Anagrams of histocompatibility
Word histocompatibility has
2323 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of histocompatibility.
- sociability
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noun,
the act or an instance of being sociable.
- simplicity
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noun,
the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
- totalistic
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adjective,
totalitarian.
- ampholytic
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adjective,
capable of ionizing into both anions and cations; amphoteric.
- basophilic
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adjective,
having an affinity for basic stains.
- bioplastic
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noun,
plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- mysophilia
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noun,
a pathological attraction to dirt or filth.
- topicality
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noun,
the state or quality of being topical.
- hypostatic
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adjective,
of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- pilot-boat
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noun,
a boat carrying pilots to or from large ships.
- isobathic
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adjective,
having the same depth.
- politicos
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noun,
a politician.
- politico-
-
- post-boat
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noun,
mailboat.
- polymaths
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noun,
a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- post-obit
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adjective,
effective after a particular person's death.
- hostility
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noun,
a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
- bicipital
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adjective,
having two heads; two-headed.
- atomicity
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noun,
the number of atoms in a molecule of a gas.
- lymphatic
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adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- impolitic
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adjective,
not politic, expedient, or judicious.
- biostatic
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noun,
the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- biosocial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or entailing the interaction or combination of social and biological factors.
- lithotomy
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noun,
surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
- stability
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noun,
the state or quality of being stable.
- statolith
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noun,
Zoology. any of the granules of lime, sand, etc., contained within a statocyst.
- sociopath
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noun,
a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- symbiotic
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adjective,
living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship:
- cytoplasm
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noun,
the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.
- staphylo-
-
- Italicism
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noun,
Italianism, especially an idiom or a characteristic of the Italian language.
- Apostolic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of an apostle.
- sociality
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noun,
social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities.
- simpatico
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adjective,
congenial or like-minded; likable:
- pistachio
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noun,
the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- potboils
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verb (used without object),
to create potboilers.
- Milpitas
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noun,
a town in W California.
- Balochis
-
noun,
Baluchi.
- potlatch
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noun,
(among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, especially the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
- basicity
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noun,
the state of being a base.
- basophil
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noun,
Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- Atticism
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noun,
the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
- militias
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- Olympics
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noun,
an Olympian deity.
- politics
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noun,
the science or art of political government.
- poli-sci
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noun,
political science:
- polymath
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noun,
a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- polycots
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noun,
a polycotyledon.
- mycostat
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noun,
a substance or preparation that prevents or inhibits the growth of molds.
- pochismo
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noun,
an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
- implicit
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adjective,
implied, rather than expressly stated:
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- Olympias
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noun,
a plain in ancient Elis, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held.
- isotimic
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adjective,
(of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- isotypic
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adjective,
of or relating to an isotype.
- apomicts
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noun,
an organism produced by apomixis.
- talipots
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noun,
a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
- chiliasm
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noun,
the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
- hospitia
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noun,
a hospice.
- Colombia
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noun,
a republic in NW South America. 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Capital: Bogotá.
- stomachy
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adjective,
paunchy; having a prominent stomach.
- mystical
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adjective,
mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.:
- copilots
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noun,
a pilot who is second in command of an aircraft.
- mythical
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- compathy
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noun,
feelings, as happiness or grief, shared with another or others.
- colpitis
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noun,
vaginitis.
- Stilicho
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noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 359?–408, Roman general and statesman.
- campshot
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noun,
a facing of planks and piles placed along the bank of a river to prevent erosion.
- cohabits
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verb (used without object),
to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- opticist
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noun,
a person engaged in the fields of theoretical or applied optics.
- staybolt
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noun,
a long rod with threaded ends, used as a stay for a boiler, tank, etc.
- coal-pit
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noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- splotchy
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adjective,
marked or covered with splotches.
- opistho-
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- mobility
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noun,
the quality of being mobile.
- stomatic
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adjective,
pertaining to the mouth.
- stomato-
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- hospital
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noun,
an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- mochilas
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noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- psychol.
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- ptyalism
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noun,
excessive secretion of saliva.
- camphols
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noun,
borneol.
- myoblast
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noun,
any of the cells derived from the mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo that develop into muscle tissue.
- holistic
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adjective,
incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice:
- otoliths
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.
- biolytic
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adjective,
able to destroy life.
- bioscopy
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noun,
examination of a body to discover whether or not it is alive.
- mistcoat
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noun,
(in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- by-paths
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noun,
a private path or an indirect or secondary course or means; byway.
- biphasic
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adjective,
having two phases.
- omphalos
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noun,
the navel; umbilicus.
- blimpish
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adjective,
pompously reactionary:
- Chastity
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noun,
the state or quality of being chaste.
- scotopia
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noun,
vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- optimist
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noun,
an optimistic person.
- homilist
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noun,
a person who writes or delivers homilies.
- hot-spot
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noun,
a country or region where dangerous or difficult political situations exist or may erupt, especially where a war, revolution, or a belligerent attitude toward other countries exists or may develop:
- physical
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noun,
physical examination.
- palmitic
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adjective,
of or derived from palmitic acid.
- tombolas
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noun,
house (def 19).
- pai-loos
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- topcoats
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noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- totalism
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noun,
totalitarianism.
- totality
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noun,
something that is total or constitutes a total; the total amount; a whole.
- Hamitic
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noun,
(especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- haptics
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noun,
the branch of psychology that investigates sensory data and sensation derived from the sense of touch and localized on the skin.
- blastic
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- scholia
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noun,
Often, scholia.
an explanatory note or comment.
an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- Schmitt
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noun,
Bernadotte Everly [bur-nuh-dot ev-er-lee] /ˈbɜr nəˌdɒt ˈɛv ər li/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. historian.
- by-plot
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noun,
subplot.
- topcoat
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noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- photism
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noun,
a form of synesthesia in which a visual sensation, as of color or form, is produced by the sense of touch, hearing, etc.
- by-path
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noun,
a private path or an indirect or secondary course or means; byway.
- scyphi-
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- photics
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noun,
the science of light.
- blasto-
-
- Scythia
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noun,
the ancient name of a region in SE Europe and Asia, between the Black and Aral seas.
- tachiol
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noun,
silver fluoride.
- locoism
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noun,
a disease chiefly of sheep, horses, and cattle, caused by the eating of locoweed and characterized by weakness, impaired vision, irregular behavior, and paralysis.
- halicot
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noun,
haricot2 .
- ooblast
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noun,
a primordial cell from which the ovum is developed.
- top-hat
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noun,
a tall, cylindrical hat with a stiff brim usually slightly curved on the sides, worn by men especially on formal occasions.
Compare beaver1 (def 4), opera hat, silk hat.
- scotoma
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noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- misplay
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noun,
a wrong or bad play.
- shampoo
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noun,
the act of shampooing.
- shilpit
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adjective,
(of a person) sickly; puny; feeble.
- blotchy
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adjective,
having blotches:
- scapho-
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- myotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- miscopy
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noun,
an incorrect copy.
- litchis
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noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- potamic
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adjective,
of or relating to rivers.
- Tampico
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noun,
a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.
- potboil
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verb (used without object),
to create potboilers.
- tomcats
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noun,
a male cat.
- baptism
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- Baptist
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noun,
a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic in doctrine.
- physiol
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- Potomac
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noun,
a river flowing SE from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, along the boundary between Maryland and Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. 287 miles (460 km) long.
- potshot
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noun,
a shot fired at game merely for food, with little regard to skill or the rules of sport.
- physio-
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- basilic
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adjective,
kingly; royal.
- sociol.
-
- tachism
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noun,
action painting (def 1).
- hot-pot
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noun,
mutton or beef cooked with potatoes in a covered pot.
- tomtits
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noun,
a titmouse.
- talipot
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noun,
a tall palm, Corypha umbraculifera, of southern India and Ceylon, having large fronds used for making fans and umbrellas, for covering houses, and in place of writing paper: also grown as an ornamental.
- psycho-
-
- lithias
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noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- PT-boat
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noun,
a small, fast, lightly armed, unarmored, and highly maneuverable boat used chiefly for torpedoing enemy shipping.
- hooplas
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noun,
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- myopias
-
noun,
Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
- philos.
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- miotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- stomat-
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- topical
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noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- abolish
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verb (used with object),
to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void:
- topmast
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noun,
the mast next above a lower mast, usually formed as a separate spar from the lower mast and used to support the yards or rigging of a topsail or topsails.
- somato-
-
- optical
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noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- splotch
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noun,
a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- cytosol
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noun,
the water-soluble components of cell cytoplasm, constituting the fluid portion that remains after removal of the organelles and other intracellular structures.
- oompahs
-
noun,
a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.
- spathic
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adjective,
like spar.
- mobcaps
-
noun,
a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- cystoma
-
noun,
a cystic tumor.
- cahoots
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Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- caliphs
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noun,
a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- Calypso
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noun,
Also, Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
- chlamys
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noun,
a short, fine woolen mantle worn by men in ancient Greece.
- topsoil
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noun,
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
- cambist
-
noun,
a dealer in bills of exchange.
- somatic
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adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- camphol
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noun,
borneol.
- smoothy
-
noun,
smoothie.
- Capitol
-
noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- mochila
-
noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- solicit
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verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- chamois
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noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- chamiso
-
noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- Chablis
-
noun,
a dry white wine from the Burgundy region in France.
- opacity
-
noun,
the state or quality of being opaque.
- ooliths
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- ability
-
noun,
power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc.
- stomach
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.
such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.
any one of these sections.
- combats
-
noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- copilot
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noun,
a pilot who is second in command of an aircraft.
- boycott
-
noun,
the practice of boycotting.
- copyist
-
noun,
a person who transcribes copies, especially of documents.
- optimal
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adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- coolths
-
noun,
coolness.
- pai-loo
-
noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- compost
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noun,
a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.
- complot
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noun,
a plot involving several participants; conspiracy.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- styptic
-
noun,
a styptic agent or substance.
- coltish
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adjective,
playful; frolicsome.
- abiotic
-
adjective,
of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms.
- Boothia
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noun,
a peninsula in N Canada: the northernmost part of the mainland of North America; former location of the north magnetic pole.
- Sicilia
-
noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- topmost
-
adjective,
highest; uppermost.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- silici-
-
- cohabit
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verb (used without object),
to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- stibial
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adjective,
of or resembling antimony.
- statohm
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noun,
the electrostatic unit of resistance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 ohms and equal to the resistance in a conductor in which one statvolt of potential difference produces a current of one statampere.
- bottoms
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noun,
the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top:
Synonyms: base, foot, pedestal.
- pathol.
-
- cobalts
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noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- Balochi
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noun,
Baluchi.
- cattish
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adjective,
catlike; feline.
- iambics
-
noun,
Prosody.
an iamb.
Usually, iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs.
- piosity
-
noun,
an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
- phobics
-
noun,
a person suffering from a phobia.
- titbits
-
noun,
tidbit.
- toyshop
-
noun,
an establishment where toys are sold and sometimes also manufactured.
- titlist
-
noun,
a titleholder; champion.
- lympho-
-
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- impasto
-
noun,
the laying on of paint thickly.
- Titoism
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noun,
a form of communism associated with Tito, characterized by the assertion by a satellite state of its national interests in opposition to Soviet rule.
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- otocyst
-
noun,
a statocyst.
- phobias
-
noun,
a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- thistly
-
adjective,
filled with or having many thistles.
- Olympic
-
noun,
an Olympian deity.
- laicism
-
noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- polycot
-
noun,
a polycotyledon.
- otolith
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.
- aphotic
-
adjective,
lightless; dark.
- Pistoia
-
noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- thymols
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 10 H 14 O, having a pungent, aromatic taste and odor, obtained from the oil distilled from thyme or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, embalming, preserving biological specimens, and in medicine as a fungicide and antiseptic.
- Timothy
-
noun,
a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- typical
-
adjective,
of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- isotopy
-
noun,
the quality or condition of being isotopic; isotopic character.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- isotach
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- apomict
-
noun,
an organism produced by apomixis.
- Olympia
-
noun,
a plain in ancient Elis, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held.
- isopach
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points of equal thickness of a particular geologic formation.
- plasmo-
-
- tymbals
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noun,
timbal.
- timbals
-
noun,
a kettledrum.
- toyotas
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in Japan.
- isobath
-
noun,
an imaginary line or one drawn on a map connecting all points of equal depth below the surface of a body of water.
- isoamyl
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adjective,
containing the isoamyl group; isopentyl.
- aplombs
-
noun,
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- Pythias
-
noun,
Damon and Pythias.
- lamboys
-
noun,
tonlet.
- impacts
-
noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- tipcats
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- tombola
-
noun,
house (def 19).
- Mylitta
-
noun,
Ishtar.
- photom.
-
- ibility
-
- Olympio
-
noun,
Sylvanus [sil-vey-nuh s] /sɪlˈveɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, African statesman: first president of the Republic of Togo 1961–63.
- militia
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- pachisi
-
noun,
a board game, originated in ancient India, in which four players advance four pieces each along a route on a cross-shaped board toward a center square by throws of cowrie shells or dice.
- tombacs
-
noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- tattoos
-
noun,
a signal on a drum, bugle, or trumpet at night, for soldiers or sailors to go to their quarters.
- phytols
-
noun,
a hydrophobic alcohol, C 20 H 40 O, that occurs esterified as a side chain in the chlorophyll molecule.
- politic
-
adjective,
shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- Pictish
-
noun,
the language of the Picts, apparently a Celtic language.
- lipomas
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Tbilisi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Georgian Republic, in the SE part, on the Kura.
- Tolstoy
-
noun,
Leo or Lev Nikolaevich [lev nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian lyef nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /lɛv ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ əˌvɪtʃ;; Russian ˈlyɛf nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Count, 1828–1910, Russian novelist and social critic.
- pathos
-
noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- mythos
-
noun,
the underlying system of beliefs, especially those dealing with supernatural forces, characteristic of a particular cultural group.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- chylo-
-
- cohoba
-
noun,
parica.
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- Pithom
-
noun,
one of the two cities built by Israelite slaves in Egypt. Ex. 1:11.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- 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.
- Chamos
-
noun,
Chemosh.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Cobham
-
noun,
Sir John, Oldcastle, Sir John.
- Pythia
-
noun,
the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
- pitchy
-
adjective,
full of or abounding in pitch.
- smithy
-
noun,
the workshop of a smith, especially a blacksmith.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- cobalt
-
noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- champs
-
noun,
the act of champing.
- symbol
-
noun,
something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- pibals
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- chital
-
noun,
axis deer.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- mythoi
-
noun,
plural of mythos.
- lichts
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- socio-
-
- combat
-
noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Sicily
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Capital: Palermo.
- 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)
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- photo-
-
- limbic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a limbus or border; marginal.
- Smitty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Smith.
- mythol
-
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- limbas
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- chimps
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- lamboy
-
noun,
tonlet.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- masto-
-
- pithos
-
noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- patho-
-
- palish
-
adjective,
somewhat pale.
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- cysti-
-
- chatty
-
adjective,
characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters:
- combos
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- lacto-
-
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- Pashto
-
noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- mobcap
-
noun,
a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- choosy
-
adjective,
hard to please, particular; fastidious, especially in making a selection:
- smooth
-
noun,
act of smoothing:
- cysto-
-
- Machos
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- cytost
-
noun,
any cellular substance liberated because of injury to the cell or cells.
- cymbal
-
noun,
a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by being struck together, or singly, by being struck with a drumstick or the like.
- mochas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Chiayi
-
noun,
Chiai.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- Lashio
-
noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- smitch
-
noun,
smidgen.
- chotts
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- chopas
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- pisci-
-
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Cholos
-
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- simply
-
adverb,
in a simple manner; clearly and easily.
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- clotty
-
adjective,
full of clots.
- cloths
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- smooch
-
noun,
a kiss; smack.
- Clotho
-
noun,
the Fate who spins the thread of life.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- pathic
-
- clamps
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- chilo-
-
- labio-
-
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- clomps
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- patchy
-
adjective,
characterized by or made up of patches.
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- climbs
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- chomps
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- slatch
-
noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- comity
-
noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- hypso-
-
- lyttas
-
noun,
a long, worm-shaped cartilage in the tongue of the dog and other carnivorous animals.
- myopia
-
noun,
Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
- holmic
-
adjective,
of or containing the element holmium.
- phymas
-
noun,
a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.
- holism
-
noun,
Philosophy. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts.
Compare organicism (def 1).
- saloop
-
noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- myopic
-
adjective,
Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- myotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- policy
-
noun,
a definite course of action adopted for the sake of expediency, facility, etc.:
- histo-
-
- Lobito
-
noun,
a seaport in W Angola.
- physic
-
noun,
a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
- ostomy
-
noun,
any of various surgical procedures, as a colostomy, in which an artificial opening is made so as to permit the drainage of waste products either into an appropriate organ or to the outside of the body.
- phylo-
-
- mishap
-
noun,
an unfortunate accident.
- philo-
-
- mishit
-
noun,
a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket.
- limpsy
-
adjective,
flimsy; limp; weak; lazy; flaccid.
- philic
-
- philia
-
- Philby
-
noun,
Harold Adrian Russell ("Kim") 1912–1998, British double agent: defected to U.S.S.R. 1963.
- scampi
-
noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- mycol.
-
- hyalo-
-
- homily
-
noun,
a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.
- hoopla
-
noun,
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- IMPACT
-
noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- phytol
-
noun,
a hydrophobic alcohol, C 20 H 40 O, that occurs esterified as a side chain in the chlorophyll molecule.
- milpas
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- physo-
-
- Yahoos
-
noun,
(in Swift's Gulliver's Travels) one of a race of brutes, having the form and all the vices of humans, who are subject to the Houyhnhnms.
- Potash
-
noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- yachts
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- potato
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- phyto-
-
- Pothos
-
noun,
any of various tropical climbing vines belonging to the genera Pothos and Epipremnum, of the arum family, especially E. aureum, widely cultivated for its variegated foliage.
- milit.
-
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- pottos
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- phobia
-
noun,
a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
- litchi
-
noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- Lithia
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- polity
-
noun,
a particular form or system of government:
- polit.
-
- psych-
-
- hostly
-
adjective,
of or proper to a host:
- Polish
-
noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- polios
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- lithic
-
noun,
Archaeology. a stone artifact.
- litho.
-
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- scato-
-
- Imphal
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Manipur state, in NE India.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Sholom
-
noun,
a male given name.
- plashy
-
adjective,
marshy; wet.
- shitty
-
adjective,
inferior or contemptible.
- costo-
-
- costly
-
adjective,
costing much; expensive; high in price:
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Mystic
-
noun,
a person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge, as by direct communication with the divine or immediate intuition in a state of spiritual ecstasy.
- Ischia
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- phials
-
noun,
vial.
- cosmo-
-
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- shoaly
-
adjective,
full of shoals or shallows.
- phatic
-
adjective,
denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
- iambic
-
noun,
Prosody.
an iamb.
Usually, iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs.
- Lompoc
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- coopts
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- Coombs
-
noun,
combe.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- coolth
-
noun,
coolness.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- compts
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- compos
-
noun,
composition material.
- Phobos
-
noun,
Also, Phobus [foh-buh s] /ˈfoʊ bəs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. a son and attendant of Ares and the personification of a fear held to possess armies and cause their defeat.
- comply
-
verb (used without object),
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with):
- mytho-
-
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- plasm-
-
- scatty
-
adjective,
scatterbrained.
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- Hattic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Hatti.
- Schipa
-
noun,
Tito [tee-taw] /ˈti tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1965, Italian operatic tenor.
- lymphs
-
noun,
Anatomy, Physiology. a clear yellowish, slightly alkaline, coagulable fluid, containing white blood cells in a liquid resembling blood plasma, that is derived from the tissues of the body and conveyed to the bloodstream by the lymphatic vessels.
- haptic
-
noun,
Usually, haptics. Digital Technology.
a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device:
an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user:
- School
-
noun,
an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age:
- haplo-
-
- mislay
-
verb (used with object),
to lose temporarily; misplace:
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- impish
-
adjective,
mischievous.
- lymph-
-
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- plotty
-
adjective,
characterized by the intricacies or complications of a plot or intrigue:
- Michol
-
noun,
Michal.
- shamoy
-
noun,
chamois (defs 2–4, 6, 7).
- Michal
-
noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- phobic
-
noun,
a person suffering from a phobia.
- platys
-
noun,
platyfish.
- platy-
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- scoto-
-
- phyco-
-
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Scotty
-
noun,
(often lowercase) Informal. a Scot; Scotsman or Scotswoman.
- plasty
-
- Shalom
-
interjection,
peace (used as a word of greeting or farewell).
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- Lochia
-
noun,
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- mopish
-
adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- tachy-
-
- Bishop
-
noun,
a person who supervises a number of local churches or a diocese, being in the Greek, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and other churches a member of the highest order of the ministry.
- Biscay
-
noun,
Bay of, a bay of the Atlantic between W France and N Spain.
- bypast
-
noun,
a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- biotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to life.
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biopsy
-
noun,
the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
- biopic
-
noun,
a biographical movie or TV show.
- bimahs
-
noun,
a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
- bilith
-
noun,
a prehistoric structure consisting of a horizontal stone slab supported by an upright stone.
- Bichat
-
noun,
Marie François Xavier [ma-ree frahn-swa gza-vyey] /maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1802, French physician.
- bitmap
-
noun,
a piece of text, a drawing, etc., represented, as on a computer display, by the activation of certain dots in a rectangular matrix of dots.
- tacho-
-
- bialys
-
noun,
a round, flat, leavened, soft roll made of white flour, having a crusty bottom and a depression at the center that is typically filled with an onion and poppy seed mixture.
- Bhopal
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh state.
- Tahiti
-
noun,
the principal island of the Society Islands, in the S Pacific. 402 sq. mi. (1041 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- Talbot
-
noun,
a hound with long pendent ears.
- bathos
-
noun,
a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
- bathy-
-
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- bitchy
-
adjective,
characteristic of a bitch; spiteful; malicious.
- oocyst
-
noun,
the encysted zygotic stage in the life cycle of some sporozoans.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- Bolshy
-
noun,
Bolshevik.
- spotty
-
adjective,
full of, having, or occurring in spots:
- oolith
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- bottom
-
noun,
the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top:
Synonyms: base, foot, pedestal.
- botchy
-
adjective,
poorly made or done; bungled.
- bosomy
-
adjective,
(of a woman) having a large or prominent bosom.
- stylo-
-
- booths
-
noun,
a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
- stitch
-
noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- stithy
-
noun,
an anvil.
- bolita
-
noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- bloats
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- Bolyai
-
noun,
János [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1802–60, Hungarian mathematician.
- moolas
-
noun,
money.
- boylas
-
noun,
a witch doctor; sorcerer.
- poachy
-
adjective,
(of land) slushy; swampy.
- boyish
-
adjective,
of or befitting a boy; engagingly youthful or innocent:
- blotto
-
adjective,
very drunk; so drunk as to be unconscious or not know what one is doing.
- blotch
-
noun,
a large, irregular spot or blot.
- bloops
-
noun,
a clumsy mistake.
- blooms
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- bloomy
-
adjective,
covered with blossoms; in full flower.
- Baltic
-
noun,
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- mostly
-
adverb,
for the most part; in the main:
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- tomtit
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Toyota
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in Japan.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- tomato
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, especially the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
- tombac
-
noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- tomboy
-
noun,
an energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose behavior and pursuits, especially in games and sports, are considered more typical of boys than of girls.
- tomcat
-
noun,
a male cat.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Toombs
-
noun,
Robert, 1810–85, U.S. lawyer, orator, and Confederate statesman and army officer.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- oboist
-
noun,
a player of the oboe.
- toothy
-
adjective,
having or displaying conspicuous teeth:
- tooths
-
noun,
(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- tootsy
-
noun,
a foot.
- oblast
-
noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- abohms
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- abmhos
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- abloom
-
adverb, adjective,
in bloom; blossoming; flowering.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- ambits
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- toasty
-
adjective,
comfortably or cozily warm.
- tattoo
-
noun,
a signal on a drum, bugle, or trumpet at night, for soldiers or sailors to go to their quarters.
- Tilsit
-
noun,
former name of Sovetsk.
- thymia
-
- thymic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from thyme.
- thymol
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 10 H 14 O, having a pungent, aromatic taste and odor, obtained from the oil distilled from thyme or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, embalming, preserving biological specimens, and in medicine as a fungicide and antiseptic.
- thiols
-
- tholos
-
noun,
a circular building.
a small, round structure, as a lantern.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- tibias
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- mottos
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- amylic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by the amyl group.
- tilths
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- timbal
-
noun,
a kettledrum.
- tymbal
-
noun,
timbal.
- ashpit
-
noun,
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- tipcat
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- Olcott
-
noun,
Chauncey (Chancellor John Olcott) 1860–1932, U.S. tenor, actor, and songwriter.
- typist
-
noun,
a person who operates a typewriter.
- aplomb
-
noun,
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- titbit
-
noun,
tidbit.
- amphi-
-
- amylo-
-
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- batho-
-
- spilth
-
noun,
spillage (def 1).
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- somat-
-
- cashoo
-
noun,
catechu.
- Campos
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
- oomphs
-
noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- cahoot
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- cambio
-
noun,
a currency exchange.
- caliph
-
noun,
a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- oompah
-
noun,
a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.
- Moloch
-
noun,
a deity whose worship was marked by the propitiatory sacrifice of children by their own parents. II Kings 23:10; Jer. 32:35.
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- octo-
-
- Apoc.
-
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- tipsy
-
adjective,
slightly intoxicated or drunk.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- pithy
-
adjective,
brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible:
- typos
-
noun,
typographical error.
- pico-
-
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- itchy
-
adjective,
having or causing an itching sensation.
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- typo-
-
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- Ital.
-
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Tobit
-
noun,
a book of the Apocrypha.
- istic
-
- Isth.
-
- 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.
- chimp
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- typal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting a type.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- lathy
-
adjective,
lathlike; long and thin.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- pilch
-
noun,
an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
- amyl-
-
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- moity
-
adjective,
full of moits.
- Pylos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- 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.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- amyls
-
noun,
an amyl group.
- pisay
-
noun,
pisé.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- Amity
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- titty
-
noun,
sister.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- asco-
-
- Chiba
-
noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- amply
-
adverb,
in an ample manner; sufficiently or abundantly:
- lact-
-
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- atto-
-
- thio-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ilio-
-
- ility
-
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- poly-
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- BLitt
-
- atty.
-
- imit.
-
- myco-
-
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- chol-
-
- atopy
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- chomp
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- Camb.
-
- bahts
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Pomos
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- tatty
-
noun,
(in India) a screen, usually made of coarse, fragrant fibers, placed over a window or door and kept moistened with water in order to cool and deodorize the room.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- polos
-
noun,
a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- choom
-
noun,
an Englishman.
- bact.
-
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- mothy
-
adjective,
containing moths.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- BPhil
-
- MOTOS
-
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- calmy
-
adjective,
calm.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- imply
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
- Campy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by camp:
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plast
-
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- tilth
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- plash
-
noun,
a gentle splash.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- motto
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- plays
-
noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- 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.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Mich.
-
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- plat.
-
- atomy
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- yo-ho
-
interjection,
(used as a call or shout to attract attention, accompany effort, etc.)
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- atmo-
-
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- plomb
-
noun,
any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
- plio-
-
- Plath
-
noun,
Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Libya
-
noun,
Ancient Geography. the part of N Africa W of Egypt.
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- abmho
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- lotto
-
noun,
a game of chance in which a leader draws numbered disks at random from a stock and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards, the winner being the first to cover a complete row.
- topo-
-
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- abysm
-
noun,
an abyss.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- pathy
-
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Mboya
-
noun,
Tom (Thomas Joseph Mboya) 1930–69, African political leader in Kenya.
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- looms
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- looby
-
noun,
an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Patsy
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- loopy
-
adjective,
full of loops.
- LOOPS
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- abohm
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- Patty
-
noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- path-
-
- Matty
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- phyl-
-
- toti-
-
- mayos
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- Cath.
-
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mayst
-
verb,
2nd person singular present indicative of may1 .
- palmy
-
adjective,
glorious, prosperous, or flourishing:
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- malty
-
adjective,
of, like, or containing malt.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Cathy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- mast-
-
- masc.
-
- 30-30
-
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Pasch
-
noun,
the Jewish festival of Passover.
- pasty
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- Matt.
-
- obiit
-
- pashm
-
noun,
the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- mach.
-
- palsy
-
noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- machy
-
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- math.
-
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- Phil.
-
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- caphs
-
noun,
kaph.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- lipo-
-
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- chap.
-
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- ambi-
-
- Tobol
-
noun,
a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- alto-
-
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- 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)
- alti-
-
- phot.
-
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- octa-
-
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- lyso-
-
- acyls
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- lobos
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- phyma
-
noun,
a nodule, swelling, or small, rounded tumor of the skin.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- soapy
-
adjective,
containing or impregnated with soap:
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- acpt.
-
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- chays
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- acity
-
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- phyla
-
noun,
plural of phylum.
- Phila
-
- actos
-
- phys.
-
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Champ
-
noun,
the act of champing.
- caps.
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Lith.
-
- lithy
-
adjective,
lithe; supple; flexible.
- obols
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- LittM
-
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- Capt.
-
- lytic
-
adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- lytta
-
noun,
a long, worm-shaped cartilage in the tongue of the dog and other carnivorous animals.
- tooth
-
noun,
(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- icily
-
adverb,
in an icy manner:
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- cooty
-
noun,
cootie1 .
- coop.
-
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- coomb
-
noun,
combe.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- boyla
-
noun,
a witch doctor; sorcerer.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- mools
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- boyos
-
noun,
boy; lad.
- myth.
-
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- bolos
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- compo
-
noun,
composition material.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- slaty
-
adjective,
consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to slate.
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- shpt.
-
- shott
-
noun,
chott.
- cooly
-
noun,
coolie.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- spicy
-
adjective,
seasoned with or containing spice:
- Bohol
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1492 sq. mi. (3864 sq. km).
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Scot.
-
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- Blyth
-
noun,
a port in Northumberland, NE England, on the North Sea.
- habit
-
noun,
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- scopy
-
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- tasty
-
adjective,
good-tasting; savory:
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- Hayti
-
noun,
former name of Haiti (def 1).
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Bloch
-
noun,
Ernest, 1880–1959, Swiss composer, in the U.S. after 1916.
- Bloom
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- Cosby
-
noun,
William Henry (Bill) born 1937, U.S. comedian and actor.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- stomy
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- Misty
-
adjective,
abounding in or clouded by mist.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- cytol
-
- bloop
-
noun,
a clumsy mistake.
- cyto-
-
- oomph
-
noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- comp.
-
- Sibyl
-
noun,
any of certain women of antiquity reputed to possess powers of prophecy or divination.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coaly
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- BSCom
-
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- mitty
-
noun,
Walter Mitty.
- Stacy
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- stat.
-
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- botts
-
noun,
bot2 .
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- mashy
-
noun,
mashie.
- bothy
-
noun,
a hut or small cottage.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- sito-
-
- cloys
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- splay
-
noun,
Architecture. a surface that makes an oblique angle with another, as where the opening through a wall for a window or door widens from the window or door proper toward the face of the wall.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- mitts
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- spool
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- cloth
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- spoom
-
noun,
a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- mooch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- 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.
- COBOL
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- boost
-
noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- booty
-
noun,
spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- Booth
-
noun,
a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- Sybil
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- comb.
-
- stimy
-
noun,
stymie.
- booms
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- combo
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- boomy
-
adjective,
excessively resonant:
- 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.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Boots
-
noun,
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
- Colo.
-
- Botha
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1919, South African general and statesman.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- botch
-
noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- myths
-
noun,
a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- sylph
-
noun,
a slender, graceful woman or girl.
- styl-
-
- styli
-
noun,
a plural of stylus.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- bosom
-
noun,
the breast of a human being.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- colat
-
- Colby
-
noun,
a mild, cheddar-type cheese that is softer and more open in texture than standard cheddar.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- Bosch
-
noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- Blimp
-
noun,
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- halms
-
noun,
haulm.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- sooty
-
adjective,
covered, blackened, or smirched with soot.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Mosby
-
noun,
John Singleton [sing-guh l-tuh n] /ˈsɪŋ gəl tən/ (Show IPA), 1833–1916, Confederate cavalry colonel.
- hooly
-
adverb,
cautiously; gently.
- hosp.
-
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- batts
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Batty
-
adjective,
insane; crazy; eccentric.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- baths
-
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- homos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- halo-
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Holms
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- holo-
-
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- homo-
-
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- Sahib
-
noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Bhili
-
noun,
an Indic language of west central India, the language of the Bhil.
- Catty
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- osmo-
-
- bialy
-
noun,
a round, flat, leavened, soft roll made of white flour, having a crusty bottom and a depression at the center that is typically filled with an onion and poppy seed mixture.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- smyth
-
noun,
Dame Ethel Mary, 1858–1944, English writer, composer, and suffragist.
- Balch
-
noun,
Emily Greene, 1867–1961, U.S. economist, sociologist, and author: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- 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.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- Yamis
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- post-
-
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Yasht
-
noun,
a hymn to a deity.
- pools
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- baith
-
adjective, pronoun,
both.
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- balmy
-
adjective,
mild and refreshing; soft; soothing:
- Balt.
-
- batch
-
noun,
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together:
- Basho
-
noun,
(Basho Matsuo) 1644?–94, Japanese poet.
- Talys
-
noun,
Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- 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.
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- potty
-
noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- potsy
-
noun,
hopscotch.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Yahoo
-
noun,
(in Swift's Gulliver's Travels) one of a race of brutes, having the form and all the vices of humans, who are subject to the Houyhnhnms.
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- BAPCT
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- yacht
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- salty
-
adjective,
tasting of or containing salt; saline.
- bitch
-
noun,
a female dog:
- Hylas
-
noun,
a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- hyal-
-
- scat-
-
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Mysia
-
noun,
an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.
- slimy
-
adjective,
of or like slime.
- Hatty
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harriet.
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- cyst-
-
- Hasty
-
adjective,
moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- hylo-
-
- bitts
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- blahs
-
noun,
nonsense; rubbish:
- taboo
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- miso-
-
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- bitty
-
adjective,
Informal. tiny; itty-bitty:
- haply
-
adverb,
perhaps; by chance.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- bitsy
-
adjective,
tiny; itty-bitty.
- Bytom
-
noun,
a city in S Poland.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- payt.
-
- cymas
-
noun,
Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.
Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.
- Hypo-
-
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- hoyas
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- Sambo
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- sophy
-
noun,
any of the Safavid rulers of Persia: used as a title.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- hobos
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- opto-
-
- hist.
-
- misc.
-
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- hypos
-
noun,
a hypodermic syringe or injection.
- bimah
-
noun,
a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scaly
-
adjective,
covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
- sloop
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- biol.
-
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- OTOH
-
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- pays
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- opsy
-
- 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.
- 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.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- opia
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obs.
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Oct.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- oto-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- Pal.
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPCA
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- thi-
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- SLBM
-
- syph
-
noun,
syphilis (often preceded by the).
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- SLIC
-
- Sol.
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- SMTP
-
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- tab.
-
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- 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.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Toby
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- tomy
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- top-
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Tob.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tasm
-
- TCBM
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- typ.
-
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Tit.
-
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- sym.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- play
-
noun,
a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pyo-
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- ploy
-
noun,
a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pil-
-
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- paly
-
adjective,
pale.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- pam.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- pct.
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sch.
-
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Shay
-
noun,
a chaise.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- SBLI
-
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SBIC
-
- pos.
-
- Sab.
-
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- posy
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- pot.
-
- PSAT
-
- psia
-
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- 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.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sam.
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saml
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Sat.
-
- SATB
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- 1080
-
- OAPC
-
- 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.
- ICBM
-
- bops
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- ICSH
-
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- boom
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bol.
-
- boyo
-
noun,
boy; lad.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- IMCO
-
- IMHO
-
- Imp.
-
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- boho
-
noun,
bohemian (def 2):
- Bohm
-
noun,
Dominikus [doh-mee-nee-koo s] /doʊˈmi niˌkʊs/ (Show IPA), 1880–1955, German architect.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- BMOC
-
- YMCA
-
- BSOT
-
- Hos.
-
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- BSMT
-
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- BSLM
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- BSIT
-
- BSHA
-
- BSCP
-
- BSCh
-
- YMHA
-
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- bott
-
noun,
bot2 .
- 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.
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- yams
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- both
-
pronoun,
the one as well as the other:
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- bot.
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- yobs
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- Yolo
-
interjection,
You only live once! (used especially to rationalize impulsive or reckless behavior):
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Lam.
-
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- bal.
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bays
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- 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.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lib.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- bio-
-
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- BLit
-
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- blah
-
noun,
nonsense; rubbish:
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- BASc
-
- iso-
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Bhil
-
noun,
a people inhabiting the hills of west central India.
- itis
-
- itol
-
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Lab.
-
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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).
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- chm.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- coml
-
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- chs.
-
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Com.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- chay
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cis-
-
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cyma
-
noun,
Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.
Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- cml.
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- cyl.
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Chal
-
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hyp.
-
- HMAS
-
- hobo
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- Hoya
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- hoys
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- hol-
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- HOLC
-
- holy
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hom-
-
- btl.
-
- homy
-
adjective,
homey1 .
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- BTCh
-
- BSPT
-
- BSPH
-
- BSPA
-
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Hyla
-
noun,
a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- cts.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Hab.
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Hays
-
noun,
Will (Harrison) 1879–1954, U.S. lawyer, politician, and official of the motion-picture industry.
- hal-
-
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- cap.
-
- 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.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- lych
-
noun,
British Obsolete. lich.
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- 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.
- Amoy
-
noun,
Xiamen.
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- 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.
- 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.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Mic.
-
- myc-
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- amp.
-
- alt.
-
- mil.
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- myo-
-
- MYOB
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- MIPS
-
- mis-
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- mal-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Mac-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- Macy
-
noun,
R(owland) H(ussey) [roh-luh nd huhs-ee] /ˈroʊ lənd ˈhʌs i/ (Show IPA), 1823–77, U.S. retail merchant.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- asc-
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mayo
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- Mays
-
noun,
Willie (Howard) born 1931, U.S. baseball player.
- 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.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- apo-
-
- MBPS
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- MCPO
-
- aph-
-
- amt.
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- ahoy
-
interjection,
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACTH
-
- MSBA
-
- MSBC
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- MSCP
-
- achy
-
adjective,
having or causing an aching sensation:
- MSHA
-
- abs-
-
- MSPH
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ABLS
-
- ably
-
adverb,
in an able manner; with skill or ability; competently.
- abl.
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- MOpt
-
- mopy
-
adjective,
mopey.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- Alco
-
- 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.
- 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.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- ALBM
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alb.
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moly
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- AISI
-
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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.
- cit.
-
- ashy
-
adjective,
ash-colored; pale; wan:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lip-
-
- atic
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lys-
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LitB
-
- lit.
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- att.
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- lobs
-
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- AIC
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- THC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- AYH
-
- bp.
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ThB
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChB
-
- CBS
-
- Bac
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- ays
-
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- BSC
-
- 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.
- ACP
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ab-
-
- aby
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to pay the penalty of.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Cym
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- CYO
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- ABM
-
- CIP
-
- tph
-
- TPI
-
- TPM
-
- TSH
-
- Am.
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- TTY
-
- CIM
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- AHL
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- th-
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TCS
-
- SMB
-
- CIA
-
- Bay
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- acy
-
- Abp
-
- CIB
-
- TCA
-
- SMA
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- abt
-
- SLP
-
- TBA
-
- Tbi
-
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ALM
-
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- BPS
-
- STP
-
- STB
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APC
-
- APB
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- BPA
-
- BPH
-
- BPI
-
- BSL
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- BSA
-
- Bly
-
noun,
Nellie (Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman) 1867–1922, U.S. journalist and social reformer.
- AMS
-
- bsh
-
- BLA
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- TBO
-
- TLC
-
- BSM
-
- STI
-
- Apl
-
- TMO
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ASI
-
- Boy
-
noun,
a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
- ASM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- STM
-
- STL
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ast
-
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- BMT
-
- BLM
-
- BMS
-
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- at.
-
- BMI
-
- asb
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BLS
-
- ATB
-
- APS
-
- ATC
-
- tlo
-
- BSO
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ct.
-
- BHA
-
- ch.
-
- TAL
-
- BCS
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- BCP
-
- cs.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- cl.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- bl.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- CAI
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- ALC
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- BHC
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- BTh
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMC
-
- BSP
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- TIA
-
- Amb
-
- ATP
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- by-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- bi-
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- BHT
-
- BHP
-
- BHL
-
- ca.
-
- ThM
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- BCL
-
- spt
-
- HBO
-
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LTh
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSM
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- lpm
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- PBS
-
- PCB
-
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- PHA
-
- Mc-
-
- Mo.
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHA
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- MCP
-
- MCI
-
- MBO
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mao
-
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- 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
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PTO
-
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pym
-
noun,
John, 1584–1643, English statesman.
- CLI
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LBO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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).
- Lt.
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ity
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LOC
-
- py-
-
- LMT
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- PhL
-
- PhM
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- LIM
-
- PHS
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LCA
-
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lhb
-
- LCT
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pt.
-
- ITA
-
- oic
-
- OCS
-
- MST
-
- MSI
-
- MSH
-
- 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.
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- 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.
- MTh
-
- Oyo
-
noun,
a city in W Nigeria.
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OIt
-
- MSA
-
- Ola
-
- MPH
-
- MPA
-
- Mt.
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAO
-
- OTC
-
- 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.
- OSB
-
- op.
-
- MTI
-
- Oc.
-
- obl
-
- ob.
-
- MTS
-
- MTP
-
- MTO
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Om.
-
- Ps.
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIP
-
- OSO
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- OTB
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ml.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- OTS
-
- my-
-
- mi.
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- pm.
-
- MIT
-
- MLA
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OOT
-
- OMB
-
- 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.
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- OPA
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- MOI
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- 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.
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- MLS
-
- ITC
-
- PIO
-
- ist
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- sc.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- HCM
-
- OAS
-
- HBM
-
- SCB
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sp.
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- ht.
-
- ial
-
- yah
-
interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- Hts
-
- PSA
-
- So.
-
- HST
-
- PSC
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- PTT
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- 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).
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- shp
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- sht
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Syl
-
- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Coy
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adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- COB
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noun,
a corncob.
- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- CMA
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- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SLA
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- Clo
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- sho
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- CPA
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- HAO
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- SHA
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- HAM
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noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- SCM
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- Hay
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noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- HSM
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- HMS
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- CTA
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- SCP
-
- CST
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- CPI
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- CSO
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- CSA
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- CPS
-
- CPO
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- CPM
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- shy
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noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- CPL
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- Yam
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noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Yap
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noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- POB
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- PLO
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- IOC
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- YOB
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noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- PMT
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- POA
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- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ply
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noun,
a thickness or layer.
- ILS
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- ILP
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- ILO
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
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- yis
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- Ios
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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.
- pli
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- IHS
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- ISA
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- pl.
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- PL1
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noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Isl
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- ish
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- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PLC
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- IPS
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- IPO
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- IPM
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- iph
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- IPA
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- IOT
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- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- POC
-
- TTS
-
- YCL
-
- IHP
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- ich
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noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- icy
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adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- IAS
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- YHA
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- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ib.
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- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- POM
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noun,
pommy.
- L2
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- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- YT
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- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- YB
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- T1
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- ic
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- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- TB
-
- L1
-
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- BH
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TT
-
- 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.
- MB
-
- OA
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- TP
-
- LH
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- cy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- MP
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AI
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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.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- O.
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- AO
-
- IP
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- t.
-
- TM
-
- Y.
-
- CM
-
- SA
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- yl
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- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HL
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- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- TL
-
- SL
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- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- BO
-
- CB
-
- BM
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- PH
-
- PB
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- LM
-
- S.
-
- i.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SM
-
- ol
-
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- ty
-
- HP
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- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ly
-
- BC
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- MH
-
- HB
-
- B-
-
- M.
-
- TC
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)