Anagrams of culmination
Word culmination has
673 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of culmination.
- Manitoulin
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noun,
an island in N Lake Huron belonging to Canada. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- continual
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adjective,
of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent:
- incaution
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noun,
lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.
- inoculant
-
noun,
inoculum.
- Clintonia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Clintonia, of the lily family, comprising stemless plants with a few broad, ribbed, basal leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or rose-colored flowers on a short stalk.
- antimonic
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the pentavalent state.
- culminant
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adjective,
culminating; topmost.
- alumino-
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- Mountain
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noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters).
- munition
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noun,
Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
- actinium
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noun,
a radioactive silver-white metallic element that glows blue in the dark, resembling the rare earths in chemical behavior and valence. Symbol: Ac; atomic number: 89; atomic weight: 227.
- alinotum
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- lunation
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noun,
the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
- Miltonic
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adjective,
of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- mannitol
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- nitinol
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noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- anticum
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noun,
pronaos.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- nominal
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noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- limacon
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- Nilotic
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noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- tinamou
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noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- Clinton
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noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- cannoli
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plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- Monilia
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noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- Mitanni
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noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- minutia
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noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- 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.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- Manitou
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noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- actino-
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- actinon
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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.
- unction
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- Iconium
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noun,
ancient name of Konya.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- moulin
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noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- manini
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adjective,
small; insignificant.
- Umtali
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noun,
former name of Mutare.
- actin-
-
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- multi-
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- Multan
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noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- Conium
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- Milton
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noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- Actium
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noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- muntin
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noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- milit.
-
- ultimo
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adverb,
in or of the month preceding the current one:
Abbreviation: ult., ulto.
Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- nation
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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:
- contin
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- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- cannot
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verb,
a form of ·can not.
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- Minuit
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noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- minion
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noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- unnail
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verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- Lomita
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- column
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noun,
Architecture.
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces.
a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- Minoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- clino-
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- cilium
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noun,
singular of cilia.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- Canton
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noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Linton
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noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ultima
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noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Ionian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- amount
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noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- lacto-
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- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- outman
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Tolima
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noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- ionium
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- inulin
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noun,
a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.
- amnion
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- amino-
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- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- alumni
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noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- tinman
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- alumin
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- Toluca
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Tumaco
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noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- Tuinal
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- toucan
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- cotula
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- nocti-
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- Innuit
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noun,
Inuit.
- coutil
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noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- Latium
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noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- numina
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noun,
plural of numen.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- nuncio
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noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Colima
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noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- toluic
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adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Luton
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noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- Utica
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Lucan
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noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- ition
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- incl.
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- inion
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noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- init.
-
- Inonu
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noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- Inuit
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noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ital.
-
- lact-
-
- locum
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noun,
locum tenens.
- Lamut
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noun,
Even.
- Latin
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Macon
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Liman
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noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limit
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Linum
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Mont.
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- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- T-man
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noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- ocul-
-
- Omani
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omni-
-
- Omuta
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noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- onium
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Tamil
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tolan
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- octa-
-
- toman
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noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- tonal
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adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Unami
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- UNCIO
-
- Union
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noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- Unit.
-
- unman
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- nuci-
-
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- moult
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noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Milan
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noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- milia
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noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- mini-
-
- Minn.
-
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- muco-
-
- mulct
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- munic
-
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- nano-
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- natl.
-
- naut.
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- noct-
-
- nona-
-
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- imit.
-
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- cont.
-
- Cant.
-
- anti-
-
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alum.
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- amin-
-
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- 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.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- 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.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- anim.
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- 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.
- colat
-
- annot
-
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- anon.
-
- alti-
-
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Conn.
-
- atmo-
-
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- 30-30
-
- auto.
-
- ilio-
-
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- ician
-
- ation
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- 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.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Cal.
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Mon.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- mout
-
- mun.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cat.
-
- mult
-
- IMCO
-
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- muc-
-
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- min.
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- mil.
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mol.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- cit.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- 1080
-
- aut-
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- amt.
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tion
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- alt.
-
- Alco
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tonn
-
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulto
-
- ACLU
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- uni-
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- out-
-
- Ont.
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- non-
-
- 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.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- atm.
-
- not-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- NTIA
-
- ANTU
-
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- Oct.
-
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- ann.
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Com.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- intl
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- int.
-
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lit.
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- ical
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Col.
-
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Lani
-
- Lam.
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lat.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- itol
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Con.
-
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- coml
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- 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.
- mal-
-
- 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.
- Man.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Inc.
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- ICAO
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- cml.
-
- Cmon
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- TCA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ola
-
- Lt.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- UTC
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ONI
-
- ac-
-
- TIA
-
- uti
-
- al.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- OIt
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ITC
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- La.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ium
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- Om.
-
- Am.
-
- ANC
-
- TAL
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- AMU
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- UNO
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- in.
-
- UAM
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- unc
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Tu.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- UMT
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- AIC
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ult
-
- il-
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- UIT
-
- AUC
-
- ALC
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AMC
-
- an.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- ITA
-
- ALU
-
- IOU
-
- IOT
-
- TLC
-
- 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.
- tlo
-
- TMO
-
- ITU
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- ALM
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- CLU
-
- ILO
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ml.
-
- oic
-
- MIT
-
- CIA
-
- NCO
-
- Mc-
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- LMT
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- MLA
-
- MNA
-
- CIM
-
- mtn
-
- LTA
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- LON
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- LOC
-
- ct.
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- ca.
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- MOI
-
- NUM
-
- CNM
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- LCA
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- NUL
-
- OAU
-
- CNN
-
- CTA
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- mi.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- MCI
-
- Mao
-
- Oc.
-
- 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.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- CMA
-
- CNO
-
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- CLI
-
- NOC
-
- ATC
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- LIM
-
- at.
-
- AOU
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LCT
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Clo
-
- OTC
-
- UI
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- UL
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- M.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- AO
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- MN
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- NC
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- UC
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- LC
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- NM
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- CU
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- L2
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- OA
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- ol
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- TC
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- U.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- CM
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
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- N.
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- ic
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- NL
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- TN
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- i.
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- TM
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- NI
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- TL
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- LM
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- O.
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