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Word decinormal has
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- decimolar
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- Alcimedon
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noun,
an Arcadian hero whose daughter, Philao, was seduced by Hercules.
- melanoid
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adjective,
of or characterized by melanosis.
- demoniac
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noun,
a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
- radiomen
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- Clorinda
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noun,
a female given name.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- ironclad
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noun,
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
- colander
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noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- mineral.
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- cornmeal
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- Conelrad
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noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- comedian
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noun,
a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc.
- Mordecai
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noun,
the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- Cordelia
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the youngest of Lear's three daughters and the only one who remains loyal to her father.
Compare Goneril, Regan.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- Daimler
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noun,
Gottlieb (Wilhelm) [got-leeb-wil-helm;; German gawt-leep-vil-helm] /ˈgɒt libˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgɔt lipˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1834–1900, German automotive engineer, inventor, and manufacturer.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- medico-
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- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- medical
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noun,
something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
- cardio-
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- candier
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- monacid
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- Camelid
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noun,
any two-toed ruminant of the family Camelidae, including the camels, llamas, and vicunas.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- caldron
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noun,
cauldron.
- radicel
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noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- AmerInd
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- radicle
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noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Laodice
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- Mondale
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noun,
Walter Frederick ("Fritz") born 1928, U.S. politician: senator 1965–77; vice president 1977–81.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- ladrone
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noun,
a thief.
- mandrel
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noun,
a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- ordinal
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- craniol
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- cranio-
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- codline
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noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- earldom
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noun,
Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
- nodical
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adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- craniom
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- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- comrade
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noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- nomadic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- miracle
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noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- dormice
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noun,
any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
- cordial
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noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Iceland
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noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- melodic
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adjective,
melodious.
- Celadon
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- melano-
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- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- Melinda
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noun,
a female given name.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- melodia
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noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- domical
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adjective,
domelike.
- claimer
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- Mercado
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noun,
a market.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- Domenic
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noun,
a male given name.
- Morandi
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noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- Caedmon
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noun,
fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- declaim
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verb (used with object),
to utter aloud in an oratorical manner:
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- decimal
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noun,
decimal fraction.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Deloria
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noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- madrone
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noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- Maderno
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noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- decrial
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noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- MacLeod
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noun,
Fiona, Sharp, William.
- demonic
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adjective,
inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Decalin
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- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- 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.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- decanol
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Maced.
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- roadie
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noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- menial
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Modena
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noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- Adonic
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noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- cinder
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noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- clamor
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noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- DOMAIN
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noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- admire
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Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Nimrod
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noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Menado
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noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- dolmen
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noun,
a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
- dolman
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noun,
a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- clado-
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- oracle
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noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Modern
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noun,
a person of modern times.
- cedarn
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adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Malden
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noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Medina
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noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- daimen
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adjective,
rare; occasional.
- Carole
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noun,
a female given name.
- macro-
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- medlar
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noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- ordeal
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noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- ordain
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- daemon
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- melan-
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- Dacron
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- adreno
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- adren-
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- enamor
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Oneida
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- dermo-
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- meloid
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noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- dermic
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adjective,
dermal.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Colima
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noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Rodman
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noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- rodmen
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noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Colmar
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- Nordic
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noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- cradle
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noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- derail
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Roland
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noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- Comdr.
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- corned
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noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- minder
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- M-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- cormel
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noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- Conrad
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noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- loader
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noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- dormin
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noun,
abscisic acid.
- dormie
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adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- Ronald
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noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- denom.
-
- Colden
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noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Merida
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noun,
suntan (def 2).
- 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.
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Merlin
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noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- cleoid
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noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- merlon
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noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- oilmen
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Delano
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noun,
a city in S California.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- adeno-
-
- limner
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noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- domine
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noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- micro-
-
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- mid-on
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noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- nacred
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adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- milden
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- dermal
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adjective,
of or relating to the skin.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- normal
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noun,
the average or mean:
- milord
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noun,
an English nobleman or gentleman (usually used as a term of address).
- clino-
-
- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Carmel
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noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- dinero
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- anemo-
-
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- darnel
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- Ladino
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- remand
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noun,
the act of remanding.
- Marcel
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noun,
a marcelling.
- anodic
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adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Aldrin
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noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- remind
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- rancid
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adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- necro-
-
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- aeron.
-
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- marled
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noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- andro-
-
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Amidol
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Laredo
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Almond
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noun,
the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- maline
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noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- amido-
-
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- narco-
-
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- amino-
-
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Mandel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- mailed
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Camden
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- molder
-
noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- medial
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- cardi-
-
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- McLeod
-
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- radio-
-
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- indecl
-
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- modal
-
noun,
modal auxiliary.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dial.
-
- domal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a domal sound.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- diam.
-
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- derm-
-
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- dolma
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- model
-
noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- male-
-
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- econ.
-
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- encl.
-
- mero-
-
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- ecol.
-
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- endo-
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Indo-
-
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- incl.
-
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Medic
-
noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- ideo-
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Icel.
-
- Melia
-
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- meno-
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- 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.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- cine-
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- omni-
-
- cidal
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- cero-
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- Amer.
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alcor
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- OIcel
-
- oidea
-
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- oiled
-
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.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- reni-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- AMORC
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Arnel
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Armen
-
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- areo-
-
- andr-
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- orial
-
- ordn.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Card.
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amid-
-
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- amin-
-
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Cmdr.
-
- anim.
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acro-
-
- aden-
-
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crim.
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- deci-
-
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- demo-
-
- demi-
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- decl.
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deca-
-
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- 30-30
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Comr.
-
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- aero-
-
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- coel-
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- aeri-
-
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- RONA
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- MALD
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- lond
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Rida
-
- 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.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- MAEd
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- mal-
-
- Mac-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- med.
-
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Rom.
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Man.
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- 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.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- mod.
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- MILR
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- NIRA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- mRNA
-
- 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.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NDAC
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- OCDM
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Mar.
-
- RADM
-
- ord.
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rad.
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rcd.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- RdAc
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- ole-
-
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- mil.
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- OECD
-
- midn
-
- Mid.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- 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.
- Mic.
-
- 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.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- men-
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 1080
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Cdr.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- dol.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Cal.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dino
-
- dioc
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dir.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- dlr.
-
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- enc.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- end-
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- eco-
-
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- dim.
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cmon
-
- cml.
-
- Dom.
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cor.
-
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- comd
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coml
-
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dia-
-
- cir.
-
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Dem.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Dec.
-
- cide
-
- Den.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Danl
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- DCNL
-
- clar
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arm.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- acr-
-
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- AIME
-
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- AInd
-
- Aire
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- Alco
-
- Ald.
-
- Aldm
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- iod-
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lea.
-
- Adm.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lam.
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- aer-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Lani
-
- ano-
-
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- IndE
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- 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.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idae
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- ile-
-
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- 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:
- ance
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Ind.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inae
-
- lin.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- IMCO
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Inc.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CLI
-
- ac-
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- cle
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- OCR
-
- Am.
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- Ola
-
- ROI
-
- OEM
-
- an.
-
- Clo
-
- CLR
-
- 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.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- al.
-
- CMA
-
- oid
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- oic
-
- CMD
-
- OIr
-
- ADC
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Ar.
-
- ad-
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- REA
-
- ROA
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- cl.
-
- AME
-
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- CAI
-
- AMC
-
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Rd.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ca.
-
- 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.
- RCN
-
- RDC
-
- aor
-
- RDA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- OED
-
- ANC
-
- RCA
-
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ALM
-
- rnd
-
- AEC
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- ae.
-
- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RLD
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- RNA
-
- CIA
-
- ONI
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ALC
-
- CEA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CED
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ONR
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- CEO
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- MNE
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- en-
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- EMR
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ec-
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- ECA
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- ed.
-
- EDC
-
- mi.
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- MIE
-
- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- eir
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- 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.
- in.
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- eo-
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- LIM
-
- LDC
-
- 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.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- Md.
-
- Mc-
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LOC
-
- LON
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Ld.
-
- MCR
-
- La.
-
- ine
-
- MCI
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- 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).
- LCM
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Mao
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LCA
-
- LCD
-
- LCI
-
- EOM
-
- ECM
-
- DEA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAD
-
- NCO
-
- nr.
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- NRA
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- di.
-
- 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.
- de-
-
- NDE
-
- MOR
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DCL
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DAE
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- ne-
-
- DAR
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NEA
-
- NOC
-
- DIL
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DLC
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DRE
-
- Oc.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Dr.
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLD
-
- MLR
-
- DLO
-
- IRL
-
- 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.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MNA
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- DNR
-
- NRC
-
- DMA
-
- DML
-
- DNA
-
- DCM
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- MOI
-
- O.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- D.
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- LR
-
- OA
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- NL
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- NM
-
- LM
-
- M.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AO
-
- EI
-
- RO
-
- ic
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- CM
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- CE
-
- MN
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- DN
-
- i.
-
- DM
-
- le
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- ND
-
- NI
-
- RN
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- ol
-
- dl
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.