Anagrams of foreign-aid
Word foreign-aid has
688 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of foreign-aid.
- Reading
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- Gordian
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Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- fairing
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noun,
a structure on the exterior of an aircraft or boat, for reducing drag.
- Igraine
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noun,
the mother of King Arthur.
- fag-end
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noun,
the last part or very end of something:
- gonidia
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noun,
(in algae) any one-celled asexual reproductive body, as a tetraspore or zoospore.
- firedog
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noun,
andiron.
- fade-in
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noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- foreign
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adjective,
of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native:
- grained
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Gironde
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noun,
an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 miles (72 km) long.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- Negroid
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noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- Nigeria
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- dog-ear
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noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- Ogaden
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noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- irido-
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- radio-
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- dinger
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noun,
humdinger.
- dirigo
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- Dragon
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noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- Dorian
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noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- ranged
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Fangio
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noun,
Juan Manuel [wahn man-wel;; Spanish hwahn mah-nwel] /ˈwɑn mænˈwɛl;; Spanish ˈʰwɑn mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1911–1995, Argentine racing-car driver.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Fedora
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noun,
a soft felt hat with a curled brim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise.
- redfin
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noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- angio-
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- grano-
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- grani-
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- Grande
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noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- grand-
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- indef.
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- Orinda
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noun,
a town in W California.
- inorg.
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- ordain
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Ingrid
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noun,
a female given name.
- infra-
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- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- onager
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Oneida
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- engird
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verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- infare
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noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- defang
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verb (used with object),
to remove the fangs of:
- Orange
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noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- Indore
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noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- origin
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noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- daring
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noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- inroad
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- iodine
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noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- dinero
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- indigo
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noun,
a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.
- origan
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- danger
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noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- Origen
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noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- orenda
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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.
- Garden
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noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- andro-
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- adeno-
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- agron.
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- region
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noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- fridge
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noun,
a refrigerator.
- ringed
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noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- firing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that fires.
- Gondar
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noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- forage
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noun,
food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- aeron.
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- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- fringe
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noun,
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- frigid
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adjective,
very cold in temperature:
- riding
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that rides.
- Friend
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noun,
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- Gideon
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noun,
Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
- Frieda
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noun,
a female given name.
- adreno
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- roadie
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noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- adren-
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- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- finder
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noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- gradin
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noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- ganoid
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noun,
a ganoid fish.
- airing
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noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- finger
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noun,
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- Gander
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noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- Egadi
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noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- ganef
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noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- Drina
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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.
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Negro
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noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- endo-
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- DORAN
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noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- infer
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Fried
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noun,
Alfred Hermann [al-frid hur-muh n;; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- garni
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adjective,
garnished.
- engr.
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- geoid
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noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- Edina
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noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- geod.
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- Drain
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Nader
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noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- irone
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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.
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- nadir
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- drang
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noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- genii
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noun,
a plural of genius.
- Iran.
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- frond
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noun,
an often large, finely divided leaf, especially as applied to the ferns and certain palms.
- irade
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Genoa
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noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genro
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noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- EDGAR
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noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- Drago
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noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- drone
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noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- irid-
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- Indo-
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- indri
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noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- grind
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noun,
the act of grinding.
- fango
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noun,
clay or mud, especially a clay obtained from certain hot springs in Battaglio, Italy, used as a hot application in the treatment of certain diseases.
- idio-
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- ideo-
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- Fargo
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noun,
William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.
- Donar
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noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- groin
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Grofe
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noun,
Ferde [fur-dee] /ˈfɜr di/ (Show IPA), (Ferdinand Rudolf von Grofé) 1892–1972, U.S. composer.
- groan
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noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Finer
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noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- gonif
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noun,
ganef.
- Fedin
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noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- Goren
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noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- feign
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verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- grief
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noun,
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- gride
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noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- feria
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- grade
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noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- Fiend
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noun,
Satan; the devil.
- idion
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- Fiona
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noun,
a female given name.
- Indre
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noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- fore-
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- ergo-
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- Freon
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- Indra
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noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- grain
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Indio
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noun,
a town in S California.
- Freda
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noun,
a female given name.
- forge
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noun,
a special fireplace, hearth, or furnace in which metal is heated before shaping.
- indie
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noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- India
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noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- Fagin
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noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- Fonda
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noun,
an inn or restaurant.
- gofer
-
noun,
an employee whose chief duty is running errands.
- gonad
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noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Gondi
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noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- goner
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noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- fader
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noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- fiord
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noun,
fjord.
- ronde
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noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- donga
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noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- doing
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noun,
action; performance; execution:
- argon
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- anger
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noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angi-
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- Angie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angor
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noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- redia
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noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- anode
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noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- A-one
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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.
- Redan
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noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Arden
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noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- ranid
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Andre
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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.
- Range
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- aroid
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noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- radon
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noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- radii
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noun,
a plural of radius.
- Dagon
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noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- danio
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noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- orig.
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- Dario
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noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Oreg.
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- oread
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noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ordn.
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- Redon
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noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- andr-
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- defog
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verb (used with object),
to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.).
- aeri-
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- 30-30
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- Rodin
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noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- aden-
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- rigid
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adjective,
stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard:
- Adige
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noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- Adore
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verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adorn
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verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Aedon
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noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Aegir
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noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- ridge
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noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- aero-
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- Andie
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- afire
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adjective,
on fire:
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Afro-
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- reni-
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- renga
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noun,
linked verse.
- reign
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- agone
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adverb, adjective,
ago.
- agro-
-
- Regin
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noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Regan
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Orang
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noun,
orangutan.
- areo-
-
- Nogai
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noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Norge
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noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Ogden
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noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- dogie
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noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- dingo
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noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- oared
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- diag.
-
- Dione
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- diner
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noun,
a person who dines.
- NORAD
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noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- oidea
-
- dinge
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noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- Dirae
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plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dinar
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- oidia
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noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- dirge
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noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- Onega
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noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Niger
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- giro
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noun,
autogiro.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- girn
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noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Inf.
-
- node
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noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- nard
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noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Rida
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- goaf
-
noun,
gob1 (def 3).
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- gon-
-
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- Nor.
-
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- geo-
-
- RONA
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- roan
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- 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.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NIRA
-
- RIIA
-
- 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.
- Ger.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- neo-
-
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- idae
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- ign.
-
- 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).
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Ind.
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- inae
-
- rad.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- IndE
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- org.
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- ord.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- regd
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Reg.
-
- 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.
- ref.
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Ire.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- iod-
-
- 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.
- gro.
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- 1080
-
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- end-
-
- Eng.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- DEng
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- fado
-
noun,
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- fard
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AInd
-
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Aire
-
- 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).
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- ano-
-
- Arg.
-
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Dino
-
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dif-
-
- dig.
-
- dia-
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 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.
- def.
-
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- deg.
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Den.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- der.
-
- agr.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- fig.
-
- for.
-
- Fed.
-
- Fin.
-
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Fong
-
noun,
Hiram L(eong) [lee-awng,, -ong] /liˈɔŋ,, -ˈɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1907–2004, U.S. lawyer and senator from Hawaii 1959–77.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- 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.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- FROG
-
noun,
any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semiaquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Fri.
-
- AFGE
-
- aer-
-
- FOIA
-
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- afr-
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fedn
-
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- FERA
-
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- FRED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Frederick.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- FORD
-
noun,
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ar.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONF
-
- OIr
-
- ADF
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- DFA
-
- RNA
-
- oid
-
- Af.
-
- ROI
-
- ROG
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ad-
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- OED
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- 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.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- di.
-
- ag-
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- 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.
- of-
-
- ONR
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- OFr
-
- an.
-
- ONI
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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.
- RFE
-
- RFD
-
- RDA
-
- RDF
-
- RFA
-
- REA
-
- 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.
- ard
-
- aor
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANG
-
- ANF
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- RFI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Rd.
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- DEA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- de-
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ae.
-
- DAR
-
- AEF
-
- Re.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DAE
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RAF
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- NFD
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- fo.
-
- DNA
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- ine
-
- EOF
-
- en-
-
- ing
-
- eir
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- ef-
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ier
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- fog
-
noun,
a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility.
Compare ice fog, mist, smog.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- Gr.
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- Fia
-
- fgn
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- gre
-
- grf
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- FDR
-
noun,
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- FDA
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ide
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FAO
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- FRG
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Dr.
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- NIA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Doi
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- DOE
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noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- GDR
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- Nod
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noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Gde
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- DNR
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nog
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noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NAG
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noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- DRE
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- DRG
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- eo-
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- ed.
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- IOF
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- ion
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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 = .
- ear
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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.
- ior
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- Ir.
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- ean
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- ead
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- NAD
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- ea.
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- Ga.
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- IRO
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- Ged
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noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Gad
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noun,
the act of gadding.
- gi.
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- Eg.
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- GAR
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noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- FIO
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- GN
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- RO
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- AI
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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.
- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- GD
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- fn
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- AO
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- G.
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- DN
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- rg
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- EI
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- O.
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- OG
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- OA
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- DG
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- NI
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- NG
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- NF
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- ND
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RF
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- FD
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- fg
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- FE
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- i.
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- IG
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- R.
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- D.
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- DA
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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.
- DF
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- RN
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- RI
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.