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- dichroism
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noun,
Crystallography. pleochroism of a uniaxial crystal such that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions under transmitted light.
- harmonics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the science of musical sounds.
- hominids
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noun,
any member of the group consisting of all modern and extinct humans and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans) and all their immediate ancestors.
- nomarchs
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noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- Raimondi
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noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kan-toh-nee-oh;; Italian mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ;; Italian ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1534, Italian engraver.
- horn-mad
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adjective,
furiously enraged; intensely angry.
- monarchs
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noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- monacids
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- admonish
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verb (used with object),
to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- sardonic
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adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- chrismon
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noun,
Chi-Rho.
- Dominica
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noun,
one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- Mohicans
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noun,
Mahican.
- Irishman
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noun,
a man born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
- chondria
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noun,
a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- harmonic
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noun,
Music. overtone (def 1).
- midirons
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noun,
a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a driving iron but less slope than a mid-mashie.
- crinoids
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- Damrosch
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noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; German ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; German ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1832–85, German conductor and violinist, in the U.S. after 1871.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- Niarchos
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noun,
Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- Richmond
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noun,
former name of Staten Island (def 2).
- minorcas
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- conidia
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noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- Madison
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noun,
Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- anchors
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noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- macrons
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Isidora
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noun,
a female given name.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- crinoid
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- randoms
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noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- cranio-
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- inroads
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- archons
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noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- daimons
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noun,
daemon.
- chimars
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noun,
chimere.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- candors
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- chamois
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noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- midrash
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noun,
an early Jewish interpretation of or commentary on a Biblical text, clarifying or expounding a point of law or developing or illustrating a moral principle.
- midiron
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noun,
a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a driving iron but less slope than a mid-mashie.
- chadors
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noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- midairs
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noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- Chardin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- cardio-
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- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Morandi
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noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- chondr-
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- mohairs
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- Mohican
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noun,
Mahican.
- Rhodian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.
- monacid
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- monarch
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noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- chromas
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- Nidaros
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noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- craniom
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- nimrods
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noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- hominid
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noun,
any member of the group consisting of all modern and extinct humans and great apes (including gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans) and all their immediate ancestors.
- nomarch
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noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Romansh
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noun,
a group of three Rhaeto-Romanic dialects spoken in E Switzerland.
Compare Ladin (def 2).
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- Dinaric
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adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- dirhams
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noun,
a money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
- Dominic
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noun,
Saint, 1170–1221, Spanish priest: founder of the Dominican order.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- sadiron
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noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- sarcoid
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noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- dormins
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noun,
abscisic acid.
- drachms
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noun,
a dram in apothecaries' and troy weights, and sometimes in avoirdupois weights.
- hairdos
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noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- ordains
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- hadrons
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noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- nomadic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- chamiso
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noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- ranchos
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noun,
a ranch.
- amidins
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noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- shamir
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- Chiron
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- Sandor
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noun,
a male given name.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- chinas
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- indic.
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- Chino-
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- chinos
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noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- chiro-
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- dormin
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noun,
abscisic acid.
- Hardin
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noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- chiros
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noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- haoris
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- mascon
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Dorian
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noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Dorcas
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noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- chori-
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- marish
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noun,
a marsh.
- chrism
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noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- darics
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Rodman
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noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- chimar
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noun,
chimere.
- micro-
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- dorsi-
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- Charis
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noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- sandhi
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noun,
morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.
- Chamos
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noun,
Chemosh.
- hadron
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noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- damson
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noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- Midian
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noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- hairdo
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noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- Danish
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noun,
a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
- chards
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noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- midair
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noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- daimon
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noun,
daemon.
- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- charms
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Charon
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- hansom
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noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- inarch
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Chasid
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noun,
Hasid.
- drachm
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noun,
a dram in apothecaries' and troy weights, and sometimes in avoirdupois weights.
- sarco-
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- sacro-
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- DOMAIN
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noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- idioms
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noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- cordis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- macro-
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- macons
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Comdr.
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- Machos
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noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- ihrams
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noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- Conrad
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noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- March.
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- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Isidor
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noun,
a male given name.
- dinars
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Ischia
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noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- schrod
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noun,
scrod.
- ichors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- dicho-
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- irido-
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- iodism
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noun,
poisoning caused by sensitivity to or overuse of iodine or its compounds.
- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- inroad
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Mahdis
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noun,
the Muslim messiah, an expected spiritual and temporal ruler destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.
- hoards
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noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- hodman
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noun,
hod carrier.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- chrom-
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- hondas
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noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- disco-
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- chroma
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- disarm
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- Chron.
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- danios
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noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Ciardi
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noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Dacron
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- dirham
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noun,
a money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
- Shinar
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noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Indris
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noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Romish
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adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Sharon
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noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Sandro
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noun,
a male given name.
- rancid
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adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- MSArch
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- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Namhoi
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noun,
Nanhai.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- nadirs
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- nachos
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noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- aroids
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noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- socman
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noun,
sokeman.
- arshin
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noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- adorns
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verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- airish
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adjective,
given to putting on airs.
- rhino-
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- radons
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noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Adonis
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- amnios
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- rhinos
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noun,
a rhinoceros.
- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Moriah
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noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- radish
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noun,
the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usually eaten raw.
- radios
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noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radio-
-
- Nordic
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noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- narco-
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- monish
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verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- Andros
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noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- Nimrod
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noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- Sirach
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noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- rancho
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noun,
a ranch.
- Ranchi
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noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- anchor
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noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- andro-
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- amino-
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- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- amido-
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- aniso-
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- amidin
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noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- anodic
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adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- chairs
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- ranids
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Sindhi
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Sind.
- nomads
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- smirch
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noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- archi-
-
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- cardi-
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- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- mochas
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- caroms
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Orchis
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noun,
any orchid.
- minish
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verb (used with or without object),
to diminish or lessen.
- orchid
-
noun,
any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers.
Compare orchid family.
- Cardin
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noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cairds
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noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- rhodic
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adjective,
of or containing rhodium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sidrah
-
noun,
a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- somni-
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- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- modish
-
adjective,
in the current fashion; stylish.
- mohair
-
noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- monads
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- icons
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- orch.
-
- ician
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Idaho
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise.
Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- idio-
-
- idiom
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- idion
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- ordn.
-
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- imido
-
adjective,
containing the imido group.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Hind.
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Hond.
-
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- hinds
-
noun,
Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
- Hindi
-
noun,
the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, especially its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Hasid
-
noun,
a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.
Compare Mitnagged.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- hards
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- omni-
-
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Midis
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- masc.
-
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- rhod-
-
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- mini-
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Mich.
-
- 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.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- misc.
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- miso-
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- incor
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- irid-
-
- naso-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Iran.
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indo-
-
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- incr.
-
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- Mahdi
-
noun,
the Muslim messiah, an expected spiritual and temporal ruler destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.
- rhin-
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- mach.
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- 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.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Chin.
-
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- crim.
-
- dashi
-
noun,
a clear fish and kelp broth, used in Japanese cookery.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- amin-
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cmdr.
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- amid-
-
- diam.
-
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- dich-
-
- Comr.
-
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- dimin
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Archd
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Sino-
-
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Arch.
-
- anis-
-
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- anim.
-
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- andr-
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- AMORC
-
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- shard
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Cons.
-
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- disc.
-
- char-
-
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- sarc-
-
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- 30-30
-
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- asco-
-
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- Scand
-
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Card.
-
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- 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.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- acro-
-
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- shr.
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Cdr.
-
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- shod
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mis-
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- mod.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Can.
-
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- 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.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- MNAS
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Adm.
-
- RADM
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- OCDM
-
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- rad.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 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.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- nos-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- AInd
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SRAM
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sra.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- ord.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soni
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- acr-
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- OSRD
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- asc-
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- NASD
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- ARIS
-
- Nah.
-
- ANSI
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- NADH
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rcd.
-
- RdAc
-
- MSHA
-
- MScD
-
- NDAC
-
- ano-
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Nor.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AISI
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- NIRA
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- NIMH
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- ands
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- midn
-
- HMAS
-
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- ins.
-
- Dom.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- scr.
-
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- iod-
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- IMHO
-
- IMCO
-
- Rom.
-
- sci.
-
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 1080
-
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- sch.
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- dis-
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- dish
-
noun,
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- hor.
-
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- dir.
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- DMSO
-
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- hom-
-
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- Hos.
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- 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).
- dia-
-
- ICSH
-
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- DOHC
-
- 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.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- dim.
-
- ICAO
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Din.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Dino
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- RONA
-
- Ind.
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dioc
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- chs.
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cis-
-
- Mar.
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Man.
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Chr.
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Mid.
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rida
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chm.
-
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- chmn
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Cor.
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Cond
-
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- RNAS
-
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- iso-
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Com.
-
- drch
-
- Sam.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- 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.
- comd
-
- 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.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- Mac-
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SRO
-
- sd.
-
- Sr.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RCS
-
- So.
-
- Rd.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SDA
-
- RSA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RDC
-
- RDS
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RMC
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- RCN
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- 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).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sho
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RDA
-
- RCA
-
- sc.
-
- ScD
-
- Rs.
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SMD
-
- SMA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ROI
-
- SCM
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- SDI
-
- SDR
-
- SHA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SAR
-
- ISR
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- dha
-
- DSA
-
- Dr.
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Doi
-
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- DMS
-
- DMA
-
- di.
-
- dh-
-
- HMS
-
- DCS
-
- 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.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DAR
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DSO
-
- DSM
-
- DSC
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- DCM
-
- DSR
-
- hr.
-
- CSO
-
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- 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).
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- hrs
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HSM
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hd.
-
- HCR
-
- HCM
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- CSR
-
- CSA
-
- 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.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ard
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANC
-
- AMS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMC
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ACS
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- ARS
-
- ASI
-
- CRS
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNM
-
- CMD
-
- CMA
-
- CIM
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIA
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- 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.
- ASM
-
- CAI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ch.
-
- ca.
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ics
-
- IHS
-
- NHA
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NOC
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIH
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NHS
-
- NHI
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NRA
-
- NAD
-
- NCO
-
- in.
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSH
-
- MSD
-
- MSA
-
- MRI
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- MOR
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIr
-
- oid
-
- oic
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- NSA
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MOI
-
- ish
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mao
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- 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.
- MSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Mc-
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISA
-
- MCR
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- INH
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MCI
-
- Md.
-
- MNA
-
- MNS
-
- mi.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MHR
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- 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.
- MHD
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MHA
-
- RH
-
- N.
-
- RN
-
- 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.
- DN
-
- MN
-
- RI
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- 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.
- AO
-
- RC
-
- DM
-
- ic
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- SN
-
- D.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NM
-
- MH
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NH
-
- NI
-
- CM
-
- ND
-
- NC
-
- O.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- i.
-
- M.
-
- RO
-
- OA
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SM
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- h.
-
- 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.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)