
-
- CTA
-
- BRE
-
- BIE
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- OCR
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- OCD
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- ob.
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OBE
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- NBA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAO
-
- OTC
-
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- CBD
-
- ine
-
- Rd.
-
- io-
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- id.
-
- ATB
-
- ATC
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ERT
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- REA
-
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- ib.
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- EdB
-
- ECA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- aor
-
- ed.
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- CRT
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- EDC
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ard
-
- EDT
-
- eir
-
- en-
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- BCE
-
- RCA
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ide
-
- Br.
-
- Bac
-
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- IDB
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- Co.
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- ier
-
- cr.
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- be-
-
- IBN
-
- CAI
-
- Re.
-
- 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.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- Eb
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- D.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- R.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TC
-
- RC
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- RI
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- RN
-
- CB
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
-
- EI
-
- NI
-
- TN
-
- NB
-
- TB
-
- N.
-
- NC
-
- BC
-
- TD
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ND
-
- CE
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- DB
-
- BO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OA
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- DN
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- O.
-