Anagrams of Covarrubias
Word Covarrubias has
580 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Covarrubias.
- arbovirus
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noun,
any of several groups of RNA-containing viruses that are transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods, as ticks, fleas, or mosquitoes, and may cause encephalitis, yellow fever, or dengue fever.
- bivouacs
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noun,
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- bavarois
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noun,
Bavarian cream.
- bravuras
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noun,
Music. a florid passage or piece requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.
- arrobas
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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.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- arbours
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noun,
arbor1 .
- rasbora
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noun,
any of several minnows of the genus Rasbora, inhabiting fresh waters of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, especially the silvery R. heteromorpha, that has a black triangular marking near the tail and is often kept in aquariums.
- caviars
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- bivouac
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noun,
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- Barrios
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noun,
Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
- varico-
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- various
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pronoun,
Informal. several, many, or numerous ones:
- auroras
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- Caribou
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noun,
any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
- rubrics
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noun,
a title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute, etc., written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
- ouraris
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noun,
curare.
- bravura
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noun,
Music. a florid passage or piece requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.
- corsair
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- Craiova
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noun,
a city in SW Romania.
- rosaria
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noun,
a rose garden.
- borasca
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noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- bravas
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noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- Arabic
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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.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Arabis
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noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- sacro-
-
- Brasov
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noun,
a city in central Romania.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- arbour
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noun,
arbor1 .
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- birrus
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noun,
a hooded cloak of coarse wool, a common article of apparel in the later Roman Empire.
- Arcaro
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noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- Subroc
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noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- ovisac
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noun,
a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
- sarco-
-
- bursar
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noun,
a treasurer or business officer, especially of a college or university.
- bravos
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noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- Baucis
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noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- ourari
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noun,
curare.
- Aurora
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- Savior
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noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- arroba
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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.
- carbo-
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- barcas
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noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- ovaria
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noun,
ovary.
- cobias
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- vario-
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- cirro-
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- avoir.
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- abacus
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noun,
a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
- Cuiaba
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noun,
a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- barrio
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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.
- Vasari
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noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- Barsac
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noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- cobras
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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.
- vibro-
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- rubric
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noun,
a title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute, etc., written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.
- vicars
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- cruors
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noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- Corvus
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noun,
the Crow, a southern constellation between Virgo and Hydra.
- Barros
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noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- cirrus
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noun,
Meteorology.
a cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals: of high altitude, about 20,000–40,000 feet (6000–12,000 meters).
a cirriform cloud.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- Cavour
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noun,
Camillo Benso di [kah-meel-law ben-saw dee] /kɑˈmil lɔ ˈbɛn sɔ di/ (Show IPA), 1810–61, Italian statesman: leader in the unification of Italy.
- Acarus
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noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- acious
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- Caruso
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noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- scarab
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noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- airbus
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- carobs
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- caviar
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- Caribs
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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.
- sabora
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noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- cursor
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noun,
Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed.
- baris
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noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bouar
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noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- roars
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noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Basov
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noun,
Nikolai Gennadiyevich [nyi-kuh-lahy gyi-nah-dyi-yi-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ gyɪˈnɑ dyɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1922–2001, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1964.
- baro-
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- Boris
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noun,
a male given name.
- boric
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adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- BASIC
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noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- birrs
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noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- boras
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noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- boars
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noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- raias
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noun,
rayah.
- Basra
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noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- Curia
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noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Brava
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noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- curbs
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noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- Carib
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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.
- carob
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- caus.
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- currs
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verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- curio
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- 30-30
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- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- carbs
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noun,
a carburetor.
- Cobra
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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.
- cubas
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noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cruor
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noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- corr.
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- Crius
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noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Caria
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noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- carb-
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- bravo
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noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- orris
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noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- briar
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noun,
brier1 .
- brios
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noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- OSCAR
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Broca
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- bros.
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noun,
a brother.
- Brusa
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noun,
Bursa.
- Orcus
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noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Caras
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Orcas
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- burro
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noun,
a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
- Bursa
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Barca
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noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- Isaac
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noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Caius
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Busra
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noun,
Basra.
- baric
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adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Robus
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noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- arvos
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noun,
afternoon.
- Auric
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adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- abris
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noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- aurar
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noun,
plural of eyrir.
- acari
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noun,
plural of acarus.
- vairs
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noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- savor
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- acro-
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- vacua
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noun,
a plural of vacuum.
- scour
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- asco-
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- scrub
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noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- SCUBA
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noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- Aruba
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noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).
- vari-
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- arris
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noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Arrau
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noun,
Claudio [klaw-dee-oh;; Spanish klou-th yaw] /ˈklɔ diˌoʊ;; Spanish ˈklaʊ ðyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, Chilean pianist.
- Arras
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noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Arius
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noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Arab.
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- surv.
-
- Arica
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noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arbor
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noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- arias
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noun,
an air or melody.
- surra
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noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- arcus
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noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Arcas
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noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- varas
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noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- Asura
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noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- sarc-
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- virus
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noun,
an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- vaso-
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- aviso
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noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- vicar
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- Saiva
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noun,
Shaiva.
- varus
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noun,
abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
- Bacau
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noun,
a city in E Romania.
- visor
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noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- Sabir
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Abaco
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noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- Avars
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noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- vocab
-
- Varro
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noun,
Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- Sabra
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- urbs
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noun,
an urban area.
- crus
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noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- uria
-
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Suva
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- Visc
-
- ICAO
-
- visa
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noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Sura
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noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- voc.
-
- ious
-
- IRAS
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Irra
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noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- uric
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- USAR
-
- Uris
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noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- curs
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noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- vars
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noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- var.
-
- curb
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noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cur.
-
- vair
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noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Isar
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noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- vas-
-
- Cuba
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noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- USRC
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- USIA
-
- USCA
-
- vias
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noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- uro-
-
- Vic.
-
- sur-
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- 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.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Raia
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noun,
rayah.
- saur
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Ravi
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noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- RCVR
-
- RIAS
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- RIBA
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- riv.
-
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Sab.
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Rus.
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- iso-
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obs.
-
- sub-
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Sra.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- SBIC
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- ovi-
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- BRCS
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bar.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barr
-
- BASc
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bio-
-
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- 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.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- BSAA
-
- BSIR
-
- Bur.
-
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Burr
-
noun,
Also, buhr. a protruding, ragged edge raised on the surface of metal during drilling, shearing, punching, or engraving.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Aus.
-
- bus.
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abs-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARIS
-
- arr.
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- aur-
-
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Cav.
-
- cis-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- cir.
-
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- civ.
-
- Cor.
-
- ARU
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- CIA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- 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.
- Sr.
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ARS
-
- CIB
-
- SRB
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- SVC
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- SBA
-
- ics
-
- Avi
-
- SAR
-
- AVC
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ISR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- CVA
-
- AUA
-
- sb.
-
- ASV
-
- asb
-
- sc.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ASU
-
- ASR
-
- SCB
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASI
-
- CBS
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- UAR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SVR
-
- ur-
-
- USA
-
- av.
-
- CSA
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- AAU
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- vb.
-
- VCR
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- AUC
-
- CSR
-
- CRS
-
- Ar.
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- AIA
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ac-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- vo.
-
- VOA
-
- ab-
-
- VOR
-
- CSO
-
- abv
-
- UCR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AOU
-
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USB
-
- USC
-
- AIC
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- USO
-
- USR
-
- ACV
-
- USV
-
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- ACS
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- a-v
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Ir.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obv
-
adverb,
obviously:
- Co.
-
- RCS
-
- BVA
-
- CAI
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- ov-
-
- IOU
-
- OAU
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- OAS
-
- ior
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- IOC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- IRC
-
- cs.
-
- OIr
-
- CVO
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ISA
-
- bu.
-
- BSO
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- IRS
-
- oic
-
- IRO
-
- OCS
-
- BSA
-
- OCR
-
- Orv
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- cr.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CAA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BSC
-
- Bac
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSV
-
- OSB
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Br.
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- ROI
-
- ob.
-
- ca.
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- SAA
-
- IUS
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ISV
-
- RBC
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- io-
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- RBI
-
- RCA
-
- bi-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- BCS
-
- 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.
- Bav
-
- ROA
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- CB
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- O.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- OA
-
- RI
-
- CU
-
- RO
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
-
- BO
-
- ic
-
- SA
-
- i.
-
- S.
-
- CV
-
- RV
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- RU
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SU
-
- VR
-
- SV
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- UV
-
- UB
-
- UI
-
- B-
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- V.
-
- VC
-
- VI
-
- VU
-