Anagrams of gonadotropic
Word gonadotropic has
1055 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of gonadotropic.
- actinopod
-
noun,
any protozoan of the subclass Actinopoda, including the heliozoans and radiolarians, having stiff, rodlike, radiating pseudopodia.
- Podgorica
-
noun,
the capital of Montenegro.
- gonopodia
-
noun,
the modified anal fin of a male poeciliid fish, serving as an organ of copulation.
- acrodont
-
adjective,
having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
- parotoid
-
noun,
Also called parotoid gland. any of certain cutaneous glands forming warty masses near the ear in certain toads.
- rogation
-
noun,
Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- Giordano
-
noun,
Luca [loo-kuh;; Italian loo-kah] /ˈlu kə;; Italian ˈlu kɑ/ (Show IPA), ("Luca Fapresto") 1632–1705, Italian painter.
- dog-poor
-
adjective,
very poor.
- 11-point
-
- rigadoon
-
noun,
a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.
- picaroon
-
noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- adoption
-
noun,
the act of adopting:
- Coronado
-
noun,
Francisco Vásquez de [frahn-thees-kaw bahs-keth th e,, frahn-sees-kaw bahs-kes] /frɑnˈθis kɔ ˈbɑs kɛθ ðɛ,, frɑnˈsis kɔ ˈbɑs kɛs/ (Show IPA), 1510–54? Spanish explorer in North America.
- Tandoori
-
noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- tropaion
-
noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- Orinoco
-
noun,
a river in N South America, flowing N from the border of Brazil, along the E border of Colombia, and NE through Venezuela to the Atlantic. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
- cording
-
noun,
cord covered with yarns or fabric, used decoratively.
- poor-do
-
noun,
scrapple.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- Cipango
-
noun,
Japan.
- Gordian
-
Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- 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.
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- godroon
-
noun,
gadroon.
- tracing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- carotid
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- tornado
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- coating
-
noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- patroon
-
noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- Paoting
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Baoding.
- poniard
-
noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- parting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- organo-
-
- cartoon
-
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.
- rootcap
-
noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- carping
-
noun,
petty faultfinding.
- go-cart
-
noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- parodic
-
adjective,
having or of the nature of a parody.
- cranio-
-
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- top-dog
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that has acquired a position of highest authority.
- parotid
-
noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- oogonia
-
noun,
one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Cotinga
-
noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- procto-
-
- picador
-
noun,
one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- cardoon
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- tandoor
-
noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- pintado
-
noun,
cero (def 1).
- actino-
-
- Pogonia
-
noun,
a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- cantrip
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- octagon
-
noun,
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
- gadroon
-
noun,
Architecture. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding.
- portico
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- porting
-
noun,
the changing of the size, shape, or location of the intake and exhaust ports in an internal-combustion engine, generally to improve performance.
- contoid
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.
- contra-
-
- no-good
-
noun,
a person or thing that is worthless or undependable.
- Dragoon
-
noun,
(especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
- organic
-
noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- porcino
-
noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- proagon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greek comedy) a disputatious exchange, sometimes of a slapstick nature, between the chorus and the characters, or among the characters themselves, usually following the parodos and preceding the agon.
- dogcart
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
- tragion
-
noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- octopod
-
noun,
any eight-armed cephalopod mollusk of the order or suborder Octopoda, including the octopuses and paper nautiluses.
- cardio-
-
- carding
-
noun,
the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning.
- padrino
-
noun,
a godfather.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- odorant
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- odonto-
-
- goonda
-
noun,
a rogue or hoodlum.
- carpo-
-
- panto-
-
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- cardi-
-
- doting
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- intra-
-
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- conoid
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- contd.
-
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- contr.
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- picro-
-
- coring
-
noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- coping
-
noun,
a finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like.
- drongo
-
noun,
any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
- copro-
-
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- 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.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- patri-
-
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- coding
-
noun,
the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- 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.
- Gordon
-
noun,
Charles George ("Chinese Gordon"; "Gordon Pasha") 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- intro.
-
- dognap
-
verb (used with object),
to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- agric.
-
- agron.
-
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- inorg.
-
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- andro-
-
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- Gorton
-
noun,
John Grey, 1911–2002, Australian political leader: prime minister 1968–71.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- topog.
-
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- tropo-
-
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- nitro-
-
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- nocti-
-
- narco-
-
- 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.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- Doctor
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- actin-
-
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- Dacron
-
- angio-
-
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- doping
-
noun,
Slang. an act or instance of giving a narcotic, usually a steroid, to an athlete to unfairly boost performance in a competition.
- Grodno
-
noun,
a city in W Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Niemen River: formerly in Poland.
- pongid
-
noun,
any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape.
- dopant
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- Igorot
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- 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.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- ragtop
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- grano-
-
- grani-
-
- grand-
-
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- radio-
-
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- iatro-
-
- Oporto
-
noun,
a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- proto-
-
- icono-
-
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- Groton
-
noun,
a city in SE Connecticut.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- potoo
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- podo-
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Port.
-
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indo-
-
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- onto-
-
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- opto-
-
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- 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.
- ordn.
-
- orig.
-
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onco-
-
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nitr-
-
- noct-
-
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- intr.
-
- noto-
-
- octa-
-
- Iran.
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octo-
-
- iodo-
-
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- pico-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- pingo
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- droop
-
noun,
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- 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.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- 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.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- part.
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- pant-
-
- gono-
-
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- prand
-
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- pari-
-
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- Prog.
-
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- 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.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- andr-
-
- angi-
-
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- anti-
-
- 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.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- topo-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- 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.
- coop.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contg
-
- cont.
-
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Cong.
-
- agro-
-
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- cogon
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- 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.
- tonia
-
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- 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:
- ation
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- carp-
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Apoc.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Card.
-
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- Capt.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- tono-
-
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Congo
-
noun,
congou.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- pron.
-
- prong
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- Prot.
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- acpt.
-
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- prod.
-
- proc.
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- trop-
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- dict.
-
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- 30-30
-
- diag.
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- 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.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- acro-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- copr-
-
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- corp.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- corpn
-
- actg.
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- trig.
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- rcpt.
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- trid
-
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- org.
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- tron
-
- ord.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- NIRA
-
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- OAPC
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Ont.
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Oct.
-
- Nor.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tRNA
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- tri-
-
- opia
-
- top-
-
- not-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- poda
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rcd.
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- RdAc
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- 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).
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- pro-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- pot.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prin
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pood
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- ptg.
-
- rad.
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- Rida
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- Pan.
-
- rpt.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- oto-
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oro-
-
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tion
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- par.
-
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pct.
-
- 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.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- patd
-
- pat.
-
- RONA
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- 1080
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- cir.
-
- gon-
-
- 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.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- 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.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- 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.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Good
-
noun,
profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cit.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- cog.
-
- 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.
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- 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.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- gtd.
-
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- gro.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Can.
-
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- cap.
-
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- 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.
- Cdr.
-
- gpcd
-
- gpad
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Ind.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dir.
-
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- ctr.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dioc
-
- Dino
-
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Din.
-
- dig.
-
- dia-
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- dat.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- 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.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- cpd.
-
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- dpt.
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- crat
-
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- ano-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- NADP
-
- ator
-
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- atic
-
- 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.
- Arg.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- art.
-
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- 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.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- agr.
-
- iod-
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- ant.
-
- NDAC
-
- AInd
-
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- apo-
-
- ign.
-
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tr.
-
- ANC
-
- TPI
-
- Tpr
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CPA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- AIC
-
- tpd
-
- CPI
-
- TPN
-
- CPR
-
- tra
-
- CPO
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Agt
-
- an.
-
- ap-
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DOA
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- ag-
-
- do.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Rd.
-
- RCP
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Tro
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Ar.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ACP
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ctg
-
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- CRP
-
- ANG
-
- AGC
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TCA
-
- ATP
-
- CIA
-
- CGI
-
- CDT
-
- 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.
- TID
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ROP
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- TIA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TGN
-
- RPG
-
- RPO
-
- ca.
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- 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.
- rt.
-
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- cp.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- cr.
-
- 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:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CAI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ROI
-
- ROG
-
- RCA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RCN
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- RCT
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- RDA
-
- RDC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- aor
-
- APC
-
- ct.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- ard
-
- CNO
-
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- ROA
-
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CIP
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- at.
-
- Tng
-
- ATC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- DNA
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- oo-
-
- IDP
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPA
-
- in.
-
- OOT
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oon
-
- 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.
- ing
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- IOC
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oid
-
- oic
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ODT
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- Pg.
-
- pd.
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- gt.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- GTC
-
- GTO
-
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- OGO
-
- 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 = .
- PTO
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NPR
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NCO
-
- NAD
-
- NOP
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- nr.
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NGC
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIA
-
- Npt
-
- NRA
-
- ior
-
- OCR
-
- IOT
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- OCD
-
- NRC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OAP
-
- OAO
-
- OTC
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- pt.
-
- trp
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- gi.
-
- POA
-
- DRG
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- Gr.
-
- 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.
- GOP
-
- Dr.
-
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PID
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- POC
-
- DPI
-
- GCA
-
- DNR
-
- DAR
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- PRC
-
- di.
-
- PRA
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- DPC
-
- POR
-
- Doi
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DPA
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Ga.
-
- GCD
-
- PCI
-
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- PaG
-
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GNP
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GDR
-
- GDP
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GCT
-
- PGA
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- GCI
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- GPD
-
- GCR
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- PDT
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- NP
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- N.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- RN
-
- ND
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- RI
-
- DG
-
- D.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RC
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AO
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- TG
-
- RP
-
- ic
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IG
-
- rg
-
- TC
-
- TN
-
- GP
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GD
-
- G.
-
- IP
-
- RO
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- i.
-
- DN
-
- GN
-
- DP
-
- OA
-
- T1
-
- TD
-
- OG
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- GC
-
- O.
-
- 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.
- TP
-
- t.
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.