Anagrams of hand-me-downs
Word hand-me-downs has
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- hand-me-down
-
noun,
an article of clothing passed on to another person after being used, outgrown, etc.:
- shadowed
-
noun,
a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- handsome
-
adjective,
having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking:
- handsewn
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adjective,
sewn by hand.
- snowmen
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noun,
a figure of a person made of packed snow.
- head-on
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adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- endhand
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noun,
the dealer in a game with three players.
Compare forehand (def 7), middlehand.
- Wenonah
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Edmonds
-
noun,
a town in NW Washington.
- show-me
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adjective,
demanding proof or evidence before being convinced:
- showman
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noun,
a person who presents or produces a show, especially of a theatrical nature.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- handsew
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verb (used with object),
to sew by hand.
- maddens
-
verb (used with object),
to anger or infuriate:
- showmen
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noun,
a person who presents or produces a show, especially of a theatrical nature.
- Snowman
-
noun,
a figure of a person made of packed snow.
- mannose
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noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- monades
-
noun,
plural of monas.
- sandmen
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noun,
the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- newsman
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noun,
a person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau; reporter.
- demands
-
noun,
the act of demanding.
- Desmond
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noun,
a male given name.
- dedans
-
noun,
a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court.
Compare grille (def 5), winning gallery.
- Ashdod
-
noun,
a town in W Israel: an important ancient Philistine city; early center of Christianity.
- Hemans
-
noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- ashmen
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noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- demand
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noun,
the act of demanding.
- monads
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- sodden
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noun,
the act of seething.
- Shadow
-
noun,
a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- Dedham
-
noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- sadden
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- damned
-
noun,
the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
- Haddon
-
noun,
Alfred Cort [kawrt] /kɔrt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1940, English ethnologist, anthropologist, and writer.
- Newham
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Newman
-
noun,
John Henry, Cardinal, 1801–90, English theologian and author.
- damson
-
noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- Dawson
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noun,
Sir John William, 1820–99, Canadian geologist and educator.
- haemo-
-
- Hamden
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noun,
a town in S Connecticut.
- Hanson
-
noun,
Duane, 1925–1996, U.S. artist and sculptor.
- endows
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income:
- handed
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noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- dadoes
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noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- nomads
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Hansen
-
noun,
Peter Andreas [pee-tuh r ahn-dree-ahs] /ˈpi tər ɑnˈdri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.
- hansom
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noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- Hendon
-
noun,
a former borough, now part of Barnet, a city in Middlesex, in SE England, NW of London.
- Henson
-
noun,
Jim (James Maury Henson) 1936–90, U.S. puppeteer: creator of the Muppets.
- hennas
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- Meadow
-
noun,
a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
- dashed
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- whenas
-
conjunction,
Archaic.
when.
inasmuch as.
- mashed
-
noun,
mashed potatoes:
- Madden
-
verb (used with object),
to anger or infuriate:
- adeno-
-
- Dowden
-
noun,
Edward, 1843–1913, Irish critic and poet.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- woaded
-
adjective,
dyed or colored blue with woad.
- Mawson
-
noun,
Sir Douglas, 1882–1958, Australian antarctic explorer, born in England.
- manned
-
noun,
an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Wonsan
-
noun,
a seaport in E North Korea.
- Seddon
-
noun,
Richard John, 1845–1906, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1893–1906.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shaded
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- denom.
-
- hodman
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noun,
hod carrier.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- honans
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- Denham
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noun,
Sir John, 1615–69, English poet and architect.
- anemo-
-
- hodmen
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noun,
hod carrier.
- hondas
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- dewans
-
noun,
(in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony.
- Edmond
-
noun,
a town in central Oklahoma.
- Donne
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noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Ednas
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noun,
Adnah.
- neons
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noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nemos
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noun,
remote (def 10).
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Edman
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noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Owens
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noun,
Jesse (John Cleveland) 1913–80, U.S. athlete.
- nomen
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Downs
-
noun,
a downward movement; descent.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- nones
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noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- endo-
-
- nonas
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noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nona-
-
- Eddas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nomes
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noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- endow
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income:
- Mason
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noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Neman
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noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- meson
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noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- Hosea
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noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Howes
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noun,
a hole.
- meows
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meno-
-
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Medon
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- Hond.
-
- Medan
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noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Meads
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mahoe
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noun,
hau tree.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- Mande
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noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Honan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- Nedda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hawse
-
noun,
the part of a bow where the hawseholes are located.
- naso-
-
- nano-
-
- Hades
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- haem-
-
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Hanno
-
noun,
Carthaginian statesman, fl. 3rd century b.c.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- hema-
-
- hemo-
-
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- henna
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- mohwa
-
noun,
mahua.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- homes
-
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- dowse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- dados
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- wades
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- shown
-
noun,
a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- Showa
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Hirohito, begun in 1926.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- Shawn
-
noun,
Ted (Edwin M) 1891–1972, U.S. dancer and choreographer (husband of Ruth St. Denis).
- Dawes
-
noun,
Charles Gates, 1865–1951, U.S. financier and diplomat: vice president of the U.S. 1925–29; Nobel Peace Prize 1925.
- shawm
-
noun,
an early musical woodwind instrument with a double reed: the forerunner of the modern oboe.
- anon.
-
- wames
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. belly.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- 30-30
-
- wonna
-
- women
-
noun,
plural of woman.
- woman
-
noun,
the female human being, as distinguished from a girl or a man.
- Woden
-
noun,
the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.
- woads
-
noun,
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- whose
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- aden-
-
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- adown
-
adverb, preposition,
down1 .
- whams
-
noun,
a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact:
- wands
-
noun,
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- wends
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- AMEDS
-
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- weans
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- Washo
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noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians living in western Nevada and northeastern California.
- Wash.
-
- wanes
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- dawns
-
noun,
the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- dhows
-
noun,
any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African, Arabian, and Indian coasts, generally lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- sewan
-
noun,
seawan.
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- demo-
-
- dewan
-
noun,
(in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony.
- domed
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- deads
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- weds
-
- 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.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- MNAS
-
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- owse
-
noun,
ox.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- wans
-
noun,
wide-area network.
- Sam.
-
- Odds
-
noun,
the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else:
- nows
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- 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.
- mod.
-
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- wand
-
noun,
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- mes-
-
- meow
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- MDES
-
- WHSE
-
- owns
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- mdse
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- owes
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- whom
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- whoa
-
interjection,
stop! (used especially to horses).
- meas
-
- woad
-
noun,
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- when
-
noun,
the time of anything:
- maws
-
noun,
the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal.
- men-
-
- Owen
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
- sawn
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- wons
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of win1 .
- waes
-
noun,
woe.
- wham
-
noun,
a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact:
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- wens
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Wend
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- wame
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. belly.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shod
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- MSHE
-
- NADH
-
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Nah.
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- shew
-
verb (used with or without object),
show.
- nom.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- show
-
noun,
a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- NASD
-
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- Neh.
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Shaw
-
noun,
Midland U.S. a small wood or thicket.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- sewn
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- WADS
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- non-
-
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nos-
-
- NEWS
-
noun,
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Sem.
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Wade
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- SWAN
-
noun,
any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult.
Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
- swam
-
noun,
an act, instance, or period of swimming.
- sown
-
verb,
a past participle of sow1 .
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Snow
-
noun,
Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.
Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- mowe
-
noun,
a wry or derisive grimace.
- mown
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- mows
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- MSAE
-
- smew
-
noun,
a Eurasian duck, Mergus albellus, closely akin to mergansers: the male is white marked with black and gray.
- shwa
-
noun,
schwa.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- MSHA
-
- 1080
-
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- awns
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enow
-
adjective, adverb,
enough.
- Ens.
-
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- dado
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- Esd.
-
- eso-
-
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Dom.
-
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- Dows
-
noun,
dhow.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- awes
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- awed
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- ASME
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- ano-
-
- haws
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- HEAO
-
- Den.
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- DMSO
-
- dhow
-
noun,
any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African, Arabian, and Indian coasts, generally lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- dews
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- Dem.
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eddo
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- daws
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- Dawn
-
noun,
the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- DASD
-
noun,
an external storage device, as a magnetic disk storage unit, in which the access mechanism and storage medium can be positioned directly at the addresses sought to read or write specific data items.
- end-
-
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- hem-
-
- Adm.
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- hows
-
noun,
a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.:
- hwan
-
noun,
a former monetary unit of South Korea.
- med.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- adds
-
noun,
Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
- addn
-
- 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.
- 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.
- MADD
-
noun,
Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MAEd
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Howe
-
noun,
a hole.
- Down
-
noun,
a downward movement; descent.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ands
-
- HMAS
-
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- AMSW
-
- hews
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- hewn
-
adjective,
felled and roughly shaped by hewing:
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hom-
-
- an.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SED
-
- DMS
-
- DMD
-
- DMA
-
- SHA
-
- DEW
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- se-
-
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- dha
-
- dh-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SAW
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- SDA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- DOW
-
noun,
dhow.
- own
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- Won
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
- Am.
-
- sd.
-
- So.
-
- SWA
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DNA
-
- SAE
-
- WAM
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ad-
-
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DOD
-
- DEd
-
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- ase
-
- AMS
-
- wad
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- ASW
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAE
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- DAD
-
noun,
father.
- AME
-
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- DSO
-
- DSM
-
- AHE
-
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- SMA
-
- SMD
-
- DDS
-
- dd.
-
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- ASN
-
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- WMO
-
- daw
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- DEA
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- de-
-
- WHO
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- wha
-
- ae.
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Sw.
-
- ASM
-
- SOW
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- sho
-
- was
-
verb,
1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- wd.
-
- Om.
-
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- haw
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- MSA
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- MSD
-
- MSE
-
- MSH
-
- MSN
-
- MSW
-
- MWA
-
- NSW
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HSM
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- ESA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- mow
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- hd.
-
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- mew
-
noun,
the tiny, high-pitched sound a cat or kitten makes.
- Mao
-
- maw
-
noun,
the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- 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.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- Md.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- HWM
-
- HOW
-
noun,
a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.:
- MHA
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- MHD
-
- MHE
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHW
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- 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.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- HEW
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- NES
-
- HMS
-
- NHA
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- EAM
-
- NSA
-
- NWS
-
- OSA
-
- OSD
-
- OAS
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ODD
-
noun,
something that is odd.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ead
-
- ean
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ea.
-
- EOM
-
- 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.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- eo-
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ons
-
- ose
-
- DSW
-
- DSA
-
- now
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- OED
-
- wos
-
noun,
woe.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EDD
-
- NNW
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NNE
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- en-
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- ed.
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- NHS
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Noh
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noun,
Nō.
- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EW
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- M.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- DW
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- MH
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- SM
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- WM
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- AO
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- SA
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- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- S.
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- NM
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- WH
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- N.
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- h.
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- NH
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- MW
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- ND
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- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- w/
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- WO
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noun,
woe.
- NW
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- DM
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- O.
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- OW
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interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- DN
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- OA
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- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- D.
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- we
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- SN
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- MN
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