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Word documentarian has
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- in-and-outer
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noun,
a person who is by turns in and out of a particular situation, condition, venture, investment, etc.
- endocranium
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noun,
the inner lining membrane of the skull; the dura mater.
- demarcation
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noun,
the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.
- Un-american
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adjective,
not American; not characteristic of or proper to the U.S.; foreign or opposed to the characters, values, standards, goals, etc., of the U.S.
- trade-union
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noun,
a labor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, as distinguished from general workers or a union including all workers in an industry.
- acetonuria
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noun,
ketonuria.
- oceanarium
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noun,
a large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.
- demicanton
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noun,
either of the two political divisions in Switzerland into which the cantons of Basel, Appenzell, and Unterwalden are each divided.
- numeration
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noun,
an act or instance of or the process or result of numbering or counting.
- androecium
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noun,
the stamens of a flower collectively.
- union-made
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adjective,
produced by workers belonging to a labor union.
- endocrania
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noun,
the inner lining membrane of the skull; the dura mater.
- maceration
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noun,
the act or process of macerating.
- Macedonian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Macedonia.
- in-and-out
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noun,
Manège. an obstacle consisting of two fences placed too far apart to be cleared in one jump and too close together to allow more than one or two strides between.
- counterman
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noun,
a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, as in a cafeteria.
- comandante
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noun,
commandant.
- ordinance
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noun,
an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
- Comintern
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noun,
Third International.
- centurion
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman army) the commander of a century.
- damnation
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noun,
the act of damning or the state of being damned.
- daemonian
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noun,
demonian.
- neuration
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noun,
venation, as of an insect's wings.
- Draconian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
- condiment
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noun,
something used to give a special flavor to food, as mustard, ketchup, salt, or spices.
- Actoridae
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plural noun,
Moliones.
- manticore
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noun,
a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- androecia
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noun,
the stamens of a flower collectively.
- andamento
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noun,
an extended fugue subject.
- undercoat
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noun,
a coat or jacket worn under another.
- Cointreau
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- mendicant
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noun,
a person who lives by begging; beggar.
- Connemara
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noun,
a mountainous region in County Galway, W Ireland, on the Atlantic coast.
- emanation
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noun,
an act or instance of emanating.
- anamniote
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noun,
any of the vertebrates of the group Anamnia (Anamniota), comprising the cyclostomes, fishes, and amphibians, characterized by the absence of an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- coadunate
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adjective,
united by growth.
- arcuation
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noun,
the state of being bent or curved.
- contained
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adjective,
showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
- uncertain
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adjective,
not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- manducate
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verb (used with object),
to chew; masticate; eat.
- introduce
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verb (used with object),
to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- diner-out
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noun,
a person who dines out.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- indumenta
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noun,
a dense, hairy covering.
- reduction
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noun,
the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- adornment
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noun,
something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory:
- Americano
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noun,
a cocktail made with bitters, sweet vermouth, and soda water.
- monacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- noncredit
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adjective,
(of academic courses) carrying or conferring no official academic credit in a particular program or toward a particular degree or diploma.
- turned-on
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adjective,
lively and chic; switched-on.
- incarnate
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adjective,
embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form:
- Macedonia
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noun,
Also, Macedon [mas-i-don] /ˈmæs ɪˌdɒn/ (Show IPA). an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula, in S Europe: now a region in N Greece, SW Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia.
- diaconate
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noun,
the office or dignity of a deacon.
- Martineau
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noun,
Harriet, 1802–76, English novelist and economist.
- Carnation
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- dominance
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noun,
rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- mucronate
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adjective,
having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- continued
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adjective,
lasting or enduring without interruption:
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- acuminate
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adjective,
Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point.
- darnation
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interjection, noun,
damnation; hell.
- runcinate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) pinnately incised, with the lobes or teeth curved backward.
- Education
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noun,
the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- nocturne
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noun,
a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- doctrine
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noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- demonian
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adjective,
demoniac (def 1).
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- Mordecai
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noun,
the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- American
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noun,
a citizen of the United States of America.
- Dicentra
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- Diamante
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noun,
a sequin, rhinestone, or other glittery ornamentation on a garment.
- Mountain
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noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters).
- dermato-
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- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- demoniac
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noun,
a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
- cumarone
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noun,
coumarone.
- Democrat
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noun,
an advocate of democracy.
- decurion
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noun,
the head of a decury.
- muraenid
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noun,
any fish of the family Muraenidae, comprising the morays.
- muricate
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adjective,
covered with short, sharp points.
- Anacreon
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noun,
c570–c480 b.c, Greek writer, especially of love poems and drinking songs.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- neutrino
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noun,
any of the massless or nearly massless electrically neutral leptons. There is a distinct kind of neutrino associated with each of the massive leptons.
- timecard
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noun,
a card for recording the time at which an employee arrives at and departs from a job.
- animated
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adjective,
full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous:
- Conneaut
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- animator
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noun,
a person or thing that animates.
- carinate
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adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- Armenian
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noun,
a native of Armenia.
- Rumanian
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noun, adjective,
Romanian.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- rudiment
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noun,
Usually, rudiments.
the elements or first principles of a subject:
a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something:
- caudaite
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noun,
a small meteorite, generally less than one half millimeter in diameter, containing crystals of more or less pure magnetite.
- aromatic
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noun,
a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- routeman
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noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- Roumania
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noun,
Romania.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- ruminant
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noun,
any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- Cameroun
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noun,
Cameroon (def 1).
- Romanian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Romania.
- autocide
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noun,
suicide by crashing the vehicle one is driving.
- autocade
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noun,
a procession or parade of automobiles; motorcade.
- autacoid
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noun,
any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification, as histamine or prostaglandin.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- radiomen
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- ruminate
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verb (used with object),
to chew again or over and over.
- crannied
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adjective,
having or full of crannies.
- oceanaut
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noun,
aquanaut.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- Cournand
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noun,
André Frédéric [ahn-drey frey-dey-reek] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1895–1988, U.S. physiologist, born in France: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1956.
- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- counter-
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- coumarin
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noun,
a fragrant crystalline substance, C 9 H 6 O 2 , obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, and certain other plants or prepared synthetically, used chiefly in soaps and perfumery.
- cornuted
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adjective,
having horns.
- Numantia
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noun,
an ancient city in N Spain: besieged and taken 134–133 b.c. by Scipio the Younger.
- continue
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- antinode
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- comedian
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noun,
a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc.
- radioman
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- tamarind
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noun,
the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- ordnance
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noun,
cannon or artillery.
- ornament
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noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- Cinerama
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- outrance
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- radiance
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noun,
radiant brightness or light:
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- radicant
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adjective,
rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- centroid
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- auramine
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noun,
a yellow, crystalline solid, C 17 H 22 ClN 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, used chiefly as a dye for paper and leather.
- educator
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noun,
a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- Turanian
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noun,
a member of any of the peoples speaking a Turanian, especially a Ural-Altaic, language.
- Minorcan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Minorca.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- aeronaut
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noun,
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
- dormient
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adjective,
sleeping; dormant.
- Mindanao
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noun,
the second largest island of the Philippines, in the S part of the group. 36,537 sq. mi. (94,631 sq. km).
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- douanier
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noun,
a customs officer or official.
- metanoia
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noun,
a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion.
- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- Mandarin
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noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- mandator
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noun,
a person who gives a mandate.
- mandioca
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noun,
cassava.
- manicure
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- mediator
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noun,
a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- duration
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noun,
the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- dominate
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verb (used with object),
to rule over; govern; control.
- Mantinea
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noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, in Arcadia: battles 362 b.c., 223 b.c.
- adnation
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noun,
the condition of being adnate.
- Turcoman
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noun,
Turkoman.
- endurant
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adjective,
capable of enduring hardship, misfortune, or the like.
- manucode
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noun,
any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
- Martinon
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- eduction
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noun,
the act of educing.
- underact
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verb (used with or without object),
to underplay.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- marocain
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noun,
a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- marinade
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noun,
a seasoned liquid, usually of vinegar or wine with oil, herbs, spices, etc., in which meat, fish, vegetables, etc., are steeped before cooking.
- Marianne
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noun,
the French Republic, personified as a woman.
- uncinate
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adjective,
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
- Minotaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
- dramatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the drama.
- Tridacna
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noun,
a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
- trainmen
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noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- Mondrian
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noun,
Piet [peet] /pit/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) 1872–1944, Dutch painter.
- iron-man
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noun,
a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- indurate
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adjective,
hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.
- intercom
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- dominant
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noun,
Genetics.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
- document
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noun,
a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- inundate
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verb (used with object),
to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- inductor
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noun,
Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
- trainman
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noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- amandine
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adjective,
served or prepared with almonds:
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- macaroni
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- Manteca
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noun,
a town in central California.
- mannite
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noun,
mannitol.
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- Cadmean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or like Cadmus.
- remnant
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noun,
a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- outride
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noun,
Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- Caedmon
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noun,
fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- Cernuda
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, Spanish poet, in England after 1939.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- outdare
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- manteau
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noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- remount
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noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- Riemann
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noun,
Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
- condemn
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verb (used with object),
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- Oceanid
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noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- comrade
-
noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- iracund
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adjective,
prone to anger; irascible.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- eductor
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noun,
ejector (def 3).
- emanant
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adjective,
emanating or issuing from or as if from a source.
- Marceau
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1923–2007, French actor and mime.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- marcato
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adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- Maranon
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noun,
a river in Peru, flowing N and then E, joining the Ucayali to form the Amazon. 1000 miles (1600 km) long.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- Reunion
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noun,
the act of uniting again.
- cerato-
-
- centrum
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noun,
a center.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- Idumaea
-
noun,
Greek name of Edom.
- candent
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adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- ramenta
-
noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- macaron
-
noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- ideatum
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noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- carotid
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- candier
-
- Madonna
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noun,
the Virgin Mary (usually preceded by the).
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- madrone
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noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- Maderno
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noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- Cardium
-
- cardio-
-
- Madeira
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noun,
a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- readout
-
noun,
Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form.
Compare printout.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- cantina
-
noun,
a saloon; bar.
- cateran
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- Madurai
-
noun,
a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.
- camauro
-
noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- Manitou
-
noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- centro-
-
- centri-
-
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- Eunomia
-
noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- Mandean
-
noun,
a member of an ancient Gnostic sect extant in Iraq.
- Euratom
-
noun,
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
- mainour
-
noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- mandate
-
noun,
a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative:
- rainout
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- inducer
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a substance that has the capability of activating genes within a cell.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- caudate
-
adjective,
having a tail or taillike appendage.
- Montana
-
noun,
Joseph, Jr ("Joe") born 1956, U.S. football player.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- conduit
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
- nanduti
-
noun,
a fine, intricate lace made in Paraguay, usually of cotton, and resembling a spiderweb.
- mundane
-
adjective,
common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
- Minorca
-
noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- decorum
-
noun,
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
- dormant
-
adjective,
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
- Decatur
-
noun,
Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
- muriate
-
noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- dormice
-
noun,
any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
- Daumier
-
noun,
Honoré [aw-naw-rey] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1808–79, French painter, cartoonist, and lithographer.
- Nanaimo
-
noun,
a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the SE part of Vancouver Island.
- Dantean
-
noun,
a person who is an expert on the writings of Dante.
- demonic
-
adjective,
inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- narcoma
-
noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- danaite
-
noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- natrium
-
noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- natured
-
adjective,
having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- nematic
-
adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- nemato-
-
- dourine
-
noun,
an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.
- neuroma
-
noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- minuend
-
noun,
a number from which another is subtracted.
- Demotic
-
noun,
demotic script.
- neutron
-
noun,
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
- mordent
-
noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- Dionaea
-
noun,
the Venus's-flytrap.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- dim-out
-
noun,
a reduction or concealment of night lighting in wartime to make the source less visible to an enemy from the air or sea.
- Morandi
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- morceau
-
noun,
piece; morsel.
- mordant
-
noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- diorama
-
noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- moneran
-
noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- Monarda
-
noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- demount
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a mounting, setting, or place of support, as a gun.
- monacid
-
adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- Monacan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Monaco.
- mounted
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- mounter
-
noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- Mountie
-
noun,
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- Miranda
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- dermat-
-
- Domenic
-
noun,
a male given name.
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- neutro-
-
- curtain
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Marcion
-
noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Martina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cranio-
-
- Mauriac
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1885–1970, French novelist: Nobel prize 1952.
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- maunder
-
verb (used without object),
to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
- Matador
-
noun,
the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- Martinu
-
noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- cranium
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- montane
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- contra-
-
- contemn
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Ecuador
-
noun,
a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Marconi
-
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.
- intrude
-
verb (used with object),
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- craniom
-
- Maurice
-
noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- Nicaean
-
adjective,
Nicene.
- nocturn
-
noun,
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
- Mercado
-
noun,
a market.
- Ninurta
-
noun,
a Sumerian and Babylonian hero god.
- mention
-
noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- cumarin
-
noun,
coumarin.
- Menorca
-
noun,
Minorca.
- Mendota
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in S Wisconsin, in N Madison. About 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- Dunarea
-
noun,
Romanian name of the Dvina.
- noctuid
-
noun,
Also called owlet moth. any of numerous dull-colored moths of the family Noctuidae, the larvae of which include the armyworms and cutworms.
- medico-
-
- Dunmore
-
noun,
John Murray, 4th Earl of, 1732–1809, Scottish colonial governor in America.
- Durante
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- ctenoid
-
adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- nomadic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- dunnite
-
noun,
an ammonium picrate explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells; explosive D.
- mediant
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- duramen
-
noun,
heartwood.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- Cremona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Noricum
-
noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, roughly corresponding to the part of Austria south of the Danube.
- Durance
-
noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- decuman
-
noun,
Also called decuman gate. (in ancient Rome) the main gate of a military camp, facing away from the enemy and near which the tenth cohort of the legion was usually stationed.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- Adamite
-
noun,
a descendant of Adam; human being.
- animato
-
adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- amirate
-
noun,
emirate.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- acnemia
-
noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- rotunda
-
noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- traduce
-
verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- contend
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- amateur
-
noun,
a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.
Compare professional.
- antacid
-
noun,
an antacid agent.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- animate
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- unmiter
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- antero-
-
- unmitre
-
verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- unnamed
-
adjective,
without a name; nameless.
- acaroid
-
adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Armenia
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- arcuate
-
adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- anticum
-
noun,
pronaos.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- unitard
-
noun,
a one-piece leotard with full-length stockings; bodysuit.
- aneuria
-
noun,
neurasthenia.
- America
-
noun,
United States.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- amidate
-
verb (used with object),
to convert into an amide.
- unction
-
noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- Rumania
-
noun,
Romania.
- ruinate
-
adjective,
ruined.
- unarmed
-
adjective,
without weapons or armor.
- ruction
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- tonneau
-
noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- AmerInd
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- actino-
-
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- amentia
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- adenoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
- aminate
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- Ariadne
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- Amen-Ra
-
noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- unicorn
-
noun,
a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- turdine
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Turdidae, comprising the true thrushes.
- Aneurin
-
noun,
thiamine.
- rondeau
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Romania
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- Uranian
-
adjective,
pertaining to the planet Uranus.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- anatine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
- Trianda
-
noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- Arcanum
-
noun,
Often, arcana. a secret; mystery.
- araneid
-
noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- aeonian
-
adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- Utamaro
-
noun,
Kitagawa [kee-tah-gah-wah] /ˈki tɑˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.
- tinamou
-
noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- auditor
-
noun,
a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- tamarin
-
noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- andiron
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- andante
-
noun,
an andante movement or piece.
- Romanic
-
noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- timarau
-
noun,
tamarau.
- romaunt
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- Tardieu
-
noun,
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée [ahn-drey pyer ga-bree-el a-mey-dey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pyɛr ga briˈɛl a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, French statesman.
- untried
-
adjective,
not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- untread
-
verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- uraemia
-
noun,
uremia.
- anaemic
-
adjective,
anemic.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- airdate
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- dormie
-
adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Minden
-
noun,
a city in NW Louisiana.
- dictum
-
noun,
an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- aeron.
-
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- diuron
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- trauma
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- amadou
-
noun,
a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus (Fomes) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- dinner
-
noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- mudcat
-
noun,
flathead catfish.
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- tinned
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- narco-
-
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- anadem
-
noun,
a garland or wreath for the head.
- amurca
-
noun,
the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Dacron
-
- neuron
-
noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- Timour
-
noun,
Tamerlane.
- neuro-
-
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- nemat-
-
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- Datura
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- denom.
-
- denti-
-
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- amino-
-
- mucoid
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances resembling the mucins, occurring in connective tissue, cysts, etc.
- dermic
-
adjective,
dermal.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- dermo-
-
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- amido-
-
- deuto-
-
- deuton
-
noun,
deuteron.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Deanna
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Diana.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- dautie
-
noun,
a darling.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- muntin
-
noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- duenna
-
noun,
(in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- unrent
-
adjective,
not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- Mandan
-
noun,
a member of a Siouan people of North Dakota.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Manado
-
noun,
Menado.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- iatro-
-
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- maenad
-
noun,
bacchante.
- maduro
-
adjective,
strong and darkly colored.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Madura
-
noun,
Dutch Madoera [mah-doo-rah] /mɑˈdu rɑ/ (Show IPA). an island in Indonesia, off the NE coast of Java. 2112 sq. mi. (5470 sq. km).
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aceto-
-
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- endrin
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- enduro
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- United
-
adjective,
made into or caused to act as a single entity:
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- unmade
-
adjective,
not made.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- manned
-
noun,
an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- Mannar
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Indian Ocean, bounded by W Sri Lanka, the chain of shoals that comprise Adam's Bridge, and S India.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- induna
-
noun,
an official functionary of a king or chief in South African Bantu societies.
- urino-
-
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- inter.
-
- induct
-
verb (used with object),
to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies:
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- inturn
-
noun,
an inward turn or curve around an axis or fixed point.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- utero-
-
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- induce
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- Madera
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- macron
-
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-
-
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- urano-
-
- induc.
-
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- Maced.
-
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- Dumont
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Medit.
-
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- Dunant
-
noun,
Jean Henri [French zhahn ahn-ree] /French ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1828–1910, Swiss banker and philanthropist: founder of the Red Cross; Nobel Peace Prize 1901.
- Duncan
-
noun,
Isadora, 1878–1927, U.S. dancer: pioneer in modern dance.
- dunite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- ductor
-
noun,
the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- adreno
-
- adren-
-
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- durain
-
noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- Andean
-
adjective,
of or like the Andes.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- micro-
-
- metro-
-
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- douter
-
noun,
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- Dracut
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Adamic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- under-
-
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- actin-
-
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- maraud
-
noun,
Archaic. the act of marauding.
- Undine
-
noun,
any of a group of female water spirits described by Paracelsus.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- undone
-
verb,
past participle of undo.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- turco-
-
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- durian
-
noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- adnoun
-
noun,
an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective.
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- matri-
-
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- Matadi
-
noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- adeno-
-
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- rotund
-
adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- anuran
-
noun,
any amphibian of the order Anura, comprising the frogs and toads.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- randan
-
noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- Comdt.
-
- Comdr.
-
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corned
-
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.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- corium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- numina
-
noun,
plural of numen.
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- tauro-
-
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- cerat-
-
- contr.
-
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- contin
-
- cardi-
-
- contd.
-
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- tedium
-
noun,
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- radium
-
noun,
Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- centi-
-
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- run-in
-
noun,
a quarrel; argument.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- radeau
-
noun,
an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- Tadema
-
noun,
Sir Lawrence Alma-, Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence.
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- radio-
-
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- Rameau
-
noun,
Jean Philippe [zhahn fee-leep] /ʒɑ̃ fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1683–1764, French composer and musical theorist.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- Artaud
-
noun,
Antonin [ahn-taw-nan] /ɑ̃ tɔˈnɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Ruanda
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- andro-
-
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- Cumana
-
noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- reduct
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce.
- nitro-
-
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- redout
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- Audion
-
noun,
an early type of triode.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- anemo-
-
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- cteno-
-
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- remuda
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- audio-
-
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- Crinum
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- nocti-
-
- cunner
-
noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- Camden
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Canad.
-
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Nimrud
-
noun,
modern name of the site of the ancient city of Kalakh.
- nidana
-
noun,
any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- recti-
-
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- atrium
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- 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.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- inurn
-
verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- UNCIO
-
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- utend
-
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- retd.
-
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Reaum
-
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- unman
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- manna
-
noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- uran-
-
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- rect.
-
- Recit
-
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- Maidu
-
noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- reni-
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- 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.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- Unit.
-
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- Macau
-
noun,
Macao.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- 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.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- mudra
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tenn.
-
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- teno-
-
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- tonia
-
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Munda
-
noun,
a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- munic
-
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- tera-
-
- muco-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- numen
-
noun,
divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Mound
-
noun,
a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nudi-
-
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- mucid
-
adjective,
moldy; musty.
- nuci-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- term.
-
- Mont.
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- nano-
-
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noct-
-
- naut.
-
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- neur-
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- neut.
-
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- nona-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- muted
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- meno-
-
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- tumid
-
adjective,
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ordn.
-
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- mero-
-
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- meta-
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matr-
-
- maund
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Medic
-
noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- metr-
-
- onium
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- 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.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- omni-
-
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- oidea
-
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- octa-
-
- Minn.
-
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- odium
-
noun,
intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- intr.
-
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- auto.
-
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- ation
-
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Card.
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Deut.
-
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- diam.
-
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- dict.
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- derm-
-
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ducat
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- Dunne
-
noun,
Finley Peter [fin-lee] /ˈfɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, U.S. humorist.
- dunno
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- anon.
-
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- areo-
-
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- 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.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- douma
-
noun,
duma.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Armen
-
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- arium
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- 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.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- annot
-
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Comr.
-
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Conn.
-
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- cont.
-
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- odeum
-
noun,
a hall, theater, or other structure for musical or dramatic performances.
- Cmdr.
-
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- dent.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cata-
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- deca-
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deci-
-
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- demi-
-
- cauda
-
noun,
a tail or taillike appendage.
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- demo-
-
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- demur
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cine-
-
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- 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.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- cert.
-
- cero-
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- datum
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- cent.
-
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- atmo-
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- Euro-
-
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- amid-
-
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- aero-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- ideo-
-
- aemia
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- AMORC
-
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- endo-
-
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- ento-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- amin-
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- acet-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- acro-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- Indo-
-
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- aden-
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- educ.
-
- econ.
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Annam
-
noun,
a former kingdom and French protectorate along the E coast of French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anat.
-
- andr-
-
- anim.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- edit.
-
- Ecua.
-
- ecto-
-
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cmon
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- ord.
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Ont.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cit.
-
- Adm.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- cet-
-
- rad.
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- CERN
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- cen.
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- RADM
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- cir.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- ANTU
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- out-
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- cide
-
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- Ceto
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cort
-
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- NTIA
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- acea
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- 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.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- 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.
- ACDA
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- uret
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- ano-
-
- uro-
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- uria
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- acad
-
- crat
-
- ten.
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- comd
-
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- OECD
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Com.
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- 1080
-
- Cor.
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ann.
-
- OCDM
-
- ter.
-
- ant.
-
- taur
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- uni-
-
- acr-
-
- Oct.
-
- Con.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- aur-
-
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- ance
-
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Rida
-
- Arm.
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rit.
-
- aut-
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- aud.
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- atm.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- amt.
-
- tion
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- RONA
-
- ator
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- atic
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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).
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- tRNA
-
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trid
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- AIME
-
- AInd
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tri-
-
- rcd.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Aire
-
- aer-
-
- Cdr.
-
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- cat.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- aet.
-
- tron
-
- RdAc
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- tonn
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Can.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- amdt
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Cond
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- min.
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- 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.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- drum
-
noun,
a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- ment
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- midn
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- met.
-
- 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.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mid.
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- Den.
-
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- dia-
-
- mout
-
- mRNA
-
- muc-
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- der.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Dem.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Dec.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- mod.
-
- dir.
-
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- dioc
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Dino
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Din.
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dim.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idae
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- MAEd
-
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- IATA
-
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- iana
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- IAEA
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Ind.
-
- Eur.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- IMCO
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- iod-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- med.
-
- inae
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Mac-
-
- IndE
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- ect-
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- mdnt
-
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- duo-
-
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- end-
-
- enc.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- EDTA
-
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- 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.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- NIRA
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- dat.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NCAA
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NCTE
-
- NDAC
-
- NOAA
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- ctr.
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- cur.
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- NACA
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- non-
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Dom.
-
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- 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.
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- OAU
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- OIr
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NMR
-
- OCD
-
- ERT
-
- NMU
-
- OIt
-
- NNE
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- OTC
-
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- id.
-
- ead
-
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- eu-
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- NMI
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- OEM
-
- EMR
-
- TMO
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ed.
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- EDC
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- AMU
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- ODT
-
- EDT
-
- EMT
-
- eir
-
- TID
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ECA
-
- TIA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ECM
-
- ANC
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- OCR
-
- oic
-
- oid
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- en-
-
- Mao
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ATA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ITC
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- IOU
-
- Ir.
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- UNO
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ine
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- IOT
-
- CTA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Une
-
- IUD
-
- ium
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Mc-
-
- Md.
-
- Me.
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- AAU
-
- Aar
-
- unc
-
- CRT
-
- uti
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- IOC
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- 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 = .
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- ur-
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ior
-
- ure
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AUC
-
- AAE
-
- AAM
-
- Mo.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- OED
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- NUM
-
- ier
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tue
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- Tu.
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- ide
-
- 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).
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- Tro
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- AIC
-
- NOC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Oc.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ia.
-
- AEC
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- 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.
- UAR
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UMT
-
- MAA
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- nr.
-
- UDC
-
- UCR
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- NRA
-
- AEA
-
- NRC
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ae.
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- eo-
-
- CIE
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Om.
-
- RCT
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- MNA
-
- RDA
-
- MNE
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- ROI
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- DNR
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Doi
-
- DAR
-
- RCA
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- CED
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- mud
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RCN
-
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- AUA
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- MIT
-
- CIM
-
- CIA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NDE
-
- MRE
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Re.
-
- Mt.
-
- RMA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MRI
-
- CAI
-
- MOR
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- 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.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- CEO
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- MRA
-
- di.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAA
-
- DNA
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- NAD
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- DMT
-
- DMA
-
- RDC
-
- REA
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ca.
-
- ct.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- MTO
-
- 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.
- mtn
-
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- cr.
-
- Rd.
-
- MTI
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ATC
-
- ne-
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AOA
-
- DOA
-
- aor
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- AOU
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- DUI
-
- ard
-
- ONI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CMA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- do.
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- EOM
-
- DEA
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- NCO
-
- TCA
-
- MCI
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- MCR
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- MDT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- DCM
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- DET
-
- de-
-
- ONR
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- CNN
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- CNM
-
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- rte
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- rt.
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- MIE
-
- ARU
-
- CMD
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- at.
-
- 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.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- CDT
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- Du.
-
- Dr.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- CEA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- DAE
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- DRE
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CNO
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NAA
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ND
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- AO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NI
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RU
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NM
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TM
-
- ic
-
- 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.
- 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.
- D.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- i.
-
- OA
-
- RN
-
- Ud
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- CM
-
- UI
-
- CE
-
- UC
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- DM
-
- U.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- DN
-
- RO
-
- CU
-
- MN
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- O.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- NC
-