Anagrams of discombobulates
Word discombobulates has
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- discombobulate
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verb (used with object),
to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate:
- combustibles
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adjective,
capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable:
- combustible
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adjective,
capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable:
- double-bass
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noun,
the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usually, four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played.
- Bois-le-Duc
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noun,
French name of 's Hertogenbosch.
- customable
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adjective,
subject to customs or duties; dutiable.
- dislocates
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noun,
Gymnastics. a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.
- absolutism
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noun,
the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
- automobile
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noun,
a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.
See also hybrid (def 5b).
- soda-lime
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noun,
a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.
- absolutes
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noun,
something that is not dependent upon external conditions for existence or for its specific nature, size, etc. (opposed to relative).
- musicales
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noun,
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- bluecoats
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noun,
a person who wears a coat or uniform that is blue.
- misdoubts
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verb (used with or without object),
to doubt or suspect.
- bisulcate
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adjective,
with two grooves.
- cobaltous
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adjective,
containing bivalent cobalt.
- lobscouse
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noun,
a stew of meat, potatoes, onions, ship biscuit, etc.
- subatomic
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adjective,
of or relating to a process that occurs within an atom.
- bootlaces
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noun,
a long, strong lace used to fasten a boot.
- medalists
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noun,
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- sublimate
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noun,
Chemistry. the crystals, deposit, or material obtained when a substance is sublimated.
- columbite
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noun,
a black, crystalline mineral, iron niobate, (Fe, Mn)Nb 2 O 6 , the principal ore of niobium, an end member of a series of solid solutions in which manganese and tantalum combine to form tantalite.
- dislocate
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noun,
Gymnastics. a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.
- modulates
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verb (used with object),
to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- botulisms
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noun,
a sometimes fatal disease of the nervous system acquired from spoiled foods in which botulin is present, especially improperly canned or marinated foods.
- diastoles
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noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- club-moss
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noun,
any plant of the genus Lycopodium.
- muscatels
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noun,
a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
- osculates
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verb (used with object),
to bring into close contact or union.
- closeouts
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noun,
a sale on all goods in liquidating a business.
- sodomites
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noun,
an inhabitant of Sodom.
- cassoulet
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noun,
a white-bean stew of French origin, often containing pork, mutton, garlic sausage, and preserved goose or duck.
- Baculites
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noun,
any ammonite of the genus Baculites, of the Cretaceous Period, having a straight shell with a spiral tip.
- coliseums
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noun,
Also, colosseum. an amphitheater, stadium, large theater, or other special building for public meetings, sporting events, exhibitions, etc.
- maledicts
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adjective,
accursed.
- Colosseum
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noun,
an ancient amphitheater in Rome, begun a.d. c70 by Vespasian, having the form of an oval 617 by 512 feet (188 by 156 meters).
- columbate
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noun,
niobate.
- mislocate
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verb (used with object),
to misplace.
- coseismal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or being in a line, curve, etc., connecting or comprising points on the earth's surface at which an earthquake wave arrives simultaneously.
- muscadels
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noun,
muscatel.
- bombastic
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adjective,
(of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
- autoecism
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noun,
the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- dubitable
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adjective,
open to doubt; doubtful; uncertain.
- sodalites
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noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- autosomes
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noun,
any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
- outclimbs
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or outdo in climbing; climb higher or better than:
- lassitude
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noun,
weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
- simulates
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adjective,
Archaic. simulated.
- metabolic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- melodious
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adjective,
of the nature of or characterized by melody; tuneful.
- abcoulomb
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noun,
Electricity. the centimeter-gram-second unit of quantity of electricity, equivalent to 10 coulombs.
- double-Os
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noun,
careful scrutiny or close inspection.
- bombloads
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noun,
the total load of bombs carried by an airplane, usually expressed in terms of their total weight.
- mesoblast
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noun,
the mesoderm.
- custodial
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noun,
a container or receptacle for something sacred, as the Host.
- camisoles
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noun,
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- Dolomites
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noun,
a mountain range in N Italy: a part of the Alps. Highest peak, Marmolada, 10,965 feet (3340 meters).
- custodies
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noun,
keeping; guardianship; care.
- autecisms
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noun,
autoecism.
- sociables
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- bodacious
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adjective,
South Midland and Southern U.S. thorough; blatant; unmistakable:
- caboodles
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noun,
the lot, pack, or crowd:
- bailouts
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noun,
the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc.
- botulism
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noun,
a sometimes fatal disease of the nervous system acquired from spoiled foods in which botulin is present, especially improperly canned or marinated foods.
- Colombes
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noun,
a city in N France, NW of Paris.
- custodes
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noun,
plural of custos.
- Coliseum
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noun,
Also, colosseum. an amphitheater, stadium, large theater, or other special building for public meetings, sporting events, exhibitions, etc.
- cabildos
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noun,
the chapter house of a cathedral.
- coituses
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- modistes
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noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- modulate
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verb (used with object),
to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- bascules
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noun,
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- leucosis
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noun,
leukosis.
- costumes
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noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- Colombia
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noun,
a republic in NW South America. 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Capital: Bogotá.
- coulombs
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noun,
the standard unit of quanitity of electricity in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second across a conductor in which there is a constant current of one ampere. Abbreviation: C.
- sodalist
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noun,
a member of a sodality.
- coulisse
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noun,
a timber or the like having a groove for guiding a sliding panel.
- scabbles
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verb (used with object),
to shape or dress (stone) roughly.
- locoisms
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noun,
a disease chiefly of sheep, horses, and cattle, caused by the eating of locoweed and characterized by weakness, impaired vision, irregular behavior, and paralysis.
- scabious
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noun,
Also called pincushion flower. any of various plants belonging to the genus Scabiosa, of the teasel family, having opposite leaves and often showy flower heads in a variety of colors.
- comedist
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noun,
a writer of comedies.
- combusts
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verb (used with or without object),
to burn.
- litmuses
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noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- Colossae
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Phrygia: seat of an early Christian church to which Paul wrote the Epistle to the Colossians.
- bootless
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adjective,
without result, gain, or advantage; unavailing; useless.
- alembics
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noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- comb-out
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noun,
a thorough combing or brushing of the hair.
- bombload
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noun,
the total load of bombs carried by an airplane, usually expressed in terms of their total weight.
- bombasts
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noun,
speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words.
- comatose
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adjective,
affected with or characterized by coma.
- boomlets
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noun,
a brief increase, as in business activity or political popularity.
- Columbia
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noun,
a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 miles (1955 km) long.
- bootlace
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noun,
a long, strong lace used to fasten a boot.
- miscodes
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verb (used with object),
to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
- stadiums
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noun,
a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
- melodist
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noun,
a composer or a singer of melodies.
- catslide
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noun,
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- osteomas
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noun,
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
- ostioles
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noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- ostomies
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noun,
any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body.
- melodias
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noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- outsoles
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noun,
the outer sole of a shoe.
- sociable
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- outsides
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noun,
the outer side, surface, or part; exterior:
- camisole
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noun,
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- outsails
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- melodics
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noun,
the branch of musical science concerned with the pitch and succession of tones.
- outmodes
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verb (used with object),
to cause (something) to go out of style or become obsolete.
- bumboats
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noun,
a boat used in peddling provisions and small wares among vessels lying in port or offshore.
- cambists
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noun,
a dealer in bills of exchange.
- audibles
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noun,
Also called automatic, checkoff. Football. a play called at the line of scrimmage to supersede the play originally agreed upon as the result of a change in strategy.
- calumets
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noun,
a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace.
- autosome
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noun,
any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
- caesiums
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noun,
cesium.
- outclimb
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or outdo in climbing; climb higher or better than:
- outclass
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior:
- meticals
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noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- cabooses
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noun,
a car on a freight train, used chiefly as the crew's quarters and usually attached to the rear of the train.
- autocide
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noun,
suicide by crashing the vehicle one is driving.
- autecism
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noun,
autoecism.
- misdates
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noun,
a wrong date.
- medicals
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noun,
something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
- osculate
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verb (used with object),
to bring into close contact or union.
- maltoses
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- stabiles
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- closeout
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noun,
a sale on all goods in liquidating a business.
- Modiolus
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noun,
the central, conical axis of the cochlea of the ear.
- modelist
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noun,
a person who makes models, as of airplanes.
- maestoso
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adjective, adverb,
with majesty; stately (used as a musical direction).
- amoeboid
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adjective,
ameboid.
- timbales
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noun,
Also, timbale case. a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
- Clematis
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noun,
any of numerous plants or woody vines of the genus Clematis, including many species cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- baculite
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noun,
any ammonite of the genus Baculites, of the Cretaceous Period, having a straight shell with a spiral tip.
- maledict
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adjective,
accursed.
- Missoula
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noun,
a city in W Montana.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- Asmodeus
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noun,
an evil spirit.
- toilsome
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adjective,
characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.
- masscult
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noun,
the forms of culture, as music, drama, and literature, as selected, interpreted, and popularized by the mass media for dissemination to the widest possible audience.
- massicot
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noun,
monoxide of lead, PbO, in the form of a yellow powder, used as a pigment and drier.
- misleads
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verb (used with object),
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- cestoids
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noun,
cestode.
- misdoubt
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verb (used with or without object),
to doubt or suspect.
- cembalos
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noun,
harpsichord.
- Babelism
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noun,
a confusion, as of ideas, speech, etc.
- misdeals
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noun,
Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- medalist
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noun,
a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- Alcestis
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noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- cultisms
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noun,
the practices and devotions of a cult.
- caboodle
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noun,
the lot, pack, or crowd:
- seaboots
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noun,
a high, waterproof wading boot worn for fishing and sailing.
- sublates
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verb (used with object),
to deny or contradict; negate.
- domestic
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noun,
a hired household servant.
- bimetals
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noun,
a material made by the bonding of two sheets or strips of different metals, each metal having a different coefficient of thermal expansion.
- acoelous
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adjective,
without a true alimentary canal.
- subedits
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verb (used with or without object),
to copyedit.
- muscatel
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noun,
a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
- Muscadet
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noun,
a white grape grown especially in the lower Loire Valley region of France.
- diastole
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noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- diastems
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noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- muscadel
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noun,
muscatel.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- emulsoid
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a sol having a liquid disperse phase.
- diabolos
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noun,
a game in which a toplike object is spun, thrown, and caught by or balanced on and whirled along a string the ends of which are fastened to the ends of two sticks that are manipulated by hand.
- bloodies
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adverb,
Slang. (used as an intensifier):
- double-O
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noun,
careful scrutiny or close inspection.
- tombolas
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noun,
house (def 19).
- isolated
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- simulate
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adjective,
Archaic. simulated.
- Sodomite
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Sodom.
- scumbles
-
noun,
the act or technique of scumbling.
- suitcase
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noun,
a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
- oculists
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- sodomies
-
noun,
anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
- Absolute
-
noun,
something that is not dependent upon external conditions for existence or for its specific nature, size, etc. (opposed to relative).
- solstice
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noun,
Astronomy.
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.
either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- Docetism
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noun,
an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- obstacle
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noun,
something that obstructs or hinders progress.
- sesamoid
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adjective,
shaped like a sesame seed, as certain small nodular bones and cartilages.
- bistable
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adjective,
(of an electric or electronic circuit) having two stable states.
- beclouds
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verb (used with object),
to darken or obscure with clouds.
- Subotica
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noun,
a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- mustelid
-
noun,
any of numerous carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, comprising the weasels, martens, skunks, badgers, and otters.
- musicals
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noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- disclose
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verb (used with object),
to make known; reveal or uncover:
- suitable
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adjective,
such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- musicale
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noun,
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- disbosom
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verb (used with object),
to reveal; confess.
- disables
-
verb (used with object),
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate:
- iambuses
-
noun,
iamb.
- sublimes
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noun,
the sublime.
the realm of things that are sublime:
the quality of being sublime:
the greatest or supreme degree.
- diosmose
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verb (used with object),
osmose.
- obsolesc
-
- leucomas
-
noun,
leukoma.
- dolomite
-
noun,
a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO 3) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses.
- demotics
-
noun,
demotic script.
- solitude
-
noun,
the state of being or living alone; seclusion:
- bilsteds
-
noun,
the liquidambar tree.
- stoolies
-
- elastics
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- solecism
-
noun,
a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- isolates
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- solatium
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- duelists
-
noun,
a person who participates in a duel.
- bobtails
-
noun,
a short or docked tail.
- lacteous
-
adjective,
milky; of the color of milk.
- lactoses
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- bibelots
-
noun,
a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
- decimals
-
noun,
decimal fraction.
- bodiless
-
adjective,
having no body or material form; incorporeal; disembodied.
- Damocles
-
noun,
a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
- edacious
-
adjective,
devouring; voracious; consuming.
- tabloids
-
noun,
a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.
- basilect
-
noun,
the variety of language in a creole continuum that is most distinct from the acrolect.
- sodalite
-
noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- dutiable
-
adjective,
subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- mouldies
-
noun,
a torpedo.
- old-time
-
adjective,
belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc.:
- bobsleds
-
noun,
a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
- stubbles
-
noun,
Usually, stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
- scotomas
-
noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- Solimoes
-
noun,
Brazilian name of the Amazon from its junction with the Río Negro to the border of Peru.
- issuable
-
adjective,
able to be issued or to issue.
- subcosta
-
noun,
a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.
- bluecoat
-
noun,
a person who wears a coat or uniform that is blue.
- subatoms
-
noun,
any component of an atom.
- bilobate
-
adjective,
consisting of or divided into two lobes.
- stumbles
-
noun,
the act of stumbling.
- iceboats
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noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- declaims
-
verb (used with object),
to utter aloud in an oratorical manner:
- dualisms
-
noun,
the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
- Talmudic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Talmud.
- cabildo
-
noun,
the chapter house of a cathedral.
- Soubise
-
noun,
a brown or white sauce containing strained or puréed onions and served with meat.
- bimetal
-
noun,
a material made by the bonding of two sheets or strips of different metals, each metal having a different coefficient of thermal expansion.
- Miletus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
- bilsted
-
noun,
the liquidambar tree.
- biomass
-
noun,
Ecology. the amount of living matter in a given habitat, expressed either as the weight of organisms per unit area or as the volume of organisms per unit volume of habitat.
- bumboat
-
noun,
a boat used in peddling provisions and small wares among vessels lying in port or offshore.
- Mideast
-
noun,
Middle East.
- bestuds
-
verb (used with object),
to set with or as if with studs; dot:
- busbies
-
noun,
a tall fur hat with a baglike ornament hanging from the top over the right side.
- soloist
-
noun,
a person who performs a solo.
- obelias
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- miscast
-
verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- bibelot
-
noun,
a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
- bustles
-
noun,
thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.
- solidus
-
noun,
a gold coin of ancient Rome, introduced by Constantine and continued in the Byzantine Empire; bezant.
- Bidault
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1983, French statesman.
- bilboes
-
noun,
a finely tempered sword.
- solates
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- misdate
-
noun,
a wrong date.
- busload
-
noun,
an amount or number as great as a bus can hold.
- bimodal
-
adjective,
having or providing two modes, methods, systems, etc.
- miscues
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- bimboes
-
noun,
a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
- miscode
-
verb (used with object),
to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
- cabbies
-
noun,
a cabdriver.
- somato-
-
- mutable
-
adjective,
liable or subject to change or alteration.
- boomlet
-
noun,
a brief increase, as in business activity or political popularity.
- somites
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- mudcats
-
noun,
flathead catfish.
- mucoids
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances resembling the mucins, occurring in connective tissue, cysts, etc.
- tombacs
-
noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- Boabdil
-
noun,
(abu-Abdallah"El Chico") died 1533? last Moorish king of Granada 1482–83, 1486–92.
- solutes
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- molests
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- boatels
-
noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- bobcats
-
noun,
a North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico, having a brownish coat with black spots.
- bobsled
-
noun,
a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
- boodles
-
noun,
the lot, pack, or crowd:
- tombola
-
noun,
house (def 19).
- boobies
-
noun,
a stupid person; dunce.
- bobtail
-
noun,
a short or docked tail.
- bombous
-
adjective,
convex; spherical.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- bodices
-
noun,
a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
- bombast
-
noun,
speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words.
- boluses
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- bolides
-
noun,
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.
- Boletus
-
noun,
any mushroomlike fungus of the genus Boletus, having an easily separable layer of tubes on the underside of the cap or pileus.
- Boeotia
-
noun,
a district in ancient Greece, NW of Athens. Capital: Thebes.
- Boeotus
-
noun,
a son of Arne and Poseidon, and ancestor of the Boeotians.
- bosomed
-
noun,
the breast of a human being.
- bossdom
-
noun,
the status, influence, or power of a boss, especially a political boss.
- bumbles
-
noun,
an awkward blunder.
- blasto-
-
- misdeal
-
noun,
Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- bisects
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- misdoes
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- musties
-
noun,
(formerly) a kind of snuff having a musty flavor.
- mislead
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- musical
-
noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- missout
-
noun,
(in the game of craps) a losing throw of the dice.
- Moabite
-
noun,
an inhabitant or native of Moab.
- mobiles
-
noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- toledos
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1515–84? Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
- blasted
-
noun,
a sudden and violent gust of wind:
- muscles
-
noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- Bossuet
-
noun,
Jacques Bénigne [zhahk bey-neen-yuh] /ʒɑk beɪˈnin yə/ (Show IPA), 1627–1704, French bishop, writer, and orator.
- muscids
-
noun,
any muscid fly.
- tomcods
-
noun,
either of two small cods, Microgadus tomcod, of the Atlantic Ocean, or M. proximus, of the Pacific Ocean.
- Modesto
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- modiste
-
noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- muscats
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- boucles
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- bloated
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- muletas
-
noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- mueslis
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- Blossom
-
noun,
the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
- Moebius
-
noun,
August Ferdinand, Möbius, August Ferdinand.
- blastic
-
- Cimabue
-
noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), (Cenni di Pepo) c1240–1302? Italian painter and mosaicist.
- cablets
-
noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- isodose
-
adjective,
of or relating to points of equal intensity of radiation in a contaminated region:
- delists
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- deltaic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- Demotic
-
noun,
demotic script.
- desalts
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- destool
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (a West African ruler) from office.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- diabolo
-
noun,
a game in which a toplike object is spun, thrown, and caught by or balanced on and whirled along a string the ends of which are fastened to the ends of two sticks that are manipulated by hand.
- delicts
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- dialect
-
noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- subdebs
-
noun,
a subdebutante.
- subedit
-
verb (used with or without object),
to copyedit.
- diastem
-
noun,
a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- diatoms
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- dibbles
-
noun,
Also, dibber [dib-er] /ˈdɪb ər/ (Show IPA). a small, handheld, pointed implement for making holes in soil for planting seedlings, bulbs, etc.
- dicasts
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- sublate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny or contradict; negate.
- subbase
-
noun,
Architecture. the lowest part of a base, as of a column, that consists of two or more horizontal members.
- subatom
-
noun,
any component of an atom.
- sublets
-
noun,
a sublease.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- tediums
-
noun,
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- dabbles
-
verb (used with object),
to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter.
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- tedious
-
adjective,
marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome:
- stomous
-
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- Laodice
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- subacid
-
adjective,
slightly or moderately acid or sour:
- stubbed
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- stubble
-
noun,
Usually, stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
- decimal
-
noun,
decimal fraction.
- Decimus
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) tenth.
- studies
-
noun,
application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection:
- declaim
-
verb (used with object),
to utter aloud in an oratorical manner:
- declass
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or degrade from one's social class, position, or rank; lower in status.
- stumble
-
noun,
the act of stumbling.
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Iobates
-
noun,
a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
- cutlass
-
noun,
a short, heavy, slightly curved sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used by sailors.
- dualism
-
noun,
the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
- sulcate
-
adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- escudos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- doubles
-
noun,
anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- doublet
-
noun,
a close-fitting outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men in the Renaissance.
- embolus
-
noun,
undissolved material carried by the blood and impacted in some part of the vascular system, as thrombi or fragments of thrombi, tissue fragments, clumps of bacteria, protozoan parasites, fat globules, or gas bubbles.
- taluses
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- embolic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to an embolus or to embolism.
- Ducasse
-
noun,
Jean Jules Amable Roger- [zhahn zhyl a-ma-bluh raw-zhey] /ʒɑ̃ ʒül aˈma blə rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), Roger-Ducasse, Jean Jules Amable.
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- ductile
-
adjective,
capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable.
- duelist
-
noun,
a person who participates in a duel.
- tabbies
-
noun,
a cat with a striped or brindled coat.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- dulcets
-
noun,
an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher.
- dulosis
-
noun,
the enslavement of an ant colony or its members by ants of a different species.
- Tabloid
-
noun,
a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.
- domical
-
adjective,
domelike.
- suimate
-
noun,
self-mate.
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- disseat
-
verb (used with object),
to unseat.
- dilutes
-
adjective,
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
- dim-out
-
noun,
a reduction or concealment of night lighting in wartime to make the source less visible to an enemy from the air or sea.
- Sublime
-
noun,
the sublime.
the realm of things that are sublime:
the quality of being sublime:
the greatest or supreme degree.
- disable
-
verb (used with object),
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate:
- discase
-
verb (used with object),
to take the case or covering from; uncase.
- dismals
-
noun,
Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
- dismast
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a ship) of masts; break off the masts of.
- dissect
-
verb (used with object),
to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
- subtile
-
adjective,
subtle.
- submits
-
verb (used with object),
to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- ideatum
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- ictuses
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- dobbies
-
noun,
British Dialect. a fatuous person; fool.
- iceboat
-
noun,
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
- subside
-
verb (used without object),
to sink to a low or lower level.
- subsoil
-
noun,
the bed or stratum of earth or earthy material immediately under the surface soil.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- leucoma
-
noun,
leukoma.
- caboose
-
noun,
a car on a freight train, used chiefly as the crew's quarters and usually attached to the rear of the train.
- cesiums
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- medicos
-
noun,
a physician or surgeon; doctor.
- medico-
-
- medical
-
noun,
something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
- medials
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Celsius
-
noun,
Anders [ahn-ders] /ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.
- cembalo
-
noun,
harpsichord.
- Matisse
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- mastoid
-
noun,
the mastoid process.
- cestoid
-
noun,
cestode.
- mastics
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- mascots
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- timeous
-
adjective,
timely; sufficiently early.
- bestial
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- maltose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- malteds
-
noun,
malted milk.
- caudles
-
noun,
a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.
- Medusas
-
noun,
a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- Camelid
-
noun,
any two-toed ruminant of the family Camelidae, including the camels, llamas, and vicunas.
- metical
-
noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- caesium
-
noun,
cesium.
- mescals
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- Calumet
-
noun,
a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- cambist
-
noun,
a dealer in bills of exchange.
- meloids
-
noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- Camelot
-
noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- casuist
-
noun,
an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality.
- camises
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- camlets
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- melodic
-
adjective,
melodious.
- melodia
-
noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- caseous
-
adjective,
of or like cheese.
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- castles
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- citadel
-
noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- malices
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- customs
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- Coulomb
-
noun,
the standard unit of quanitity of electricity in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second across a conductor in which there is a constant current of one ampere. Abbreviation: C.
- locoism
-
noun,
a disease chiefly of sheep, horses, and cattle, caused by the eating of locoweed and characterized by weakness, impaired vision, irregular behavior, and paralysis.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- lobbies
-
noun,
an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- costume
-
noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- cotidal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
- Coueism
-
noun,
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.
- couldst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- lissome
-
adjective,
lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
- loobies
-
noun,
an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.
- cubbies
-
noun,
a cubbyhole.
- cubisms
-
noun,
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
- cubital
-
noun,
Ornithology Now Rare. a secondary feather.
- cuboids
-
noun,
Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
- limbate
-
adjective,
bordered, as a flower in which one color is surrounded by an edging of another.
- cue-bid
-
noun,
a bid in a suit showing control of the suit, as having an assured winner or a void.
- cuestas
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- cultism
-
noun,
the practices and devotions of a cult.
- comedos
-
noun,
a thickened secretion plugging a duct of the skin, especially of a sebaceous gland; blackhead.
- combust
-
verb (used with or without object),
to burn.
- timbals
-
noun,
a kettledrum.
- stadium
-
noun,
a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
- climate
-
noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- macules
-
noun,
mackle.
- timbale
-
noun,
Also, timbale case. a small shell made of batter, fried usually in a timbale iron.
- MacLeod
-
noun,
Fiona, Sharp, William.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- closets
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- stabile
-
noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- stables
-
noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- cobalts
-
noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- combats
-
noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- cobbles
-
noun,
a cobblestone.
- coedits
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Stambul
-
noun,
the oldest part and principal Turkish residential section of Istanbul, south of the Golden Horn.
- coeloms
-
noun,
the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- lotuses
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Colobus
-
noun,
any of several large, slender African monkeys of the genus Colobus, lacking thumbs and having long silky fur of black and white (C. polykomos), black and reddish-brown (C. badius), or olive (C. verus): now dwindling.
- Columba
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- solaces
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- BAMusEd
-
- oblasts
-
noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- outbids
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in bidding; make a higher bid than (another bidder).
- sodiums
-
noun,
Chemistry. a soft, silver-white, metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in moist air, occurring in nature only in the combined state, and used in the synthesis of sodium peroxide, sodium cyanide, and tetraethyllead: a necessary element in the body for the maintenance of normal fluid balance and other physiological functions. Symbol: Na; atomic weight: 22.9898; atomic number: 11; specific gravity: 0.97 at 20°C.
- samlets
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- aldoses
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- outcome
-
noun,
a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- tousled
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- Basutos
-
noun,
Sotho (def 3).
- Samoset
-
noun,
died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- ameboid
-
adjective,
resembling or related to amebas.
- Admetus
-
noun,
a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.
- Amboise
-
noun,
a town in central France, E of Tours: castle.
- scumble
-
noun,
the act or technique of scumbling.
- bastide
-
noun,
a medieval fortified town, planned as a whole and built at one time, especially in southern France, for strategic or commercial purposes.
- autisms
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- ultimas
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- seaboot
-
noun,
a high, waterproof wading boot worn for fishing and sailing.
- audiles
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- Aetolus
-
noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- seismo-
-
- oculist
-
noun,
ophthalmologist.
- abseils
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- sematic
-
adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- outsold
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsell.
- outside
-
noun,
the outer side, surface, or part; exterior:
- seismol
-
- outsail
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- audible
-
noun,
Also called automatic, checkoff. Football. a play called at the line of scrimmage to supersede the play originally agreed upon as the result of a change in strategy.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- samites
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- outmode
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (something) to go out of style or become obsolete.
- outlaid
-
noun,
an expending or spending, as of money.
- outdoes
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in execution or performance:
- tuladis
-
noun,
lake trout.
- scotoma
-
noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- abscise
-
verb (used without object),
to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- albites
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- scabble
-
verb (used with object),
to shape or dress (stone) roughly.
- scabies
-
noun,
a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin.
Compare itch (def 10), mange.
- ooblast
-
noun,
a primordial cell from which the ovum is developed.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- sociol.
-
- scabbed
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- alembic
-
noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- bailout
-
noun,
the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc.
- Osceola
-
noun,
1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- Alcides
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- Bacolod
-
noun,
a seaport on N Negros, in the central Philippines.
- osmious
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its lower valences.
- socials
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- smaltos
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- Scotism
-
noun,
the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- bascule
-
noun,
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- alodium
-
noun,
allodium.
- almuces
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- tousles
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- aimless
-
adjective,
without aim; purposeless.
- Melissa
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
- bamboos
-
noun,
any of the woody or treelike tropical and semitropical grasses of the genera Bambusa, Phyllostachys, Dendrocalamus, and allied genera, having woody, usually hollow stems with stalked blades and flowering only after years of growth.
- albedos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
- osteoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
- osteoid
-
adjective,
resembling bone; bonelike.
- ossicle
-
noun,
a small bone.
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- balteus
-
noun,
(on an Ionic capital) the horizontal band connecting the volutes on either side.
- Olmsted
-
noun,
Frederick Law, 1822–1903, U.S. landscape architect.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- outsole
-
noun,
the outer sole of a shoe.
- sluices
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- Astilbe
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- amulets
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- oblates
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- becalms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- oboists
-
noun,
a player of the oboe.
- amidols
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- becloud
-
verb (used with object),
to darken or obscure with clouds.
- sitcoms
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- assumed
-
adjective,
adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned:
- bedaubs
-
verb (used with object),
to smear all over; besmear; soil.
- bedlams
-
noun,
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
- abducts
-
verb (used with object),
to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
- Belasco
-
noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- beldams
-
noun,
an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.
- belauds
-
verb (used with object),
to praise excessively.
- abduces
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or take away; abduct.
- ocelots
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- amoebic
-
adjective,
amebic.
- abluted
-
adjective,
(of the hands, body, etc.) thoroughly washed.
- salutes
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- Setubal
-
noun,
Bay of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in W Portugal. 20 miles (32 km) long; 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- cubebs
-
noun,
the spicy fruit or drupe of an East Indian climbing shrub, Piper cubeba, of the pepper family.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- cosmo-
-
- cuboid
-
noun,
Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
- Claude
-
noun,
Albert, 1899–1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- tissue
-
noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- COSMOS
-
noun,
the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- cubits
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- Lobito
-
noun,
a seaport in W Angola.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- smalts
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- limbed
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- locums
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- scaled
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Coombs
-
noun,
combe.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- mailed
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- lobose
-
adjective,
having broad, thick pseudopodia, as certain ameboid protozoans.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- almuce
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- clasts
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- U-boat
-
noun,
a German submarine.
- litmus
-
noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- salmis
-
noun,
salmi.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- malted
-
noun,
malted milk.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- amulet
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- amused
-
adjective,
pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
- limbus
-
noun,
limbo1 .
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- clado-
-
- Cubism
-
noun,
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
- limbos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- costo-
-
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- lobate
-
adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- scalds
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- class.
-
- almous
-
noun,
alms.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- ultimo
-
adverb,
in or of the month preceding the current one:
Abbreviation: ult., ulto.
Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- salted
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- comedo
-
noun,
a thickened secretion plugging a duct of the skin, especially of a sebaceous gland; blackhead.
- climbs
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- lucida
-
noun,
the brightest star in a constellation.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- Mabuse
-
noun,
Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- Maced.
-
- Lucite
-
- amido-
-
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- coelom
-
noun,
the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- amebic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- steads
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- Clouds
-
noun,
a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- Amidol
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- lutose
-
adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- luteo-
-
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- besoms
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- lumbo-
-
- stades
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- cobalt
-
noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- sambos
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- stable
-
noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- timbal
-
noun,
a kettledrum.
- cobble
-
noun,
a cobblestone.
- clouts
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- louses
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- saltus
-
noun,
oscillation (def 5b).
- saudis
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- looses
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- combat
-
noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- sauced
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Combes
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- combos
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- sauces
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Comdt.
-
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- saults
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- locust
-
noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- amidst
-
preposition,
amid.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Samuel
-
noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- Sasebo
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- ambles
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- macule
-
noun,
mackle.
- ambits
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- colous
-
- smelts
-
noun,
any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, of cold northern waters, as the North American rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax.
- limbas
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- discos
-
noun,
discotheque.
- discus
-
noun,
a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
- dismal
-
noun,
Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- dismes
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- disuse
-
noun,
discontinuance of use or practice:
- submit
-
verb (used with object),
to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- A-bomb
-
noun,
atomic bomb.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- seldom
-
adverb,
on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often:
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- subsea
-
adjective,
occurring, working, etc., under the sea or ocean:
- doable
-
adjective,
capable of being done.
- subset
-
noun,
a set that is a part of a larger set.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- doblas
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- abloom
-
adverb, adjective,
in bloom; blossoming; flowering.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- disco-
-
- aceous
-
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- sublet
-
noun,
a sublease.
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- dibble
-
noun,
Also, dibber [dib-er] /ˈdɪb ər/ (Show IPA). a small, handheld, pointed implement for making holes in soil for planting seedlings, bulbs, etc.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- Seboim
-
noun,
Zeboim.
- subito
-
adverb,
(as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly:
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dictum
-
noun,
an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion.
- sebums
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- aceto-
-
- iodous
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the trivalent state.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- dilute
-
adjective,
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
- acious
-
- sedums
-
noun,
any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
- imbues
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- imbeds
-
verb (used with object),
embed.
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- sloids
-
noun,
sloyd.
- iambus
-
noun,
iamb.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- tables
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- Slocum
-
noun,
Joshua, 1844–c1910, U.S. mariner, author, and lecturer, born in Nova Scotia.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- Talmud
-
noun,
the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara and being either the edition produced in Palestine a.d. c400 or the larger, more important one produced in Babylonia a.d. c500.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- DuBois
-
noun,
(Marie) Eugène (François Thomas) [ma-ree œ-zhen frahn-swa taw-mah] /maˈri œˈʒɛn frɑ̃ˈswa tɔˈmɑ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1941, Dutch physical anthropologist and anatomist.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- ducats
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- educts
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- slates
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- dulcet
-
noun,
an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher.
- douses
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slides
-
- dulias
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- dulses
-
noun,
a coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata.
- duomos
-
noun,
cathedral, especially in Italy.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- slimes
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- duties
-
noun,
something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- abbess
-
noun,
a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns.
- emboss
-
verb (used with object),
to raise or represent (surface designs) in relief.
- subtle
-
adjective,
thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- doolie
-
noun,
a first-year cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy.
- abides
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- dolium
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- dolmas
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- sidles
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Euclid
-
noun,
flourished c300 b.c, Greek geometrician and educator at Alexandria.
- suited
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- suites
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- doumas
-
noun,
duma.
- abduct
-
verb (used with object),
to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
- dossal
-
noun,
Also, dorsal. an ornamental hanging placed at the back of an altar or at the sides of the chancel.
- dossil
-
noun,
a cloth roll for removing excess ink from a plate before printing.
- escudo
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- sumacs
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- double
-
noun,
anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- abduce
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or take away; abduct.
- Abboud
-
noun,
Ibrahim [ib-rah-heem] /ɪb rɑˈhim/ (Show IPA), 1900–1983, Sudanese army general and statesman: prime minister 1958–64.
- doubts
-
noun,
a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something.
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- umbels
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- albeit
-
conjunction,
although; even if:
- tedium
-
noun,
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- stomas
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- albedo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
- damsel
-
noun,
a young woman or girl; a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
- dassie
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Latium
-
noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- datums
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- daubes
-
noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- scolds
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- dautie
-
noun,
a darling.
- lameds
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- stools
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- scoots
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- lacto-
-
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- debits
-
noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- cuisse
-
noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- Lieut.
-
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Scales
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- cussed
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- scato-
-
- albums
-
noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- dabble
-
verb (used with object),
to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter.
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- leuco-
-
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- Lesbos
-
noun,
Mytilene (def 1).
- telium
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Lemass
-
noun,
Seán Francis [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- deboss
-
verb (used with object),
to indent (a figure or design) into a surface:
- Diablo
-
noun,
Spanish for “devil.”.
- usable
-
adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- Delius
-
noun,
Frederick, 1862–1934, English composer.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- adobes
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- demobs
-
noun,
demobilization.
- admits
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- desist
-
verb (used without object),
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- Dessau
-
noun,
a city in NE central Germany, SW of Berlin: formerly the capital of Anhalt.
- ad-lib
-
noun,
something improvised in speech, music, etc.:
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- scutes
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- deuto-
-
- subdeb
-
noun,
a subdebutante.
- diable
-
adjective,
highly spiced; prepared with hot or piquant seasoning; deviled.
- Delium
-
noun,
an ancient seaport in Greece, in Boeotia: the Boeotians defeated the Athenians here 424 b.c.
- scubas
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- umbles
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- labium
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- debuts
-
noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- labio-
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- Stubbs
-
noun,
William, 1825–1901, English historian and bishop.
- scoto-
-
- Decius
-
noun,
(Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius) a.d. c201–251, emperor of Rome 249–251.
- Scouse
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- delict
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- studio
-
noun,
the workroom or atelier of an artist, as a painter or sculptor.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- suable
-
adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- deisms
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- deists
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- masto-
-
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- muscle
-
noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- sotols
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- misuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- blasts
-
- babuls
-
noun,
any of several leguminous trees of the genus Acacia that yield a gum, especially A. nilotica, of tropical Africa.
- osmose
-
noun,
osmosis.
- missal
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- muscid
-
noun,
any muscid fly.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- blames
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- baboos
-
noun,
babu.
- blamed
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Babism
-
noun,
Bābī (def 1).
- bubals
-
noun,
a hartebeest, Alcelaphus boselaphus, of northern Africa.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Toombs
-
noun,
Robert, 1810–85, U.S. lawyer, orator, and Confederate statesman and army officer.
- bleats
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- boutel
-
noun,
boltel (def 1).
- tomcod
-
noun,
either of two small cods, Microgadus tomcod, of the Atlantic Ocean, or M. proximus, of the Pacific Ocean.
- boules
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- blites
-
noun,
sea blite.
- bouses
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- odious
-
adjective,
deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- Mobile
-
noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- Odessa
-
noun,
a seaport in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea.
- Mobius
-
noun,
August Ferdinand [ou-goo st fer-di-nahnt] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1790–1868, German mathematician.
- Soemba
-
noun,
Dutch name of Sumba.
- oculo-
-
- Toledo
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1515–84? Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
- buboes
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the groin or armpit.
- babies
-
noun,
an infant or very young child.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- Bissau
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guinea-Bissau, in the W part.
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- beauts
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- bisect
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- sobeit
-
conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- midsts
-
- becalm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- cabble
-
verb (used with object),
Metallurgy. to cut up (iron or steel bars) for fagoting.
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- biomes
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- cables
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cablet
-
noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- to-dos
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- obtuse
-
adjective,
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
- builds
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- bumble
-
noun,
an awkward blunder.
- beasts
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- osteo-
-
- musics
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- busies
-
adjective,
actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime:
- tuboid
-
adjective,
having or approximating a tubular form.
- bustle
-
noun,
thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.
- tuladi
-
noun,
lake trout.
- ostium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- mussel
-
noun,
any bivalve mollusk, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- bodies
-
noun,
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
- Musset
-
noun,
(Louis Charles) Alfred de [lwee sharl al-fred duh] /lwi ʃarl alˈfrɛd də/ (Show IPA), 1810–57, French poet, dramatist, and novelist.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- multi-
-
- socio-
-
- bedaub
-
verb (used with object),
to smear all over; besmear; soil.
- tombac
-
noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- boatel
-
noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- bolita
-
noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- boasts
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- moolas
-
noun,
money.
- Basuto
-
noun,
Sotho (def 3).
- solums
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- oleums
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- bombed
-
noun,
Military. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft.
- bombes
-
noun,
a round or melon-shaped frozen mold made from a combination of ice creams, mousses, or ices.
- bamboo
-
noun,
any of the woody or treelike tropical and semitropical grasses of the genera Bambusa, Phyllostachys, Dendrocalamus, and allied genera, having woody, usually hollow stems with stalked blades and flowering only after years of growth.
- mucoid
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances resembling the mucins, occurring in connective tissue, cysts, etc.
- moodle
-
- bolide
-
noun,
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.
- boldos
-
noun,
a Chilean evergreen tree, Peumus boldus, cultivated in California for its aromatic foliage.
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- mousse
-
noun,
Cookery.
a sweetened dessert with whipped cream as a base, often stabilized with gelatin and chilled in a mold:
an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish:
- mouses
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- bodice
-
noun,
a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
- basils
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- oldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- moults
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- boiled
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Basset
-
noun,
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
- somat-
-
- sodio-
-
- boites
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- bastes
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- sodium
-
noun,
Chemistry. a soft, silver-white, metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in moist air, occurring in nature only in the combined state, and used in the synthesis of sodium peroxide, sodium cyanide, and tetraethyllead: a necessary element in the body for the maintenance of normal fluid balance and other physiological functions. Symbol: Na; atomic weight: 22.9898; atomic number: 11; specific gravity: 0.97 at 20°C.
- bobcat
-
noun,
a North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico, having a brownish coat with black spots.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- bluets
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- boucle
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- muleta
-
noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- sodoms
-
noun,
an ancient city destroyed, with Gomorrah, because of its wickedness. Gen. 18–19.
- bloods
-
noun,
the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
- odiums
-
noun,
intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- Baldie
-
noun,
a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- mulcts
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- oodles
-
noun,
a large quantity:
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- modulo
-
adverb,
with respect to a modulus:
- module
-
noun,
a separable component, frequently one that is interchangeable with others, for assembly into units of differing size, complexity, or function.
- bloats
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- botels
-
noun,
boatel.
- ootids
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- blooms
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- Bootle
-
noun,
a city in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- tsadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- cestus
-
noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- Batumi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Adzharistan, in the SW Georgian Republic, on the Black Sea.
- boodle
-
noun,
the lot, pack, or crowd:
- Baltic
-
noun,
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- bauble
-
noun,
a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.
- mudcat
-
noun,
flathead catfish.
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- blouse
-
noun,
a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- boosts
-
noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- booted
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- Bootes
-
noun,
the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.
- bootie
-
noun,
Also, bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection:
- muesli
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- ousels
-
noun,
ouzel.
- buteos
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- oboist
-
noun,
a player of the oboe.
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- sadism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on causing pain or degradation to others.
Compare masochism.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- soused
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- meloid
-
noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- obelus
-
noun,
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.
- cambio
-
noun,
a currency exchange.
- McLeod
-
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- Beloit
-
noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- bemaul
-
verb (used with object),
to maul severely.
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- sadist
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a person who has the condition of sadism, in which one receives sexual gratification from causing pain and degradation to another.
- audile
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- McAdoo
-
noun,
William Gibbs, 1863–1941, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1913–18.
- bestud
-
verb (used with object),
to set with or as if with studs; dot:
- Tumbes
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Peru.
- tussal
-
adjective,
pertaining to tussis.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- biased
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- caulds
-
adjective, noun,
cold.
- Medit.
-
- medius
-
noun,
the middle finger.
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- caudle
-
noun,
a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.
- assoc.
-
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- causes
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Medusa
-
noun,
a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
- assume
-
verb (used with object),
to take for granted or without proof:
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- oboles
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- tussle
-
noun,
a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle.
- obduce
-
verb (imperative),
(in prescriptions) cover; conceal; coat.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- bedims
-
verb (used with object),
to make dim; darken; obscure.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- medias
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- medial
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- smolts
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- bidets
-
noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- sabots
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- outbid
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in bidding; make a higher bid than (another bidder).
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- solids
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- bimbos
-
noun,
a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
- Caelum
-
noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- Cadmus
-
noun,
Paul, 1904–1999, U.S. painter and etcher.
- obolus
-
noun,
a modern Greek unit of weight equal to 0.1 gram.
- belaud
-
verb (used with object),
to praise excessively.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- audits
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- metal.
-
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- Bilbao
-
noun,
a seaport in N Spain, near the Bay of Biscay.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- beldam
-
noun,
an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- bields
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- audios
-
noun,
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
- audio-
-
- bedlam
-
noun,
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- Bembas
-
noun,
a member of a numerous agricultural people of Zambia.
- asdics
-
noun,
sonar.
- smiles
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- oblast
-
noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- oblate
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- soleus
-
noun,
a muscle in the calf of the leg, behind the gastrocnemius muscle, that helps extend the foot forward.
- besots
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- celto-
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Sodom
-
noun,
an ancient city destroyed, with Gomorrah, because of its wickedness. Gen. 18–19.
- sebi-
-
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- scuds
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- sebum
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- educ.
-
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- oidea
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- muco-
-
- solus
-
adjective,
(referring to a man) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- OIcel
-
- solum
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- iodo-
-
- sluts
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- scums
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- mucid
-
adjective,
moldy; musty.
- Ecua.
-
- taboo
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- edit.
-
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- ecol.
-
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- ecto-
-
- MSBus
-
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Obeid
-
noun,
El Obeid.
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- emuls
-
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- Icel.
-
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- Sumba
-
noun,
one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, S of Flores. 4306 sq. mi. (11,153 sq. km).
- Obuda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- octa-
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- embus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get or put on a bus.
- soldo
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Italy, the twentieth part of a lira, equal to five centesimi.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- seti-
-
- Obote
-
noun,
(Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- silds
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estab
-
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- muted
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- obols
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- iambs
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- IATSE
-
- subst
-
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- slabs
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- odium
-
noun,
intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- Obad.
-
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- imbed
-
verb (used with object),
embed.
- obdt.
-
- sito-
-
- imbue
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- slues
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slobs
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Sedum
-
noun,
any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
- mulct
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- sect.
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- odeum
-
noun,
a hall, theater, or other structure for musical or dramatic performances.
- ideo-
-
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- slubs
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- octo-
-
- ileo-
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- semi-
-
- ocul-
-
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sumos
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- obole
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- stome
-
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- meta-
-
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- meso-
-
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- outdo
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in execution or performance:
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lucid
-
adjective,
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible:
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- locum
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Sauls
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- Smuts
-
noun,
Jan Christiaan [Dutch yahn kris-tee-ahn] /Dutch yɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, South African statesman and general: prime minister 1919–24, 1939–48.
- looms
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- Metol
-
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- male-
-
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- mauds
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- masc.
-
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- mast-
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Maidu
-
noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- ludes
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- ludic
-
adjective,
playful in an aimless way:
- lumb-
-
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- lusts
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Melia
-
- melds
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Sambo
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- stabs
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Salus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- salud
-
interjection,
(used after a person has sneezed or as a toast.)
- Medic
-
noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- misc.
-
- lobus
-
noun,
a lobe.
- sodas
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lauds
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- stood
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- molds
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- Ital.
-
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- MOTOS
-
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- oleo-
-
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- Mosul
-
noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mosso
-
adjective,
rapid; fast.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Scot.
-
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- mools
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- lact-
-
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lect.
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- mites
-
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.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- scads
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scabs
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Miss.
-
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- miso-
-
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- lobed
-
adjective,
having a lobe or lobes; lobate.
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- lobos
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- osmo-
-
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- leuds
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- stobs
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- leuc-
-
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- Modoc
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people belonging to the Lutuamian group and ranging from southern Oregon to northern California.
- scat-
-
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- licet
-
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- model
-
noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- modal
-
noun,
modal auxiliary.
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- limbo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- bombs
-
noun,
Military. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft.
- Bambi
-
noun,
a familiar name for a baby deer.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coel-
-
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- colat
-
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Colo.
-
- Balt.
-
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- balds
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Balbo
-
noun,
Italo [ee-tah-law] /ˈi tɑ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1940, Italian aviator, general, and statesman.
- comb.
-
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- combo
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Combs
-
noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- beams
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- beads
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOUD
-
noun,
a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- Basso
-
noun,
a person who sings bass; a bass.
- basts
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- COBOL
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- bauds
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- culms
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- atmo-
-
- tumid
-
adjective,
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- asst.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- asco-
-
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- dames
-
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.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- amid-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- datum
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- tubes
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coomb
-
noun,
combe.
- bact.
-
- babul
-
noun,
any of several leguminous trees of the genus Acacia that yield a gum, especially A. nilotica, of tropical Africa.
- baboo
-
noun,
babu.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- babis
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- Babel
-
noun,
Isaak Emmanuilovich [ahy-zuh k;; Russian ee-sahk yi-muh-noo-yee-luh-vyich] /ˈaɪ zək;; Russian iˈsɑk yɪ mə nuˈyi lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1941, Russian author.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- tubal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.
- tubas
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Aust.
-
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- cubeb
-
noun,
the spicy fruit or drupe of an East Indian climbing shrub, Piper cubeba, of the pepper family.
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- could
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- auto.
-
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- tides
-
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.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clase
-
- daubs
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- build
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- built
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- tombe
-
noun,
a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.
- blume
-
noun,
Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- buses
-
noun,
a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- Bluet
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- busts
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- Buteo
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- Butes
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Bloom
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- Blood
-
noun,
the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Bliss
-
noun,
supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:
- Blida
-
noun,
a city in N Algeria.
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- bless
-
verb (used with object),
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
- blebs
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Tobol
-
noun,
a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- bubal
-
noun,
a hartebeest, Alcelaphus boselaphus, of northern Africa.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- boobs
-
noun,
a stupid person; fool; dunce.
- bombe
-
noun,
a round or melon-shaped frozen mold made from a combination of ice creams, mousses, or ices.
- Boole
-
noun,
George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
- booms
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- boost
-
noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- Boots
-
noun,
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- bolos
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- bosom
-
noun,
the breast of a human being.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- boldo
-
noun,
a Chilean evergreen tree, Peumus boldus, cultivated in California for its aromatic foliage.
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- BSCom
-
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- BSMet
-
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- bodes
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- BSBus
-
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- Boult
-
noun,
Sir Adrian Cedric, 1889–1983, English conductor.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- bedim
-
verb (used with object),
to make dim; darken; obscure.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- bides
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bible
-
noun,
the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Bibl.
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- bests
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- tious
-
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- times
-
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.
- cidal
-
- Bemba
-
noun,
a member of a numerous agricultural people of Zambia.
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- bidet
-
noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- bisso
-
noun,
bis2 .
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- blade
-
noun,
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- blabs
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Camb.
-
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bield
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- bilbo
-
noun,
a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cauld
-
adjective, noun,
cold.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- bimbo
-
noun,
a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- biol.
-
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- daube
-
noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- tubi-
-
- AMEDS
-
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- disc.
-
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- dist.
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- umbos
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- adust
-
adjective,
dried or darkened as by heat.
- adult
-
noun,
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
- adsum
-
interjection,
I am present.
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- dauts
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- Dobie
-
noun,
Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
- dobla
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- actos
-
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- Deut.
-
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- demi-
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demo-
-
- demob
-
noun,
demobilization.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- desc.
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- dial.
-
- umble
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- diam.
-
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- umbel
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- album
-
noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dict.
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- ducat
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- duces
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- abdom
-
- USLTA
-
- ducts
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- duels
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- Abbot
-
noun,
a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
- Abbie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Abigail.
- abbes
-
noun,
a member of the secular clergy.
- duits
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- Dulce
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “sweet.”.
- dulia
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- dulse
-
noun,
a coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata.
- Dumas
-
noun,
Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), ("Dumas père") 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre, (“Dumas fils”), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.
- duomo
-
noun,
cathedral, especially in Italy.
- USSCt
-
- dusts
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 30-30
-
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- 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.
- Ducal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a duke or dukedom.
- Dubbo
-
noun,
a city in E Australia.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- dolma
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- acet-
-
- dolus
-
noun,
fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent (distinguished from culpa):
- domal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a domal sound.
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- domes
-
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.
- dooms
-
noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- doses
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- Dubai
-
noun,
an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- Doubs
-
noun,
a river in E France, flowing into the Saône River. About 260 miles (420 km) long.
- doubt
-
noun,
a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- douma
-
noun,
duma.
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- duals
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- debus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get out of a bus; alight from a bus.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- debut
-
noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- ambos
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- decl.
-
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- alum.
-
- aloud
-
adverb,
with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly:
- deci-
-
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- ambi-
-
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- debit
-
noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deca-
-
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- abl.
-
- MusD
-
- BMus
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- mus.
-
- MusB
-
- amt.
-
- BLit
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- amus
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- bleb
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
- Abib
-
noun,
Aviv.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- asc-
-
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Sem.
-
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- abs-
-
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- bio-
-
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- asis
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- blab
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- blob
-
noun,
a globule of liquid; bubble.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- ASME
-
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- ABLS
-
- USIA
-
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- mult
-
- muds
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- USSB
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- USTC
-
- amdt
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Bol.
-
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- USMC
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sam.
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- bold
-
Idioms,
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
- SLBM
-
- Bodo
-
noun,
a seaport in W Norway.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Saml
-
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- bomb
-
noun,
Military. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- SLIC
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- sld.
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- SASE
-
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- muc-
-
- BMEd
-
- SATB
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- AMLS
-
- Blum
-
noun,
Léon [lee-on;; French ley-awn] /ˈli ɒn;; French leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1872–1950, French statesman, journalist, and Socialist Party leader: premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946–47.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- BMOC
-
- blub
-
noun,
a swelling of fresh plasterwork.
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- std.
-
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- USIS
-
- BMet
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- mout
-
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- MSAE
-
- MSBA
-
- MSBC
-
- Bobo
-
noun,
Informal. a liberal, highly educated person who combines a bourgeois, affluent lifestyle with nonconformist values and attitudes.
- MScD
-
- MSCE
-
- USMA
-
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- msec
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Abbe
-
noun,
a member of the secular clergy.
- MSIE
-
- MSSc
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- MSTS
-
- Sat.
-
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- Sab.
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- BASc
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Alb.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- scil
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- ole-
-
- sci.
-
- aut-
-
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ALBM
-
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Aus.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- out-
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- SBIC
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- SBLI
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- ScBE
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Alis
-
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Badb
-
noun,
a spirit who, delighting in war, incited armies to fight and appeared to warriors about to be defeated.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- babu
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address equivalent to Sir, Mr., or Esquire.
- Babs
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Barbara.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Babi
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- Tues
-
- Babe
-
noun,
a baby or child.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- mood
-
noun,
a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:
- oto-
-
- ulto
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- sobs
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- bal.
-
- Alco
-
- Ald.
-
- BSAE
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Aldm
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- BAEd
-
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- osis
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- USDA
-
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- USCA
-
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- SMSA
-
- alt.
-
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- atm.
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- obs.
-
- SEbS
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACLS
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- obb.
-
- Bib.
-
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- sec.
-
- bet.
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- ACLU
-
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- BDes
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Adm.
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- bbls
-
plural,
barrel.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- bbl.
-
plural,
barrel.
- aud.
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- Odus
-
- OECD
-
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- baud
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- ates
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- atic
-
- Sol.
-
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- OCDM
-
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- bdls
-
plural,
bundle.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Oct.
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- 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:
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- BDSA
-
- mil.
-
- o-os
-
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.
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Lat.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- DBMS
-
- dbl.
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Daub
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- teas
-
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.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lam.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- 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.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- iso-
-
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- Dem.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Del.
-
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- itol
-
- sub-
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Lab.
-
- Dec.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- Debs
-
noun,
Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- deb.
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- TCBM
-
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- lea.
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- dia-
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- boob
-
noun,
a stupid person; fool; dunce.
- cts.
-
- lit.
-
- LitB
-
- LitD
-
- 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.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- lobs
-
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Dom.
-
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lib.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- cule
-
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- dubs
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- eous
-
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Doss
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- Esd.
-
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- est.
-
- ELAS
-
- tab.
-
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ebbs
-
noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- duo-
-
- dumb
-
adjective,
lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- dulc
-
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- EDTA
-
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- doom
-
noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- 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.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- DMSO
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Tasm
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- dits
-
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.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- ile-
-
- dis-
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- subs
-
noun,
a submarine.
- dioc
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- IMCO
-
- dim.
-
- iod-
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ious
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Idas
-
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).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- suds
-
noun,
soapy water.
- IADB
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dol.
-
- idae
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- ible
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- ICBM
-
- Ice.
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- SScD
-
- 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.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Cels
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- BSME
-
- MDES
-
- mdse
-
- BSMT
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- BSOT
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- BSSA
-
- BSSE
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- CBEL
-
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- BSLS
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cit.
-
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- MALD
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- BSES
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moas
-
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.
- MALS
-
- BSIE
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cis-
-
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- 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.
- cide
-
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- BSIT
-
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- BSLM
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- bus.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Buda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- TODS
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mid.
-
- bul.
-
- bulb
-
noun,
Botany.
a usually subterranean and often globular bud having fleshy leaves emergent at the top and a stem reduced to a flat disk, rooting from the underside, as in the onion and lily.
a plant growing from such a bud.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- buss
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
kiss.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- mis-
-
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- 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.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- cat.
-
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- btl.
-
- 1080
-
- Bubo
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the groin or armpit.
- 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).
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Tob.
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- met.
-
- bubs
-
noun,
(used as an often insolent term of address) brother; buddy.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- mal-
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Com.
-
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- mol.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- loud
-
Idioms,
out loud, aloud; audibly:
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Ste.
-
- stbd
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Ltd.
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- boom
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- coml
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- comd
-
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- BSBA
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- mod.
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- 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.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- BSCE
-
- MAEd
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- BSEc
-
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- BSEM
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- 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.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- BOSS
-
noun,
a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- bot.
-
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Cobb
-
noun,
Howell [hou-uh l] /ˈhaʊ əl/ (Show IPA), 1815–68, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1849–51.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- cml.
-
- med.
-
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- but-
-
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- UTC
-
- Sus
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- USO
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- USM
-
- TAL
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- uti
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- SSC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- SMS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- USA
-
- USS
-
- UAE
-
- UAM
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- STB
-
- Sta
-
- UDC
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- St.
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- STM
-
- STL
-
- SSM
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- TSS
-
- Tu.
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- TSI
-
- STI
-
- tue
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- TIA
-
- TSE
-
- TID
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- SST
-
- UIT
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SMA
-
- TBA
-
- TLC
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- tlo
-
- TMO
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UMT
-
- ss.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- USB
-
- USC
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- TBD
-
- SSA
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- SSE
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- 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.
- ult
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- TCS
-
- SSI
-
- SMD
-
- Tbi
-
- SMB
-
- TCA
-
- SSD
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- TBO
-
- SSB
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- SLE
-
- DSO
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- DBE
-
- DCL
-
- DCM
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DSC
-
- DSM
-
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- cte
-
- DAE
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- DBA
-
- DBS
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- CTA
-
- di.
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAI
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CBS
-
- CDT
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- CEO
-
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- CST
-
- CIM
-
- cle
-
- CLI
-
- Clo
-
- CLU
-
- CMA
-
- CMD
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- DET
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- ct.
-
- SLA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ebb
-
noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- EBS
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EdB
-
- EDC
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EAM
-
- EDT
-
- EIS
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ead
-
- 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.
- Doi
-
- DIL
-
- 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.
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- DLC
-
- DLO
-
- DLS
-
- DMA
-
- DML
-
- DMS
-
- DMT
-
- DOB
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- ea.
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- DSA
-
- DSS
-
- DST
-
- Du.
-
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- DUI
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ase
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALM
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALU
-
- Amb
-
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMS
-
- AMU
-
- AOU
-
- asb
-
- ASI
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ASM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- at.
-
- ATB
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- BBC
-
- BCE
-
- ALC
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- ABM
-
- Am.
-
- ab-
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- AUC
-
- abb
-
noun,
low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- abd
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- abt
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ADB
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- BCL
-
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- BSD
-
- BLM
-
- BLS
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BME
-
- BMI
-
- BMS
-
- BMT
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bob
-
noun,
a short, jerky motion:
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- BSE
-
- BLA
-
- BSM
-
- BSO
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- bu.
-
- Bub
-
noun,
(used as an often insolent term of address) brother; buddy.
- Bud
-
noun,
Botany.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- ca.
-
- CBD
-
- CBE
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- ble
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- be-
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BEM
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- bl.
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- BSS
-
- BSC
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- Bab
-
noun,
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
- Bac
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BIE
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BBA
-
- bbs
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- BCD
-
- BCS
-
- BDA
-
- Bde
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- bec
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- ESL
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ESU
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MSA
-
- MSD
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- mud
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- ob.
-
- MOI
-
- Oc.
-
- OED
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- OSD
-
- OTC
-
- OAO
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- 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.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- mbd
-
- MBO
-
- MCI
-
- MDT
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIE
-
- MIT
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLD
-
- MLS
-
- 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.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- obl
-
- OCD
-
- Mo.
-
- SCS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- SBE
-
- sc.
-
- SCB
-
- ScD
-
- SCM
-
- SDA
-
- sd.
-
- SDI
-
- SDS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SED
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- So.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OCS
-
- Om.
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODT
-
- OEM
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- oid
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- OMB
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- oo-
-
- 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.
- OOT
-
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- OTB
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- LDS
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUD
-
- ium
-
- IUS
-
- La.
-
- Me.
-
- ISA
-
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- LCD
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- eu-
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IOU
-
- 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).
- IDB
-
- ide
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- IOC
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- LCA
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- LCI
-
- LTA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LIM
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LMT
-
- lub
-
- LST
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LSS
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LOC
-
- LSC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Ld.
-
- Md.
-
- Les
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- MBE
-
- Mc-
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LCT
-
- LCM
-
- LDC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- CU
-
- 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.
- SM
-
- SL
-
- CM
-
- SA
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AO
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- MB
-
- TM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- i.
-
- 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.
- t.
-
- TB
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- ic
-
- TL
-
- S.
-
- Ud
-
- CE
-
- L2
-
- SU
-
- L.
-
- dl
-
- LC
-
- BO
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- BB
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- DM
-
- BC
-
- DB
-
- le
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- OA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- O.
-
- TC
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- 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.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- 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.
- UL
-
- Eb
-
- UI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CB
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- D.
-
- UB
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- B-
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- 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.
- UC
-
- U.
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LM
-
- ol
-
- BM
-