Anagrams of gravicembalo
Word gravicembalo has
1419 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of gravicembalo.
- algebraic
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adjective,
of, occurring in, or utilizing algebra.
- bicameral
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adjective,
having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
- Belgravia
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noun,
a fashionable district in London, England, adjoining Hyde Park.
- cablegram
-
noun,
a telegram sent by underwater cable.
- cambogia
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noun,
gamboge (def 1).
- amicable
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adjective,
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable:
- albacore
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noun,
a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.
- vicarage
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noun,
the residence of a vicar.
- variable
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noun,
something that may or does vary or change; a variable feature or factor.
- Agricola
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noun,
Georgius [jawr-jee-uh s,, jee-awr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi əs,, dʒiˈɔr-/ (Show IPA), (Georg Bauer) 1494–1555, German historian, physician, and pioneer in mineralogy.
- braciola
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noun,
a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
- vambrace
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the forearm; a lower cannon.
Compare rerebrace.
- Cavalier
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cabriole
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noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- embolic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to an embolus or to embolism.
- embargo
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noun,
an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
- regalia
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plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- alembic
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noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- bricole
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noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- glacier
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noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- georama
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noun,
an encompassingly large, hollow globe on the inside of which is depicted a map of the earth's surface, to be viewed by a spectator within the globe.
- albergo
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noun,
an inn or hotel.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- gambrel
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noun,
the hock of an animal, especially of a horse.
- garboil
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noun,
confusion.
- Bolivar
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.
- embroil
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verb (used with object),
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
- railage
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noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- Gambier
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noun,
an astringent extract obtained from the leaves and young shoots of a tropical Asian shrub, Uncaria gambir, of the madder family, used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc.
- Algarve
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noun,
a coastal region of S Portugal. 1958 sq. mi. (5070 sq. km).
- agravic
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adjective,
pertaining to a state or region in which the effect of gravity is zero.
- Gabriel
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noun,
one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
- cembalo
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noun,
harpsichord.
- Algeria
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
- algebra
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noun,
the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
- America
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noun,
United States.
- Argovie
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noun,
French name of Aargau.
- malaco-
-
- mailbag
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noun,
a large bag used by mail carriers for carrying mail, usually equipped with a shoulder strap.
- avarice
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- magical
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adjective,
produced by or as if by magic:
- megalo-
-
- macabre
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adjective,
gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
- amoebic
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adjective,
amebic.
- microbe
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noun,
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- amiable
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adjective,
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable:
- Mirabel
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noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- miracle
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noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- aerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- Laramie
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noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- Mogilev
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noun,
a city in E Byelorussia (Belarus), in the W Soviet Union in Europe, on the Dnieper.
- grimace
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noun,
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- gremial
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noun,
a cloth placed on the lap of the bishop, as during the celebration of Mass or when he confers orders.
- Bergama
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noun,
a town in W Turkey in Asia.
Ancient Pergamum.
- Bergamo
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noun,
a Turkish rug characterized by a long pile, floral or geometric patterns, and red-orange hues.
- Graeco-
-
- Moravia
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noun,
Alberto [ahl-ber-taw] /ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alberto Pincherle) 1907–90, Italian writer.
- Almeria
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- movable
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noun,
an article of furniture that is not fixed in place.
- removal
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noun,
the act of removing.
- Arecibo
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noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- aerobia
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noun,
aerobe.
- velaria
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noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- clamber
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noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- varico-
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- Coimbra
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537.
- caravel
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noun,
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- variola
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noun,
smallpox.
- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- vocable
-
noun,
a word; term; name.
- Carmela
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noun,
a female given name, form of Carmel.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- Aalborg
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noun,
Ålborg.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- Cambrai
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noun,
a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- cambrel
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noun,
gambrel.
- Cambria
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noun,
medieval name of Wales.
- cameral
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adjective,
of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
- climber
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noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- acerola
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- caramel
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noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- claimer
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- Craiova
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noun,
a city in SW Romania.
- Vorlage
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noun,
a position in which a skier leans forward but keeps the heels in contact with the skis.
- ceramal
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noun,
cermet.
- Corbeil
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Marcel
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noun,
a marcelling.
- labio-
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- Laager
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noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- I-beam
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noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- grovel
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verb (used without object),
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- becalm
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- avoir.
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- Marble
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noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Greco-
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- gravel
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noun,
small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- Belgic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Belgae.
- Argive
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noun,
a native of Argos.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- Marcia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- argali
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noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- carbo-
-
- Graiae
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plural noun,
Graeae.
- laevo-
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- larvae
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noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- lovage
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noun,
a European plant, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves, cultivated in gardens.
- bailor
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- maglev
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noun,
magnetic levitation.
- Limber
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noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- clamor
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noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- caviar
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- Libava
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noun,
Russian name of Liepāja.
- maigre
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adjective,
containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
- lavage
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noun,
a washing.
- carvel
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noun,
caravel.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- Cibola
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noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- Bairam
-
noun,
ʾId al-Adha.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lavabo
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noun,
Ecclesiastical.
the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12.
the passage recited.
the small towel or the basin used.
- Malabo
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on N Bioko island.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- macro-
-
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- Clover
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- Cabral
-
noun,
Pedro Álvares [pe-droo awl-vuh-ruh sh] /ˈpɛ drʊ ˈɔl və rəʃ/ (Show IPA), c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.
- Gamble
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noun,
any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Gambia
-
noun,
a river in W Africa, flowing W to the Atlantic. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Borgia
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- galore
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adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- Colima
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noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Gaelic
-
noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- comber
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- bregma
-
noun,
the junction point of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull.
- gambol
-
noun,
a skipping or frisking about; frolic.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- brevi-
-
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- brolga
-
noun,
a large Australian crane, Grus rubicunda, with silvery-gray plumage and a red patch on the head, noted for its elaborate courtship dance.
- bromal
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- bromic
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adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Bomarc
-
noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- camber
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- B-girl
-
noun,
a woman employed by a bar, nightclub, etc., to act as a companion to male customers and induce them to buy drinks.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- crambo
-
noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- Glover
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells gloves.
- Gloria
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- cambio
-
noun,
a currency exchange.
- cambia
-
noun,
a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.
- glioma
-
noun,
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
- glaive
-
noun,
a sword or broadsword.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- Bolger
-
noun,
James Brendan, born 1935, prime minister of New Zealand 1990–97.
- Glaber
-
noun,
Raoul [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), or Rudolphe [roo-dawlf] /ruˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), c990–c1050, French ecclesiastic and chronicler.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Gimbel
-
noun,
Jacob, 1850–1922, U.S. retail merchant.
- gimbal
-
noun,
Sometimes, gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
- gerbil
-
noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- Gemara
-
noun,
the section of the Talmud consisting essentially of commentary on the Mishnah.
- bocage
-
noun,
a decorative motif of trees, branches, or foliage, as in a tapestry or a ceramic figure group.
- garlic
-
noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- coeval
-
noun,
a contemporary:
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- garble
-
noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- borage
-
noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- gavial
-
noun,
a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- Mobile
-
noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Alvaro
-
noun,
Corrado [kawr-rah-daw] /kɔrˈrɑ dɔ/ (Show IPA), c1890–1956, Italian journalist and novelist.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- vagile
-
adjective,
endowed with or having freedom of movement.
- Moraga
-
noun,
a city in W California.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- vagrom
-
adjective,
vagrant.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- vario-
-
- Velcro
-
- verbal
-
noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- mirage
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- Vergil
-
noun,
(Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 b.c, Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
- aboral
-
adjective,
opposite to or away from the mouth.
- vermi-
-
- viable
-
adjective,
capable of living.
- amebic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- Viborg
-
noun,
Swedish name of Vyborg.
- milage
-
noun,
mileage.
- micro-
-
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- alogia
-
noun,
aphasia.
- ablare
-
adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- rambla
-
noun,
a dry ravine.
- ravage
-
noun,
havoc; ruinous damage:
- Ramage
-
noun,
a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- ovaria
-
noun,
ovary.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- agleam
-
adjective,
gleaming; bright; radiant:
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Morava
-
noun,
German March. a river in central Europe, flowing S from NE Czech Republic, along part of the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Slovakia and Austria, into the Danube W of Bratislava. 240 miles (385 km) long.
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- alcove
-
noun,
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- agamic
-
adjective,
Biology.
asexual.
occurring without sexual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic.
- a-game
-
noun,
a person’s best effort, abilities, or achievement:
- rivage
-
noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- oblige
-
verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- vibro-
-
- Valera
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- agric.
-
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- Arabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arbela
-
noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- Megara
-
noun,
a city in ancient Greece: the chief city of Megaris.
- virago
-
noun,
a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
- Marvel
-
noun,
something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy:
- arable
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- megal-
-
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- amoeba
-
noun,
ameba.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Margie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- vomica
-
noun,
a cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.
- Abelia
-
noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- relig
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- ecol.
-
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- crim.
-
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
-
- Gabor
-
noun,
Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- Gable
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- Gabar
-
noun,
an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- ergo-
-
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- vomer
-
noun,
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- 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.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- Volga
-
noun,
a river flowing from the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation E and then S to the Caspian Sea: the longest river in Europe. 2325 miles (3745 km).
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- coel-
-
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- Velma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- Vilma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- Vigor
-
noun,
active strength or force.
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- clove
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- vice-
-
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- vari-
-
- Galba
-
noun,
Servius Sulpicius [sur-vee-uh s suhl-pish-uh s] /ˈsɜr vi əs sʌlˈpɪʃ əs/ (Show IPA), 5? b.c.–a.d. 69, Roman emperor a.d. 68–69.
- vogie
-
adjective,
conceited; proud.
- Comr.
-
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Vogel
-
noun,
Sir Julius, 1835–99, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1873–75, 1876.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- vocal
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- vagal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a vagus nerve.
- vocab
-
- Clava
-
noun,
the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- Virgo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- virga
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- comb.
-
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Oreg.
-
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- levo-
-
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Laoag
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- imago
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- image
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Icel.
-
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- Grove
-
noun,
a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth:
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Marga
-
noun,
any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- male-
-
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- mega-
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- magic
-
noun,
the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
- MAgEc
-
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Melia
-
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- groma
-
noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- gavel
-
noun,
a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- gimel
-
noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olig-
-
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- geom.
-
- geol.
-
- g-cal
-
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Gavle
-
noun,
a seaport in E Sweden.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- 30-30
-
- omega
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- marg.
-
- Garbo
-
noun,
Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
- gamo-
-
- gamic
-
adjective,
sexual (def 3).
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- orig.
-
- over-
-
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- gamba
-
noun,
viola da gamba (def 1).
- OIcel
-
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Gomer
-
noun,
an undesirable hospital patient.
- grime
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- molvi
-
noun,
maulvi.
- grave
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
- grama
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- gram.
-
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- 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.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- mover
-
noun,
a person or thing that moves.
- ogive
-
noun,
Architecture.
a diagonal vaulting rib.
a pointed arch.
- Gomel
-
noun,
a city in SE Byelorussia (Belarus), on a tributary of the Dnieper.
- golem
-
noun,
Jewish Folklore. a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.
- movie
-
noun,
motion picture.
- Obama
-
noun,
Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- glove
-
noun,
a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
- Globe
-
noun,
the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- gloam
-
noun,
twilight; gloaming.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- gleba
-
noun,
the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.
- gleam
-
noun,
a flash or beam of light:
- glave
-
noun,
glaive.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- limbo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- mero-
-
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- acro-
-
- biol.
-
- Agram
-
noun,
German name of Zagreb.
- biog.
-
- Brale
-
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- bilge
-
noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- Avram
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abram.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Agave
-
noun,
any of numerous American plants belonging to the genus Agave, of the agave family, species of which are cultivated for economic or ornamental purposes: A. arizonica, of central Arizona, is an endangered species.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- Cabal
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- bogle
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- ameba
-
noun,
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- Amer.
-
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- baro-
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- bagel
-
noun,
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- ambi-
-
- brom-
-
- amiga
-
noun,
a female friend.
- algia
-
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- Brig.
-
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Abram
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- BMarE
-
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- above
-
noun,
something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- bravo
-
noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- abeam
-
adverb,
Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line:
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- AMORC
-
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- Brava
-
noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- aemia
-
- brave
-
noun,
a brave person.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Alcor
-
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- areo-
-
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- belga
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- Belg.
-
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- aeri-
-
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- agro-
-
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- algo-
-
- Arab.
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- aero-
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- carb-
-
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Camb.
-
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Braga
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- 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.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- agr.
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- bal.
-
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- Lam.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- bar.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ical
-
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Ice.
-
- ICBM
-
- ICAO
-
- 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.
- Rev.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ible
-
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- IAEA
-
- mil.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ile-
-
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Reg.
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Lab.
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- AGMA
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- Mic.
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Ire.
-
- rel.
-
- IRBM
-
- agba
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
- IMCO
-
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- lea.
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Ave.
-
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- avg.
-
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- mag.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- org.
-
- Mac-
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Alb.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ALBM
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Alco
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- mal-
-
- Arg.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arm.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- Ala.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- AIME
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- BAgE
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- BAgr
-
- Lib.
-
- 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.
- ole-
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- mGal
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- leg.
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- ovi-
-
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- LRBM
-
- RIBA
-
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Aire
-
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- 1080
-
- log-
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- glom
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- riv.
-
- viga
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Vic.
-
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Vigo
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jean Almereyda) 1905–34, French film director.
- eco-
-
- vil.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- mol.
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- abr.
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- vel.
-
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- brev
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- EGmc
-
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Cav.
-
- clar
-
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- CBEL
-
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- civ.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- move
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- 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.
- Com.
-
- Virg
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- VLBI
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- coml
-
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Cal.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- cog.
-
- Amal
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- voc.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cml.
-
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Vega
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- glob
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- bio-
-
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- Rom.
-
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- gro.
-
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- MILR
-
- Bglr
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- Gov.
-
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Alg.
-
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- aer-
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Ger.
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- Gama
-
noun,
Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- galv
-
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Gal.
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- var.
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acea
-
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- geo-
-
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- gave
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- BMOC
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- val.
-
- Oc.
-
- 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.
- obv
-
adverb,
obviously:
- ALC
-
- obl
-
- OCR
-
- OLG
-
- Ola
-
- OBE
-
- 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.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OIr
-
- OEM
-
- oic
-
- CEO
-
- Om.
-
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ABM
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- VGA
-
- Ver
-
- abv
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- VCR
-
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- vb.
-
- ACV
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ROI
-
- al.
-
- VOR
-
- Am.
-
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ac-
-
- vol
-
- ag-
-
- AIA
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- vog
-
noun,
air pollution containing gases and particles from a volcanic eruption combined with moisture from fog to create an unpleasant atmospheric cloud.
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- VOA
-
- vo.
-
- VLA
-
- AAE
-
- AAM
-
- Aar
-
- Va.
-
- ROG
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- RMA
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Re.
-
- RBI
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ov-
-
- Orv
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OMB
-
- RBC
-
- RCA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- MRI
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- REA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RGB
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- AGC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AGM
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- ob.
-
- VRM
-
- MRE
-
- GeV
-
- BIE
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GMC
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- glb
-
- BLA
-
- gl.
-
- ble
-
- BLM
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- BME
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- BMI
-
- BMR
-
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- GCR
-
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- BMV
-
- GCA
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- ILO
-
- Bav
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IGM
-
- ier
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- ib.
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- bec
-
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- gre
-
- GRB
-
- BeV
-
- Gr.
-
- bi-
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- La.
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- ca.
-
- CBE
-
- 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.
- CMG
-
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- CVO
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAI
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- BVA
-
- CMA
-
- CLR
-
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CEA
-
- CIM
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- CIA
-
- CGM
-
- CGI
-
- BVE
-
- CVA
-
- gi.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- GCM
-
- GCB
-
- GBE
-
- 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.
- Ga.
-
- evg
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ERV
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EMR
-
- BRE
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- eir
-
- Eg.
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- BRM
-
- ECM
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- ECG
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAM
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- MBO
-
- MLA
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- MBE
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ml.
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- lv.
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- MLG
-
- MLR
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- AME
-
- aor
-
- BCE
-
- Mo.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- be-
-
- Avi
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Mao
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- a-v
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mcg
-
- AVC
-
- mi.
-
- MAA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MCI
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MCR
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- MIE
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- BCL
-
- BEM
-
- MGr
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- LBO
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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).
- MRA
-
- MeV
-
- MGB
-
- AOA
-
- ALM
-
- bl.
-
- Bac
-
- AMC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOC
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- BVM
-
- Br.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LIM
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- MOI
-
- MOR
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Amb
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LC
-
- VM
-
- CV
-
- CB
-
- CE
-
- CM
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- VL
-
- ol
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- OA
-
- OG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- 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.
- EI
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- MG
-
- RO
-
- LR
-
- V.
-
- RV
-
- BO
-
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LM
-
- BG
-
- i.
-
- VG
-
- ic
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- le
-
- MV
-
- IG
-
- rg
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- VC
-
- VI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- L.
-
- EV
-
- Eb
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- G.
-
- GB
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- GM
-
- gv
-
- VR
-
- BC
-
- GC
-
- MB
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
-
- RC
-
- RI
-
- BM
-