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- cablegrams
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noun,
a telegram sent by underwater cable.
- albacores
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noun,
a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.
- cablegram
-
noun,
a telegram sent by underwater cable.
- Belgravia
-
noun,
a fashionable district in London, England, adjoining Hyde Park.
- almsgiver
-
noun,
a person who gives alms.
- cavaliers
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- ambrosial
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adjective,
exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
- cavalries
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noun,
Military.
the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback.
mounted soldiers collectively.
the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility.
- verbalism
-
noun,
a verbal expression, as a word or phrase.
- algebraic
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adjective,
of, occurring in, or utilizing algebra.
- Algeciras
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- cabrioles
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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.
- bicameral
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adjective,
having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
- cambogias
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noun,
gamboge (def 1).
- vambraces
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the forearm; a lower cannon.
Compare rerebrace.
- mesovaria
-
noun,
the mesentery of the ovary.
- Calvaries
-
noun,
Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33.
- braciolas
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noun,
a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
- sail-over
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noun,
a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- vicarages
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noun,
the residence of a vicar.
- scalogram
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noun,
an attitude scale in which a positive answer to an item implies agreement with items appearing lower on the scale.
- Ambrosia
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the food of the gods.
Compare nectar (def 3).
- bavarois
-
noun,
Bavarian cream.
- embroils
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verb (used with object),
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
- lavaboes
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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.
- Bergamos
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noun,
a Turkish rug characterized by a long pile, floral or geometric patterns, and red-orange hues.
- bricoles
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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.
- Cavalier
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- viragoes
-
noun,
a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
- clambers
-
noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- scramble
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noun,
a quick climb or progression over rough, irregular ground.
- cambogia
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noun,
gamboge (def 1).
- 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.
- camisole
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noun,
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- bolivars
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.
- vambrace
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the forearm; a lower cannon.
Compare rerebrace.
- climbers
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noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- Rabelais
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
- garboils
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noun,
confusion.
- Agricola
-
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.
- amicable
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adjective,
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable:
- vicarage
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noun,
the residence of a vicar.
- varicose
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adjective,
abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen:
- gasolier
-
noun,
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- scleroma
-
noun,
a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- caramels
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noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- coal-gas
-
noun,
a gas used for illuminating and heating, produced by distilling bituminous coal and consisting chiefly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.
- variable
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noun,
something that may or does vary or change; a variable feature or factor.
- varioles
-
noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- Sagamore
-
noun,
(among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
- claviers
-
noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- movables
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noun,
an article of furniture that is not fixed in place.
- algorism
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noun,
the Arabic system of arithmetical notation (with the figures 1, 2, 3, etc.).
- berascal
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verb (used with object),
to call (someone) a rascal.
- caravels
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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.
- ambaries
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noun,
kenaf.
- aerobics
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noun,
Also called aerobic exercises. (used with a plural verb) any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen.
- acerolas
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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.
- variolas
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noun,
smallpox.
- gremials
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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.
- cramboes
-
noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- Cosgrave
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noun,
William Thomas, 1880–1965, Irish political leader: president of the executive council of the Irish Free State 1922–32.
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- vagaries
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noun,
an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance:
- 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.
- bovarism
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noun,
an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- mailbags
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noun,
a large bag used by mail carriers for carrying mail, usually equipped with a shoulder strap.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- alembics
-
noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- vocables
-
noun,
a word; term; name.
- sociable
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- vocalise
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noun,
a musical composition consisting of the singing of melody with vowel sounds or nonsense syllables rather than text, as for special effect in classical compositions, in polyphonic jazz singing by special groups, or in virtuoso vocal exercises.
- cabalism
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noun,
the principles or doctrines of the cabala.
- vocalism
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noun,
Phonetics.
a vowel, diphthong, triphthong, or vowel quality, as in a syllable.
the system of vowels of a language.
- gambiers
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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.
- avarices
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- Cimarosa
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noun,
Domenico [daw-me-nee-kaw] /dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1801, Italian conductor and composer.
- cembalos
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noun,
harpsichord.
- braciola
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noun,
a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
- Scaliger
-
noun,
Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
- Gabriels
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noun,
one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
- grimaces
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noun,
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- abrasive
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noun,
any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
- seraglio
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noun,
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- claimers
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- ceramals
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noun,
cermet.
- corbeils
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- gambrels
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noun,
the hock of an animal, especially of a horse.
- microbes
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- Laborism
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noun,
a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- calibers
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- amiable
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adjective,
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable:
- gambias
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noun,
a river in W Africa, flowing W to the Atlantic. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Almeria
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- 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.
- boscage
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noun,
a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket.
- glorias
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- velaria
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noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- ceramal
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noun,
cermet.
- megalo-
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- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- Mogilev
-
noun,
a city in E Byelorussia (Belarus), in the W Soviet Union in Europe, on the Dnieper.
- America
-
noun,
United States.
- ambries
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noun,
Also called armarium. Ecclesiastical. a recess in the wall of a church or a cupboard in the sacristy where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc., are kept.
- caviars
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- imagoes
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noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- gambrel
-
noun,
the hock of an animal, especially of a horse.
- gambols
-
noun,
a skipping or frisking about; frolic.
- gambles
-
noun,
any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
- Amboise
-
noun,
a town in central France, E of Tours: castle.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- garboil
-
noun,
confusion.
- Ambrose
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 340?–397, bishop of Milan 374–397.
- ambsace
-
noun,
the lowest throw at dice, the double ace.
- cembalo
-
noun,
harpsichord.
- ambages
-
noun,
winding, roundabout paths or ways.
- marvels
-
noun,
something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy:
- garbles
-
noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- carvels
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noun,
caravel.
- girl-os
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- bailors
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- mobiles
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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).
- socager
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noun,
a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
- isogram
-
noun,
a line representing equality with respect to a given variable, used to relate points on maps, charts, etc.
- Baalism
-
noun,
the worship of Baal.
- 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.
- 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.
- caliber
-
noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- miracle
-
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.
- Mirabel
-
noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- gerbils
-
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.
- Gervais
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an unsalted French cream cheese made from whole milk and cream.
- Laramie
-
noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- caeomas
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- milages
-
noun,
mileage.
- bromals
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- ascribe
-
verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- Argovie
-
noun,
French name of Aargau.
- Cabimas
-
noun,
a city in NW Venezuela, on the E coast of Lake Maracaibo.
- glacier
-
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.
- laagers
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- salvage
-
noun,
the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- asocial
-
adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- soilage
-
noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- Somalia
-
noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- gimbals
-
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.
- sarcoma
-
noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- avarice
-
noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- gisarme
-
noun,
guisarme.
- microbe
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- girasol
-
noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- samovar
-
noun,
a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
- camails
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- cambers
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- Megaris
-
noun,
a district in ancient Greece, between the Gulf of Corinth and Saronic Gulf.
- arables
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- gliomas
-
noun,
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
- variola
-
noun,
smallpox.
- Carmela
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carmel.
- bravoes
-
noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- amoebic
-
adjective,
amebic.
- garlics
-
noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- varico-
-
- varices
-
noun,
plural of varix.
- scalare
-
noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- caribes
-
noun,
piranha.
- scalage
-
noun,
an assessed percentage deduction, as in weight or price, granted in dealings with goods that are likely to shrink, leak, or otherwise vary in the amount or weight originally stated.
- cargoes
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- gavials
-
noun,
a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species.
- Brescia
-
noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- Argolis
-
noun,
an ancient district in SE Greece.
- caravel
-
noun,
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- oralism
-
noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- caramel
-
noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- Isabela
-
noun,
a city in NW Puerto Rico.
- cameral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
- lavages
-
noun,
a washing.
- bricole
-
noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- Arecibo
-
noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- areolas
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- valeric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- Cambria
-
noun,
medieval name of Wales.
- cambrel
-
noun,
gambrel.
- Cambrai
-
noun,
a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918.
- mirages
-
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.
- glories
-
noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- limbers
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- coevals
-
noun,
a contemporary:
- Belasco
-
noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- Algiers
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- marcels
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- movable
-
noun,
an article of furniture that is not fixed in place.
- agarics
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- viscera
-
plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- gracile
-
adjective,
gracefully slender.
- agarose
-
noun,
a substance obtained from agar and used for chromatographic separations.
- mailers
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- boilers
-
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.
- Graeco-
-
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- sclero-
-
- Coimbra
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537.
- obelias
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- rivages
-
noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- ravages
-
noun,
havoc; ruinous damage:
- revisal
-
noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- macabre
-
adjective,
gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
- gremial
-
noun,
a cloth placed on the lap of the bishop, as during the celebration of Mass or when he confers orders.
- vocable
-
noun,
a word; term; name.
- mailbag
-
noun,
a large bag used by mail carriers for carrying mail, usually equipped with a shoulder strap.
- clovers
-
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.
- becalms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- Craiova
-
noun,
a city in SW Romania.
- marbles
-
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.
- aerobic
-
adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- Morelia
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- viragos
-
noun,
a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
- Corbeil
-
noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- corbels
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- gracias
-
interjection,
thank you.
- rambles
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- malices
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- absolve
-
verb (used with object),
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences:
- Seaborg
-
noun,
Glenn T(heodor) 1912–1999, U.S. chemist: chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission 1961–71; Nobel prize 1951.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- Absalom
-
noun,
the third and favorite son of David, who rebelled against his father and was slain by Joab. II Sam. 13–18.
- malaise
-
noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- malaco-
-
- cormels
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- combers
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- aerobia
-
noun,
aerobe.
- corsage
-
noun,
a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
- Bergsma
-
noun,
William, 1921–1994, U.S. composer.
- lovages
-
noun,
a European plant, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves, cultivated in gardens.
- embargo
-
noun,
an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
- grovels
-
verb (used without object),
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- embolic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to an embolus or to embolism.
- embroil
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
- colmars
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- Bergamo
-
noun,
a Turkish rug characterized by a long pile, floral or geometric patterns, and red-orange hues.
- grimace
-
noun,
a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- Bergama
-
noun,
a town in W Turkey in Asia.
Ancient Pergamum.
- railage
-
noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- Bolivar
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.
- margosa
-
noun,
neem (def 2).
- agravic
-
adjective,
pertaining to a state or region in which the effect of gravity is zero.
- magical
-
adjective,
produced by or as if by magic:
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- albergo
-
noun,
an inn or hotel.
- basilar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
- Gabriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
- verglas
-
noun,
glaze (def 17).
- borasca
-
noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- verbals
-
noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- claimer
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- reclaim
-
noun,
reclamation:
- obliges
-
verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- gravels
-
noun,
small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- Limoges
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haute Vienne, in S central France.
- alegars
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- verismo
-
noun,
the use of everyday life and actions in artistic works: introduced into opera in the early 1900s in reaction to contemporary conventions, which were seen as artificial and untruthful.
- alembic
-
noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- removal
-
noun,
the act of removing.
- glovers
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells gloves.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Algarve
-
noun,
a coastal region of S Portugal. 1958 sq. mi. (5070 sq. km).
- algebra
-
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.
- solaria
-
noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- Algeria
-
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.
- algesia
-
noun,
sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
- regalia
-
plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- Vorlage
-
noun,
a position in which a skier leans forward but keeps the heels in contact with the skis.
- clivers
-
noun,
cleavers.
- acerola
-
noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- clavier
-
noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- Grecism
-
noun,
the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- Aalborg
-
noun,
Ålborg.
- vesical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- realism
-
noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- clamber
-
noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- clavers
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- borages
-
noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- goalers
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- morales
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- ovaries
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- Segovia
-
noun,
Andrés [ahn-dres] /ɑnˈdrɛs/ (Show IPA), 1893–87, Spanish guitarist.
- clamors
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- climber
-
noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- Moravia
-
noun,
Alberto [ahl-ber-taw] /ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alberto Pincherle) 1907–90, Italian writer.
- Marisol
-
noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- gravies
-
noun,
the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc.
- glacis
-
noun,
a gentle slope.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- Savage
-
noun,
an uncivilized human being.
- bromic
-
adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- grails
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- blames
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- 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.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glaces
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- bromal
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- Glaber
-
noun,
Raoul [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), or Rudolphe [roo-dawlf] /ruˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), c990–c1050, French ecclesiastic and chronicler.
- Seboim
-
noun,
Zeboim.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- sarco-
-
- scarab
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Brasov
-
noun,
a city in central Romania.
- scler-
-
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- Bomarc
-
noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- oblige
-
verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- gloams
-
noun,
twilight; gloaming.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- borage
-
noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- brails
-
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.
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- Bolger
-
noun,
James Brendan, born 1935, prime minister of New Zealand 1990–97.
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- bragas
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Gloria
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- gloves
-
noun,
a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
- Borges
-
noun,
Jorge Luis [hawr-he lwees] /ˈhɔr hɛ lwis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.
- Borgia
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- Glover
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells gloves.
- bravas
-
noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- glioma
-
noun,
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
- glaive
-
noun,
a sword or broadsword.
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Savior
-
noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- Gosala
-
noun,
died c484 b.c, Indian religious leader: founder of the Ajivaka sect.
- Savoie
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- gorals
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- bocage
-
noun,
a decorative motif of trees, branches, or foliage, as in a tapestry or a ceramic figure group.
- golems
-
noun,
Jewish Folklore. a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- gleams
-
noun,
a flash or beam of light:
- goaves
-
noun,
plural of goaf.
- brevi-
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- bogles
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- bregma
-
noun,
the junction point of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull.
- breams
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- 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.
- scalar
-
noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- gobies
-
noun,
any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- bravos
-
noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- 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.
- cloves
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- Clovis
-
noun,
a town in central California.
- rivals
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- rivage
-
noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- ervils
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- cobras
-
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.
- ericas
-
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.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- 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.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- gables
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- gabies
-
noun,
a fool.
- ovisac
-
noun,
a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- claver
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- ovaria
-
noun,
ovary.
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- clevis
-
noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- climbs
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- coeval
-
noun,
a contemporary:
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- 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.
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- egoism
-
noun,
the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism).
- ravage
-
noun,
havoc; ruinous damage:
- covers
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- ravels
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- corves
-
noun,
plural of corf.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Ramage
-
noun,
a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links.
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- embars
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- comber
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- Combes
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- rambla
-
noun,
a dry ravine.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- corgis
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- Sambre
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing NE through N France and S Belgium into the Meuse at Namur: battle 1918. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- 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.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- ombers
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- calves
-
noun,
plural of calf1 .
- Gemara
-
noun,
the section of the Talmud consisting essentially of commentary on the Mishnah.
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- camber
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- 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.
- cambio
-
noun,
a currency exchange.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- omegas
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- cameos
-
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.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- salver
-
noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- sambar
-
noun,
a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
- Sambal
-
noun,
a condiment or side dish of Indonesia, Malaysia, and southern India, made with any of various ingredients, as vegetables, fish, or coconut, usually seasoned with chili peppers and spices and served with rice and curries.
- gimels
-
noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Gimbel
-
noun,
Jacob, 1850–1922, U.S. retail merchant.
- salvor
-
noun,
a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.
- Salvia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers.
- 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.
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- Saliva
-
noun,
a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- cabals
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- cables
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Cabral
-
noun,
Pedro Álvares [pe-droo awl-vuh-ruh sh] /ˈpɛ drʊ ˈɔl və rəʃ/ (Show IPA), c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- 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.
- galore
-
adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- Gamble
-
noun,
any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- cavils
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- sabora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- gambol
-
noun,
a skipping or frisking about; frolic.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- sabalo
-
noun,
the tarpon.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Gambia
-
noun,
a river in W Africa, flowing W to the Atlantic. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- gambas
-
noun,
viola da gamba (def 1).
- cerias
-
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.
- orgasm
-
noun,
the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- caviar
-
noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- garble
-
noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- carbo-
-
- garlic
-
noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- Gbaris
-
noun,
Gwari.
- cargos
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- gavial
-
noun,
a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species.
- gavels
-
noun,
a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order.
- Caribs
-
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.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- sacro-
-
- gramas
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- Valera
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- vigors
-
noun,
active strength or force.
- ageism
-
noun,
discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
- Valais
-
noun,
a canton in SW Switzerland. 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km). Capital: Sion.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- larvae
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- larvas
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- Argive
-
noun,
a native of Argos.
- largos
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Lavabo
-
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.
- argals
-
noun,
argol.
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- lavage
-
noun,
a washing.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Valois
-
noun,
a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- agleam
-
adjective,
gleaming; bright; radiant:
- valors
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- marges
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- lavers
-
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.
- avails
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- labio-
-
- violas
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- avoir.
-
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- laevo-
-
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- somber
-
adjective,
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:
- micro-
-
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- a-game
-
noun,
a person’s best effort, abilities, or achievement:
- Lamesa
-
noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- agamic
-
adjective,
Biology.
asexual.
occurring without sexual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic.
- lamias
-
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.
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- vagile
-
adjective,
endowed with or having freedom of movement.
- vagrom
-
adjective,
vagrant.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Margie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- vamose
-
verb (used with or without object),
vamoose.
- milage
-
noun,
mileage.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- Libava
-
noun,
Russian name of Liepāja.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- Alvaro
-
noun,
Corrado [kawr-rah-daw] /kɔrˈrɑ dɔ/ (Show IPA), c1890–1956, Italian journalist and novelist.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- alogia
-
noun,
aphasia.
- Marvel
-
noun,
something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy:
- vermis
-
noun,
the median lobe or division of the cerebellum.
- velars
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- ambers
-
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.
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Velcro
-
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- alarms
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- vermi-
-
- limbas
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Limber
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- verism
-
noun,
the theory that rigid representation of truth and reality is essential to art and literature, and therefore the ugly and vulgar must be included.
- Vergil
-
noun,
(Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 b.c, Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
- limbos
-
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)
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- alcove
-
noun,
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
- verbal
-
noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- 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.
- vario-
-
- agoras
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- vicars
-
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.
- loaves
-
noun,
plural of loaf1 .
- arable
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- 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.
- Arabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- agric.
-
- Vargas
-
noun,
Getulio Dornelles [Portuguese zhi-too-lyoo doo r-ne-lis] /Portuguese ʒɪˈtu lyʊ dʊərˈnɛ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1954, Brazilian statesman.
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- vibro-
-
- amoeba
-
noun,
ameba.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- Greco-
-
- mbiras
-
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.
- amebic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- viable
-
adjective,
capable of living.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- ambles
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- Vasari
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- livers
-
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.
- amebas
-
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.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- amigos
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- livres
-
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.
- megal-
-
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Megara
-
noun,
a city in ancient Greece: the chief city of Megaris.
- amigas
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Viborg
-
noun,
Swedish name of Vyborg.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- Soemba
-
noun,
Dutch name of Sumba.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- molars
-
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.
- Silver
-
noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Abrams
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- barges
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- visage
-
noun,
the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
- abscam
-
noun,
the code name for an FBI investigation (1978–80) of bribery, involving members of Congress.
- barcas
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- images
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- malars
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- vocals
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- voices
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- virgos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- Balsam
-
noun,
any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead.
Compare balm (def 1).
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- serval
-
noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- slaver
-
noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- macro-
-
- 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).
- Slavic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- Malabo
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on N Bioko island.
- Barsac
-
noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- serbo-
-
- Belgic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Belgae.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- servo-
-
- becalm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- ablare
-
adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- 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.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Abelia
-
noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- belgas
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- grovel
-
verb (used without object),
to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- 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.
- aboral
-
adjective,
opposite to or away from the mouth.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- aboves
-
noun,
something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- Laager
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Groves
-
noun,
Leslie Richard, 1896–1970, U.S. general.
- virgas
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- voiles
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- maglev
-
noun,
magnetic levitation.
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- magics
-
noun,
the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
- balaos
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- virago
-
noun,
a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
- biogas
-
noun,
any gas fuel derived from the decay of organic matter, as the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of sewage, manure, garbage, or plant crops.
- Graves
-
noun,
a wine-growing district in Gironde department, in SW France.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- vomers
-
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.
- biomes
-
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.
- lovage
-
noun,
a European plant, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves, cultivated in gardens.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- sliver
-
noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- vomica
-
noun,
a cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.
- gravel
-
noun,
small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- 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.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Marble
-
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.
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- socage
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Volsci
-
plural noun,
an ancient people of Latium who were conquered by the Romans in the last part of the 4th century b.c.
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- Grimes
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- movers
-
noun,
a person or thing that moves.
- Bairam
-
noun,
ʾId al-Adha.
- lovers
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- slavo-
-
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- maigre
-
adjective,
containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- vireos
-
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.
- ecol.
-
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Gable
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- orles
-
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:
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Gabar
-
noun,
an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Gabes
-
noun,
Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- 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.
- MAgEc
-
- Gabor
-
noun,
Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- OSlav
-
- 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).
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- reams
-
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)
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- loves
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- 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.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- ergo-
-
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- over-
-
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- overs
-
noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- 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)
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- marg.
-
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- male-
-
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- grams
-
noun,
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- glims
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- ogive
-
noun,
Architecture.
a diagonal vaulting rib.
a pointed arch.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- misc.
-
- ogams
-
noun,
ogham.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- mirvs
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- gloam
-
noun,
twilight; gloaming.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- imago
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Globe
-
noun,
the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- globs
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- gloms
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- image
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- 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:
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- OIcel
-
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- gismo
-
noun,
a gadget or device:
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- glave
-
noun,
glaive.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Mages
-
noun,
a magician.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- ileo-
-
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- grabs
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- Msgr.
-
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- Grove
-
noun,
a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth:
- 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.
- mover
-
noun,
a person or thing that moves.
- 30-30
-
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- 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.
- Gomel
-
noun,
a city in SE Byelorussia (Belarus), on a tributary of the Dnieper.
- grime
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- moves
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- movie
-
noun,
motion picture.
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- 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.
- gram.
-
- grama
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- Gomer
-
noun,
an undesirable hospital patient.
- golem
-
noun,
Jewish Folklore. a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- 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.
- Igbos
-
noun,
Ibo.
- glove
-
noun,
a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moles
-
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.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Icel.
-
- molvi
-
noun,
maulvi.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- iambs
-
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.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Obama
-
noun,
Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- gimel
-
noun,
the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- gamic
-
adjective,
sexual (def 3).
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- gamo-
-
- Mavis
-
noun,
a song thrush.
- 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.
- Oreg.
-
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- levo-
-
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- games
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Garbo
-
noun,
Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
- mega-
-
- garbs
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Meigs
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Meigs.
- grave
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- masc.
-
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- gavel
-
noun,
a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order.
- 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)
- orig.
-
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- galas
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- 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.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- 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.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- orial
-
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- gamba
-
noun,
viola da gamba (def 1).
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Laoag
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meso-
-
- 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.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- olig-
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- micas
-
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.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- geom.
-
- geol.
-
- Legis
-
- g-cal
-
- Melia
-
- Gavle
-
noun,
a seaport in E Sweden.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- 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.
- gears
-
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:
- lavas
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omega
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- mero-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- sebi-
-
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- BMarE
-
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- 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.
- bogle
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- algo-
-
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- semi-
-
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- vegas
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- 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.
- biog.
-
- biol.
-
- 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.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Brig.
-
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Alas.
-
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- brom-
-
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Alcor
-
- asco-
-
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- BSCom
-
- sarc-
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- Sambo
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- samba
-
noun,
a rhythmic, Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.
- 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.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- 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.
- algia
-
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Braga
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- Velma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- 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.
- brags
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- 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.
- Brale
-
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Brava
-
noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- brave
-
noun,
a brave person.
- bravo
-
noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- veals
-
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.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- vibes
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- arces
-
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.
- soave
-
noun,
a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
- 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.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- areo-
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- bagel
-
noun,
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- BAgSc
-
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Arab.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- vagal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a vagus nerve.
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- vairs
-
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).
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Avram
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abram.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Avars
-
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.
- solve
-
verb (used with object),
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
- avers
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- avgas
-
noun,
gasoline for use in piston-engined aircraft.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- vari-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Basov
-
noun,
Nikolai Gennadiyevich [nyi-kuh-lahy gyi-nah-dyi-yi-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ gyɪˈnɑ dyɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1922–2001, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1964.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- ambos
-
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.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- beams
-
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.
- ambi-
-
- bears
-
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.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- ambas
-
noun,
anba.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- vaso-
-
- Belg.
-
- belga
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- Serov
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- sero-
-
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Seric
-
- bergs
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Balas
-
noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- bales
-
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:
- AMORC
-
- balsa
-
noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- 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.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- amiga
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- basal
-
adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 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.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Amer.
-
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- baro-
-
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- 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.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Salvo
-
noun,
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clove
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- 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.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- 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.
- Virgo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- coel-
-
- Abram
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- rimes
-
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).
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- above
-
noun,
something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- virga
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- clase
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- viols
-
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.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clava
-
noun,
the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- 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.
- acro-
-
- 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.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- robes
-
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.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- coves
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Vogel
-
noun,
Sir Julius, 1835–99, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1873–75, 1876.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- relig
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- voles
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- 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).
- vols.
-
- 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.
- vogie
-
adjective,
conceited; proud.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- comb.
-
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- Combs
-
noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Comr.
-
- vocab
-
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- abeam
-
adverb,
Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line:
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- vocal
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- aemia
-
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Vigor
-
noun,
active strength or force.
- agmas
-
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.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- 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.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- vice-
-
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- aeri-
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- vigas
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Camb.
-
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Saiva
-
noun,
Shaiva.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- 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.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carb-
-
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- agars
-
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.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- roves
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- magic
-
noun,
the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
- 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.
- aero-
-
- 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.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cabal
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- Vilma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- Agram
-
noun,
German name of Zagreb.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- agro-
-
- 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.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- val.
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- vers
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- 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.
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- viga
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- mes-
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- 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).
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mar.
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- 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.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- vims
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- MALS
-
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- Virg
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Vic.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- 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.
- Vega
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- 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.
- vel.
-
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- 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.
- 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.
- vas-
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vigo
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jean Almereyda) 1905–34, French film director.
- voc.
-
- var.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- VLSI
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- 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).
- VLBI
-
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- vil.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Visc
-
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- mal-
-
- meas
-
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- mGal
-
- Sab.
-
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- org.
-
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- 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:
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Saml
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- 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.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Rev.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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)
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reg.
-
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- riv.
-
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ovi-
-
- RIBA
-
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- 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.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- 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.
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- MILR
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- 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.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- SLIC
-
- SLBM
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- moas
-
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.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- mogs
-
noun,
moggy.
- smog
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- SRBM
-
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- 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).
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mil.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- SBIC
-
- scil
-
- MSBC
-
- MSCE
-
- msec
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scr.
-
- MSIE
-
- 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.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- sci.
-
- sec.
-
- ScBE
-
- obs.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SBLI
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- MSBA
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- 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.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Sig.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SGML
-
- serv
-
- move
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sem.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 1080
-
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- BAgE
-
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- eso-
-
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- 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:
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- bal.
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- BAgr
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- BRCS
-
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gal.
-
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- bar.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- 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.
- eco-
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- EGmc
-
- egos
-
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.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- ELAS
-
- 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).
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elms
-
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.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- BASc
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- 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.
- ergs
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- galv
-
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- glob
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- glom
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- asc-
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- gobs
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- 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.
- Arg.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- 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.
- 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.
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- gave
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- avg.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- 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:
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- ASME
-
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- 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.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Cels
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brev
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- 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.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- civ.
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clar
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- CBEL
-
- 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.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- BSME
-
- BSLM
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- BSGE
-
- BSEM
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- BSAA
-
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cams
-
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.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cav.
-
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Bol.
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- 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.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cres
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- bio-
-
- Cor.
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- 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.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- 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.
- Bglr
-
- ears
-
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.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- BMOC
-
- cml.
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coml
-
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- cog.
-
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- abl.
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- agr.
-
- Lab.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- AIME
-
- iso-
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Alb.
-
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- log-
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- ACLS
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- 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.
- lobs
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Aire
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ages
-
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:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- abs-
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- acr-
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- acea
-
- lea.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- leg.
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- agba
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lam.
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ABLS
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lib.
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- 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.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- ical
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ible
-
- AMLS
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Amal
-
- ICAO
-
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- 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.
- ICBM
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Ice.
-
- Mac-
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- gres
-
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- 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.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- 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.
- 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.
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- 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.
- IAEA
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- gro.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alg.
-
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alis
-
- Gov.
-
- Alco
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IRBM
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- mag.
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Ire.
-
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- IMCO
-
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- gras
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- ile-
-
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- LRBM
-
- ALBM
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- BMR
-
- ABM
-
- BSE
-
- VOR
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- se-
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- BSM
-
- abv
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- SAR
-
- al.
-
- Am.
-
- sb.
-
- AAE
-
- AAM
-
- vog
-
noun,
air pollution containing gases and particles from a volcanic eruption combined with moisture from fog to create an unpleasant atmospheric cloud.
- vo.
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SBA
-
- av.
-
- VOA
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- SBE
-
- SCB
-
- sc.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- SCM
-
- Ar.
-
- BMS
-
- ac-
-
- BMV
-
- ab-
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- BSA
-
- BSL
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ag-
-
- vol
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- AIA
-
- VLA
-
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- BRE
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- BRM
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- BMI
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- Sr.
-
- ASM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ASV
-
- a-v
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AVC
-
- Avi
-
- ALM
-
- SRB
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BCE
-
- BCL
-
- Ver
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- be-
-
- BEM
-
- bl.
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- ASI
-
- Amb
-
- BVM
-
- AME
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- 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.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- AMS
-
- ARS
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- asb
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ase
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- AMC
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- vb.
-
- vs.
-
- Va.
-
- SVR
-
- SVC
-
- VCR
-
- BVA
-
- BSC
-
- SMB
-
- BME
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- bec
-
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- BeV
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- BIE
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- AEC
-
- BLA
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ble
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- ACV
-
- ACS
-
- BLM
-
- BLS
-
- AGC
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Br.
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- SMA
-
- SLR
-
- Bac
-
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- VGA
-
- SLE
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- SLA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- AIC
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- AGM
-
- Bav
-
- BCS
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BSO
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- BVE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- GSR
-
- GSC
-
- GSA
-
- MRA
-
- ial
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- gre
-
- MSA
-
- GRB
-
- Gr.
-
- MSE
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- IOC
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Ir.
-
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- MOI
-
- ILS
-
- ib.
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IGM
-
- ier
-
- MOR
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- MSI
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ca.
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Ola
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- OLG
-
- glb
-
- GeV
-
- Ges
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OMB
-
- 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.
- gl.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- OBE
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OEM
-
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- obl
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- obv
-
adverb,
obviously:
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- GMC
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- MCI
-
- LIM
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- MBO
-
- mcg
-
- MCR
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LOC
-
- LCM
-
- Mo.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- MAA
-
- 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.
- MSC
-
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- MBE
-
- lv.
-
- Mao
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- LCI
-
- 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.
- ise
-
- La.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ISV
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLG
-
- MLR
-
- MLS
-
- 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).
- MIE
-
- LCA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- LBO
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- MeV
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- MGB
-
- MGr
-
- mi.
-
- 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.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- OIr
-
- GCR
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CRS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RGB
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- 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.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- CMA
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- CLR
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- ROA
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- cle
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- ECG
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EBS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- 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.
- CSR
-
- EAM
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- GCI
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- Eg.
-
- CVA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RBI
-
- CAA
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- 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.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- CAI
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- cl.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CVO
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- CMG
-
- 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.
- CBE
-
- SAE
-
- CBS
-
- ROG
-
- CGM
-
- ROI
-
- CIM
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- CIA
-
- CGS
-
- Rs.
-
- CEA
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSV
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- CGI
-
- CEO
-
- RCA
-
- VRM
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- GCB
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- evg
-
- gi.
-
- GCM
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- GBE
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Orv
-
- ose
-
- RMA
-
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RBC
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ERV
-
- EIS
-
- GCE
-
- eir
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- GCA
-
- 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.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- EMR
-
- ECM
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ov-
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- VC
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LM
-
- V.
-
- BO
-
- VL
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- SV
-
- VM
-
- BM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MB
-
- gv
-
- B-
-
- 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.
- CB
-
- CE
-
- CM
-
- GC
-
- 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.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- LR
-
- BC
-
- VI
-
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- ol
-
- VG
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- VR
-
- EI
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- rg
-
- CV
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- MV
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- i.
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- ic
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- BG
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- Eb
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- IG
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- L2
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- O.
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- SM
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- le
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- SL
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- SG
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- SA
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- S.
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- RV
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- BV
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noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- GM
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- GB
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- G.
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- R.
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- RC
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- MG
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- RI
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- OA
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- RO
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- OG
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- EV
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