Anagrams of glorifications
Word glorifications has
2066 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of glorifications.
- glorification
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noun,
a glorified or more splendid form of something.
- coalitions
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- citronalis
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noun,
lemon verbena.
- Cagliostro
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noun,
Count Alessandro di [ah-les-sahn-draw dee] /ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ di/ (Show IPA), (Giuseppe Balsamo) 1743–95, Italian adventurer and impostor.
- frictional
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of friction.
- intaglios
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noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- coalition
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- olfaction
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noun,
the act of smelling.
- orgiastic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the nature of an orgy.
- firstling
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noun,
the first of its kind to be produced or to appear.
- triflings
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noun,
idle or frivolous conduct, talk, etc.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- agonistic
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adjective,
combative; striving to overcome in argument.
- triclinia
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noun,
a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- floristic
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adjective,
pertaining to flowers or a flora.
- locations
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- siciliano
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noun,
a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- tonsorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a barber or barbering:
- coronitis
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noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- isolating
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- isolation
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- flatirons
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noun,
a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- ligations
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noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- Anglicist
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noun,
an authority on the English language or English literature.
- floorings
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noun,
a floor.
- foliation
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noun,
the act or process of putting forth leaves.
- originals
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noun,
a primary form or type from which varieties are derived.
- contrails
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- tailoring
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noun,
the business or work of a tailor.
- trifocals
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noun,
trifocals, eyeglasses with trifocal lenses.
- solicitor
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noun,
a person who solicits.
- rigatonis
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noun,
a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- rogations
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noun,
Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- ringtails
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noun,
any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
- nostalgic
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adjective,
experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- fictional
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adjective,
invented as part of a work of fiction:
- soft-coal
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noun,
bituminous coal.
- cilantros
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- filiation
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noun,
the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- filigrain
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noun,
filigree.
- sailoring
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noun,
the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- factoring
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noun,
Commerce. the business of purchasing and collecting accounts receivable or of advancing cash on the basis of accounts receivable.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- Fostoria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- rogation
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noun,
Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- roasting
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noun,
a severely critical notice or review; pan.
- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- isograft
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noun,
syngraft.
- isogonic
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noun,
isogonal line.
- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- colonist
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- coloring
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noun,
the act or method of applying color.
- colorant
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noun,
something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- colorist
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noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- footling
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noun,
nonsense; foolishness; silliness.
- roofings
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noun,
the act of covering with a roof.
- carlings
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noun,
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
- ostracon
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- ortolans
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noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- congrats
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noun, interjection,
congratulations.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- original
-
noun,
a primary form or type from which varieties are derived.
- folacins
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noun,
folic acid.
- gracioso
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noun,
a buffoon or clown in Spanish comedy.
- Sinclair
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noun,
Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- isogonal
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noun,
isogonal line.
- infarcts
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- Ilocanos
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noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- inflicts
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verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- infracts
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- ingrafts
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verb (used with object),
engraft.
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- inositol
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- clitoris
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noun,
the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- frosting
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noun,
a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
- tailings
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noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- intaglio
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noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- clangors
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noun,
a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- riflings
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noun,
the act or process of cutting spiral grooves in a gun barrel, pipe, etc.
- rigatoni
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noun,
a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- frontals
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
- coatings
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noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- ringsail
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noun,
ringtail (def 3).
- ringtail
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noun,
any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
- friction
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noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- tinfoils
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- ironical
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- railings
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noun,
a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- toolings
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noun,
work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
- antilogs
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noun,
antilogarithm.
- gracilis
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noun,
a muscle in the inner side of the thigh, the action of which assists in drawing the legs inward and in bending the knee.
- footings
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noun,
the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
- coronals
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noun,
a crown; coronet.
- cornflag
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Gladiolus segetum, of the iris family, having loose, one-sided spikes of pinkish-purple flowers.
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- octagons
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noun,
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
- ligation
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noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- stifling
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adjective,
suffocating; oppressively close:
- snot-rag
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- airfoils
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noun,
any surface, as a wing, aileron, or stabilizer, designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of the air currents through which it moves.
- flatiron
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noun,
a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- air-cool
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verb (used with object),
Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
- Starling
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noun,
a chunky, medium-sized European passerine bird, Sturnus vulgaris, of iridescent black plumage with seasonal speckles, that nests in colonies: introduced into North America.
- ligroins
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noun,
a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- floating
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noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- fairings
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noun,
a structure on the exterior of an aircraft or boat, for reducing drag.
- nitroso-
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- trifocal
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noun,
trifocals, eyeglasses with trifocal lenses.
- fication
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- agnostic
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noun,
a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
- farolito
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noun,
luminaria.
- fatlings
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noun,
a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.
- cortisol
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noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- location
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- tragions
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- logician
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noun,
a person who is skilled in logic.
- flooring
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noun,
a floor.
- failings
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noun,
an act or instance of failing; failure:
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- finalist
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noun,
a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- organist
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noun,
a person who plays the organ.
- organics
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noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- logistic
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noun,
symbolic logic.
- tracings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- orcinols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- florican
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noun,
any of various smaller species of bustards.
- Trilafon
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- trifling
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noun,
idle or frivolous conduct, talk, etc.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- Stirling
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noun,
Also called Stirlingshire [stur-ling-sheer, -sher] /ˈstɜr lɪŋˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in central Scotland.
- nitrolic
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adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- coolants
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noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- trigonal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or shaped like a triangle; having three angles; triangular.
- citrons
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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.
- Sno-Cat
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- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- gastric
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adjective,
pertaining to the stomach.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- gastro-
-
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- soaring
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- filings
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plural noun,
particles removed by a file.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- garlics
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noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- clangor
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noun,
a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- contra-
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- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- Grafton
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noun,
Sue, born 1940, U.S. detective novelist.
- factors
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- failing
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noun,
an act or instance of failing; failure:
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- cartoon
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noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- go-cart
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noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- casting
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noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- Gnostic
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
- facings
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noun,
a covering in front, for ornament, protection, etc., as an outer layer of stone on a brick wall.
- glorias
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- sorting
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noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- sailing
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noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- gitalin
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noun,
a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
- fairing
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noun,
a structure on the exterior of an aircraft or boat, for reducing drag.
- falcons
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noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- garcons
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noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- girosol
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noun,
girasol.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- girl-os
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- girasol
-
noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- solicit
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verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- fatling
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noun,
a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- sociol.
-
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- scaling
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- footing
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noun,
the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
- flagons
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noun,
a large bottle for wine, liquors, etc.
- Franco-
-
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- coronal
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- flaring
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- fliting
-
noun,
contention.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- forints
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- signior
-
noun,
signor.
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- Signora
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- flacons
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- silici-
-
- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- control
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- folacin
-
noun,
folic acid.
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- constr.
-
- Sinitic
-
noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- sirloin
-
noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- strigil
-
noun,
an instrument with a curved blade, used especially by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin at the bath and in the gymnasium.
- 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.
- Clifton
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- fronto-
-
- craniol
-
- galoots
-
noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- cranio-
-
- galiots
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- finials
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- closing
-
noun,
the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- finical
-
adjective,
finicky.
- Cotinga
-
noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- florist
-
noun,
a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
- tailing
-
noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- firings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that fires.
- frantic
-
adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- costing
-
noun,
cost accounting.
- frontis
-
noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- frontal
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a movable cover or hanging for the front of an altar.
- frolics
-
noun,
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- coating
-
noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- cofinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a subset of a set with a partial order relation, as “greater than” or “equal to,” in which corresponding to each element in the set is an element in the subset that is in relation to the given element.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- Frisian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- slating
-
noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- Sicilia
-
noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- Carlson
-
noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- florins
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- Carlist
-
noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- ortolan
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- Israfil
-
noun,
the angel who will sound the trumpet announcing the end of the world.
- rafting
-
noun,
the sport of traveling on rivers and streams by raft.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Anglist
-
noun,
Anglicist.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- lacings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- origans
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- antilog
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- lasting
-
noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- latigos
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- organo-
-
- organic
-
noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- isation
-
- railing
-
noun,
a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- ingraft
-
verb (used with object),
engraft.
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- aristo-
-
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- tooling
-
noun,
work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratings
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- Argolis
-
noun,
an ancient district in SE Greece.
- raising
-
noun,
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- orcinol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- infract
-
verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- actings
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- trigons
-
noun,
a triangle.
- logions
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- AFL-CIO
-
- octagon
-
noun,
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
- actino-
-
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- agonist
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- trogons
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- nilgais
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Lofting
-
noun,
Hugh, 1886–1947, U.S. author of books for children, born in England.
- locator
-
noun,
a person who locates something.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- airings
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- tracing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- tragics
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- tragion
-
noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- airlift
-
noun,
a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, especially in an emergency.
- airfoil
-
noun,
any surface, as a wing, aileron, or stabilizer, designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of the air currents through which it moves.
- Locarno
-
noun,
a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
- ligroin
-
noun,
a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- transf.
-
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- transl.
-
- listing
-
noun,
a list; record; catalog.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- in-goal
-
noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- soliton
-
- inflict
-
verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- iatrics
-
- gratins
-
noun,
au gratin.
- tinfoil
-
noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- roofing
-
noun,
the act of covering with a roof.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Ilocano
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- tilings
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Igorots
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- rifling
-
noun,
the act or process of cutting spiral grooves in a gun barrel, pipe, etc.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- infarct
-
noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- tiglons
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- astrol.
-
- Carling
-
noun,
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- flairs
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- gnarls
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- oligo-
-
- flacon
-
noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- fiscal
-
noun,
(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
- flagon
-
noun,
a large bottle for wine, liquors, etc.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- gonifs
-
noun,
ganef.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- sacro-
-
- ligno-
-
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- flori-
-
- floras
-
noun,
the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- glacis
-
noun,
a gentle slope.
- floors
-
noun,
that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- flongs
-
noun,
the material of which a stereotype mold is made.
- gloats
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- Gloria
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- flirts
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- ligni-
-
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- finial
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- sol-fa
-
noun,
Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- Fangio
-
noun,
Juan Manuel [wahn man-wel;; Spanish hwahn mah-nwel] /ˈwɑn mænˈwɛl;; Spanish ˈʰwɑn mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1911–1995, Argentine racing-car driver.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- Falcon
-
noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- grafts
-
noun,
Horticulture.
a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
the plant resulting from such an operation; the united stock and scion.
the place where the scion is inserted.
- grails
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- nitro-
-
- nilgai
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- grano-
-
- socio-
-
- logion
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- firing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that fires.
- gorals
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- grifts
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- Florin
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- Gorton
-
noun,
John Grey, 1911–2002, Australian political leader: prime minister 1968–71.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- longi-
-
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Loring
-
noun,
a male given name.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- fagots
-
noun,
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Groton
-
noun,
a city in SE Connecticut.
- Girtin
-
noun,
Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
- Florio
-
noun,
John, 1553?–1625, English lexicographer and translator.
- frolic
-
noun,
merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- instr.
-
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- gastr-
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- scoto-
-
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- Igorot
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- igloos
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- galiot
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- garlic
-
noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- Galton
-
noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- galoot
-
noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- scato-
-
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- francs
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- lacto-
-
- lagoon
-
noun,
an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes.
Compare laguna.
- folios
-
noun,
a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- foliar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- largos
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- origin
-
noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- iatro-
-
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- latigo
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- rising
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- infra-
-
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- fontal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- lacing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- icono-
-
- grani-
-
- icings
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- frails
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- sarco-
-
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- forgot
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
- forgat
-
verb,
a simple past tense of forget.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- clings
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- fagins
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- agron.
-
- inorg.
-
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- clifts
-
noun,
cliff.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- agric.
-
- coring
-
noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- cologs
-
noun,
cologarithm.
- clino-
-
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- corgis
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- tarso-
-
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- clangs
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- costo-
-
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cargos
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- trans.
-
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- congas
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- 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.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- congos
-
noun,
congou.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- contr.
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- colors
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- airing
-
noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- tiglic
-
adjective,
of or derived from tiglic acid.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cogons
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- 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.
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- actin-
-
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- califs
-
noun,
caliph.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Calif.
-
- trogon
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
- Tigris
-
noun,
a river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab. 1150 miles (1850 km) long.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- tronas
-
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.
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- facing
-
noun,
a covering in front, for ornament, protection, etc., as an outer layer of stone on a brick wall.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- 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.
- aniso-
-
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- angio-
-
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- argons
-
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.
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Anglo-
-
- Anglic
-
noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- calgon
-
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- tono-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Iran.
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- argon
-
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.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- intr.
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tonia
-
- astr.
-
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- riots
-
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.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ician
-
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- icons
-
- rings
-
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.
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- grift
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- roofs
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- Cant.
-
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- fagot
-
noun,
a bundle of sticks, twigs, or branches bound together and used as fuel, a fascine, a torch, etc.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- init.
-
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- asco-
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- insol
-
- inst.
-
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- ation
-
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- incl.
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- anti-
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- alto-
-
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Afro-
-
- logo-
-
- Logos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Philosophy. the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Longs
-
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- loofs
-
noun,
the palm of the hand.
- octo-
-
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onco-
-
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- agro-
-
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- olig-
-
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- trig.
-
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- natl.
-
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- acro-
-
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- naso-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- noct-
-
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- actos
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- octa-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- noto-
-
- actg.
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- noso-
-
- onto-
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- lact-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- alti-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- lang.
-
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Orlon
-
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- 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.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- istic
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Ital.
-
- Angl.
-
- ition
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- angi-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- aloof
-
adverb,
at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart:
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- 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.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- lign-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- ling.
-
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- Alcor
-
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- orig.
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- orial
-
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- algo-
-
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- Cons.
-
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- Congo
-
noun,
congou.
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- folio
-
noun,
a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- Cong.
-
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- conf.
-
- fools
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- forgo
-
verb (used with object),
to abstain or refrain from; do without.
- Const
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Colo.
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- floor
-
noun,
that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- flor.
-
- Flora
-
noun,
the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- nitr-
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Sino-
-
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- focal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a focus.
- contg
-
- sing.
-
- cont.
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- colog
-
noun,
cologarithm.
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- flong
-
noun,
the material of which a stereotype mold is made.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- cogon
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Frits
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- frigs
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Scot.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- FSLIC
-
- Fris.
-
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- fort.
-
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- flogs
-
verb (used with object),
to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- Srta.
-
- faros
-
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.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- farls
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- filos
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Fagin
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Fargo
-
noun,
William George, 1818–81, U.S. businessman: pioneered in express shipping and banking.
- fango
-
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.
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- flocs
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- fling
-
noun,
an act of flinging.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- flirt
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- sito-
-
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- frags
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- 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.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- tangs
-
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- sanit
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- gifts
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sarc-
-
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- g-cal
-
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- graft
-
noun,
Horticulture.
a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
the plant resulting from such an operation; the united stock and scion.
the place where the scion is inserted.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- goofs
-
noun,
a foolish or stupid person.
- rotas
-
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.
- gono-
-
- gonif
-
noun,
ganef.
- golfs
-
noun,
a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- scat-
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Gaons
-
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.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- gains
-
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- Sra.
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RONA
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- Oct.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- oro-
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rit.
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- RNAS
-
- scr.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Soni
-
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- tRNA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- sci.
-
- 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).
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tron
-
- scil
-
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- soln
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Sol.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- nos-
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- 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.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- org.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- RCAF
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- stlg
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- 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.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- str.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sig.
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Ont.
-
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- tion
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- SLIC
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- RIIA
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- 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.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- stg.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- tri-
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- FLRA
-
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- FOIA
-
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fol.
-
- Fong
-
noun,
Hiram L(eong) [lee-awng,, -ong] /liˈɔŋ,, -ˈɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1907–2004, U.S. lawyer and senator from Hawaii 1959–77.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- fool
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- for.
-
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- FRCS
-
- FRGS
-
- Fri.
-
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- 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.
- Frs.
-
- flog
-
verb (used with object),
to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- frt.
-
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- 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.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- FICA
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fict
-
- fig.
-
- filt
-
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- Fin.
-
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firs
-
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.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fla.
-
- flag
-
noun,
a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- FRSL
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gro.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- IOOF
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- ical
-
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- ICAO
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- ign.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- Inf.
-
- infl
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- goof
-
noun,
a foolish or stupid person.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gal.
-
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- 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.
- gars
-
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.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gift
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- gon-
-
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- goaf
-
noun,
gob1 (def 3).
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- golf
-
noun,
a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- int.
-
- asc-
-
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arg.
-
- 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.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- atic
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- 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.
- ator
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alt.
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ACLS
-
- acr-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- afr-
-
- AFSC
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agr.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- agst
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alco
-
- Alg.
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- CanF
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- 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.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Con.
-
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- crat
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- 1080
-
- fac.
-
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fags
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- clar
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- 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.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Col.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cog.
-
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ins.
-
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- intl
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iso-
-
- itis
-
- itol
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- 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.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- NIRA
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- log-
-
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loof
-
noun,
the palm of the hand.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IRL
-
- CFO
-
- CFR
-
- cfs
-
- CGI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CGS
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- OCR
-
- CIA
-
- CFI
-
- CIF
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- OCS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ILO
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- RCA
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- CFL
-
- TGN
-
- TCA
-
- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- cl.
-
- CAI
-
- OTC
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- 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.
- LST
-
- OAO
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- TCS
-
- LSI
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- LSC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- CFA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- tfr
-
- il-
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- TAL
-
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- STL
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- LOC
-
- ial
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- STI
-
- ONF
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- 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 = .
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- CSA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CSF
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CLI
-
- OGO
-
- cs.
-
- Clo
-
- of-
-
- OFr
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- CLR
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- OLG
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- LON
-
- IOC
-
- IFC
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- IOF
-
- ct.
-
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- NFC
-
- NFS
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Agt
-
- AIC
-
- trf
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- NFL
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- ing
-
- RFC
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- RFA
-
- ALC
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- NGC
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- TSI
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- ag-
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- RFI
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NOC
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- AFC
-
- AFL
-
- NIA
-
- AFS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AGC
-
- NLF
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- RCT
-
- CSO
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- ASI
-
- LTA
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- NSC
-
- Tng
-
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- OSF
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- cf.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- NSA
-
- RCN
-
- NSF
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- in.
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- ILS
-
- ANC
-
- ANF
-
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- NRC
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- NCO
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ltr
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- ARS
-
- Sr.
-
- ONI
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- FSR
-
- Lt.
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- Frl
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- La.
-
- OTS
-
- FSA
-
- ft.
-
- Sgt
-
- FTC
-
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
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.
- GCF
-
- SCF
-
- gi.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Sfc
-
- FRG
-
- RCS
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Ir.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- grf
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- LaF
-
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- CSR
-
- FRC
-
- OSO
-
- sc.
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- IOT
-
- RTS
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTF
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- IRO
-
- gl.
-
- Isl
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gr.
-
- IRC
-
- GCA
-
- GCI
-
- GCR
-
- GCT
-
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- SAR
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- ITC
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- ITA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- RAF
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- 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.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- FAO
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ROA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ior
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FCA
-
- OOT
-
- FCS
-
- SOF
-
- fgn
-
- ics
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- fic
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- Lif
-
- Ia.
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ctf
-
- ctg
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- LNG
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- fo.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- RNA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- oon
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- io-
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- Fia
-
- ROG
-
- gt.
-
- GSR
-
- SLR
-
- 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.
- SLA
-
- lg.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- GTC
-
- FIO
-
- ROI
-
- LCA
-
- Fl.
-
- LCF
-
- GTS
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- GTO
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- GSC
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- GSA
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- LR
-
- L2
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- GN
-
- FC
-
- ln
-
- TC
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- rg
-
- NL
-
- AO
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- OA
-
- f.
-
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.
- SG
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- SL
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- TL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NI
-
- RC
-
- NG
-
- NF
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- NC
-
- fn
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- IG
-
- G.
-
- LC
-
- O.
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- RF
-
- ol
-
- RO
-
- L1
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TN
-
- LF
-
- t.
-
- TG
-
- SN
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SF
-
- GC
-
- OG
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- fg
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.