Anagrams of denominator
Word denominator has
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- moderation
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noun,
the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- admonitor
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noun,
an admonisher.
- antidoron
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noun,
Also called holy bread. Greek Orthodox Church. bread blessed and distributed to the congregation at the end of the liturgy.
- adornment
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noun,
something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory:
- dormient
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adjective,
sleeping; dormant.
- Rondonia
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noun,
a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Velho.
- mediator
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noun,
a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- dominate
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verb (used with object),
to rule over; govern; control.
- donation
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noun,
an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- Mondrian
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noun,
Piet [peet] /pit/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) 1872–1944, Dutch painter.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- remotion
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noun,
the act of removing; removal.
- moderato
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adjective,
moderate; in moderate time.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- anteroom
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noun,
a room that admits to a larger room.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- antinode
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- Martinon
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- dominant
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noun,
Genetics.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
- noontide
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noun,
the time of noon; midday.
- dermato-
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- iron-man
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noun,
a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- Tandoori
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noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- demonian
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adjective,
demoniac (def 1).
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- trainmen
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noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- noontime
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noun,
noon; noontide; noonday:
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- ornament
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noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- radiomen
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- Edmonton
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Alberta, in the central part, in SW Canada.
- 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.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- andiron
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noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- tandoor
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noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- moidore
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noun,
a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil.
- moneran
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noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- antero-
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- emotion
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noun,
an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- monitor
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noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- dormant
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adjective,
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
- montane
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- nemato-
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- Oneonta
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noun,
a city in E central New York.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- demono-
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- dermat-
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- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- odorant
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noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- odonate
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noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- Maderno
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noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- doorman
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noun,
the door attendant of an apartment house, nightclub, etc., who acts as doorkeeper and may perform minor services for entering and departing residents or guests.
- montero
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noun,
a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
- doormat
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noun,
a mat, usually placed before a door or other entrance, for people arriving to wipe their shoes on before entering.
- doormen
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noun,
the door attendant of an apartment house, nightclub, etc., who acts as doorkeeper and may perform minor services for entering and departing residents or guests.
- remnant
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noun,
a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- motored
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noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Riemann
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noun,
Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
- mordent
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noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- mordant
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noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- Morandi
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noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Mindoro
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noun,
a central island of the Philippines. 3922 sq. mi. (10,158 sq. km).
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- tearoom
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noun,
a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
- mannite
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noun,
mannitol.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- mediant
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noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Mendota
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noun,
Lake, a lake in S Wisconsin, in N Madison. About 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- AmerInd
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- manroot
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noun,
man-of-the-earth.
- tornado
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noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- ionomer
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noun,
any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
- mention
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- entomo-
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- Ironton
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noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- amorino
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noun,
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- 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.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- midnoon
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noun,
midday.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- dermo-
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- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- nitro-
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- doater
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noun,
doter.
- Nimrod
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noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- netman
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noun,
a tennis player.
- DOMAIN
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noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- Nemrod
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noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- intoed
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adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- domine
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noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- no-one
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pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- Domino
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noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- inter.
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- nemat-
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- donate
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- intend
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verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- natron
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- nation
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noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- nanoid
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adjective,
dwarfish.
- Denton
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noun,
a city in N Texas.
- intra-
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- intro.
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- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- manner
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noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- ionone
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- maiden
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noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Mannie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- mantid
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noun,
mantis.
- diatom
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noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- iodate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- notion
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- inroad
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Oneida
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Ondine
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noun,
undine.
- Norton
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noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- Norman
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noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- dinero
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- dinner
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noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- manned
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noun,
an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Menton
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- monoid
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noun,
groupoid.
- Monnet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- monied
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adjective,
moneyed.
- Moneta
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noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Merida
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noun,
suntan (def 2).
- 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.
- dentin
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noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- eroto-
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- editor
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noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- iatro-
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- Modern
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noun,
a person of modern times.
- me-too
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adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- metro-
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- Modena
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noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- Minoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- 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):
- mid-on
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noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- enroot
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- minder
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- endrin
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noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- Menado
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noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- Monroe
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noun,
Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
- Nadine
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noun,
a female given name.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Dorati
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noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Minden
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noun,
a city in NW Louisiana.
- Dorian
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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).
- 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.
- maroon
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- dormin
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noun,
abscisic acid.
- motion
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- Morton
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noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- Moroni
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noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- morion
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- Medit.
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- Indore
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noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- indoor
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adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- indent
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noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- matri-
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- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- dreamt
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noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- moonie
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noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- mooned
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noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Median
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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:
- Medina
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noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- 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.
- Madero
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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.
- denti-
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- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- rodent
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noun,
a rodent mammal.
- 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.
- roadeo
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noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- tinman
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- rident
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tinmen
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Renton
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noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- tinned
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noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- tinner
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- ardent
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adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- aidmen
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noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- remind
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- tirade
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- aeron.
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- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- ratoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- random
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noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- Arendt
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noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- tinder
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- daimen
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adjective,
rare; occasional.
- Tadmor
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noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- andro-
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- Andron
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noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- tandem
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noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- amnion
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- anemo-
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- tendon
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noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- amino-
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- amido-
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- rooted
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noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- roomie
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noun,
roommate.
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- denom.
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- ronion
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noun,
ronyon.
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- 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.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- rodmen
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noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- 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.
- remand
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noun,
the act of remanding.
- daimon
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noun,
daemon.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- adeno-
-
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- 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.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- radio-
-
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- 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.
- adreno
-
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- adren-
-
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- term.
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Tenn.
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- metr-
-
- teno-
-
- meta-
-
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- mero-
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- meno-
-
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tonia
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matr-
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tono-
-
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nona-
-
- nomo-
-
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- 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.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- 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.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- 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.
- nano-
-
- oidea
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- onto-
-
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- omni-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ordn.
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 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.
- noto-
-
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- mondo
-
noun,
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- 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.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- retd.
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- mono-
-
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mont.
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- dent.
-
- amin-
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- ideo-
-
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amid-
-
- derm-
-
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- ante-
-
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- 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.
- anti-
-
- anon.
-
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- endo-
-
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- annot
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- demo-
-
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anim.
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- areo-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- demi-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Indo-
-
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- 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.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- 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.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- aden-
-
- ation
-
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- atmo-
-
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- 30-30
-
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- Iran.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- aero-
-
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- diam.
-
- Armen
-
- intr.
-
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- edit.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- aeri-
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- iodo-
-
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- ator
-
- 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).
- Dom.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- RADM
-
- 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)
- 1080
-
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- oto-
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- rad.
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- oro-
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- 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.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dim.
-
- NTIA
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- Din.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- Dino
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dir.
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dat.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- 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.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dem.
-
- ord.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Den.
-
- Ont.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omar
-
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.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- rit.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- tion
-
- AIME
-
- AInd
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Aire
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- amdt
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tron
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- tRNA
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trid
-
- tri-
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- aer-
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Adm.
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- tonn
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- 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.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- non-
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arm.
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- art.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- 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.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- amt.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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).
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- RONA
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dia-
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- 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.
- men-
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- 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.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Ind.
-
- ment
-
- idae
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- int.
-
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- 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.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- IndE
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- inae
-
- mdnt
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- doom
-
noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- end-
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- EDTA
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emia
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- 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.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- min.
-
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mood
-
noun,
a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- met.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Mon.
-
- mod.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- 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.
- Mid.
-
- midn
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- mRNA
-
- 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.
- Man.
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- 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.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- 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.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- MAEd
-
- NIRA
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Mar.
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- iod-
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- med.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- tr.
-
- ITA
-
- ad-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- 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.
- ite
-
- eir
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- an.
-
- rt.
-
- tra
-
- rte
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- MIE
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- EMR
-
- Md.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- EMT
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Me.
-
- en-
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- mi.
-
- Am.
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Mo.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ETR
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MDT
-
- AME
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- TIA
-
- TID
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ier
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ine
-
- 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 = .
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TMO
-
- Mao
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- IRO
-
- ERT
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- ETO
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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).
- ae.
-
- Ir.
-
- ide
-
- ROI
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- oo-
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- aor
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- MRI
-
- Mt.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- NAD
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- DNA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Doi
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DNR
-
- NMI
-
- OED
-
- NMR
-
- NNE
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- DMT
-
- DMA
-
- 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.
- OAO
-
- DET
-
- OEO
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- di.
-
- oid
-
- OEM
-
- 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.
- ODT
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Rd.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Re.
-
- ean
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- EAM
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ead
-
- at.
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
-
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- eo-
-
- rnd
-
- 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.
- MIT
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- EDT
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- 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.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ot-
-
- DAE
-
- RDA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DRE
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- Dr.
-
- MOR
-
- DAR
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- RMA
-
- REA
-
- 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.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- DM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- MN
-
- AO
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- DN
-
- 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.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RO
-
- R.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- RN
-
- NM
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- O.
-
- D.
-
- TN
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- RI
-
- t.
-
- i.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- 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.
- NI
-
- ND
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OA
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TM
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TD
-