Anagrams of hospitalman
Word hospitalman has
1365 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of hospitalman.
- Thomasina
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noun,
a female given name.
- atonalism
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noun,
atonality.
- talapoins
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- palmation
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noun,
a palmate state or formation.
- Malathion
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noun,
an organic phosphate insecticide, C 10 H 19 O 6 S 2 P, of relatively low toxicity for mammals.
- halations
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noun,
a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- Platonism
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noun,
the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- Oliphant
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noun,
Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- staminal
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adjective,
of or relating to stamens.
- pashmina
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noun,
a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
- platinas
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- platino-
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- Lothians
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noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- salt-pan
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noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- lampions
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- isanomal
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- 11-point
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- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- phantasm
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- talapoin
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- aphonias
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noun,
loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.
- talisman
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- Sahaptin
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noun,
a member of an American Indian people of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
- Naphtali
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noun,
the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:7,8.
- halation
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noun,
a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- Hamilton
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noun,
Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.
- Anapolis
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noun,
a city in central Brazil.
- hospital
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noun,
an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- maintops
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- hispano-
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- mahonias
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noun,
any of various evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, including the Oregon grape.
- implants
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- haplonts
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noun,
the haploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- tampions
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- malpais
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noun,
Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
- Postman
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- amatols
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noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- anosmia
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noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- anopias
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- planish
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verb (used with object),
to give a smooth finish to (metal) by striking lightly with a smoothly faced hammer or die.
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- Lothian
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noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- maintop
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- plinths
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noun,
a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.
- animato
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adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- Amphion
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noun,
a son of Antiope by Zeus, and the husband of Niobe. With his twin brother, Zethus, he built the walls of Thebes, charming the stones into place with his lyre.
- Mahonia
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noun,
any of various evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, including the Oregon grape.
- plasmo-
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- tampons
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- plasmin
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noun,
fibrinolysin.
- lipomas
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Laotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Shipman
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noun,
a sailor.
- ha-Nasi
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noun,
Judah, Judah ha-Nasi.
- Hampton
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noun,
Lionel, 1908–2002, U.S. jazz vibraphonist.
- hatpins
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noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- Somalia
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noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- solatia
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Simplon
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noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- impalas
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noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- impasto
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noun,
the laying on of paint thickly.
- implant
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- stamin-
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- aphonia
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noun,
loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.
- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- Shaitan
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- Ispahan
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noun,
Isfahan.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- asphalt
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noun,
any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
- laminas
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Samhita
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noun,
Veda (def 2).
- lampion
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- Samhain
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noun,
a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter.
- Ashanti
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noun,
a former native kingdom and British colony in W Africa: now a region of Ghana. 9700 sq. mi. (25,123 sq. km). Capital: Kumasi.
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- malthas
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noun,
a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent.
- Platina
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- manilas
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- napalms
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noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- Pianola
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noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- 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.
- philos.
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- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- patinas
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- pathol.
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- pastina
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- Paoshan
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Baoshan.
- Mathias
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noun,
Robert Bruce ("Bob") 1930–2006, U.S. track-and-field athlete.
- palato-
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- paisano
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noun,
paisan.
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- 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.
- optimal
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adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- Onitsha
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- 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.
- pinatas
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- phantom
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- haplont
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noun,
the haploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- Mashona
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noun,
Shona (def 1).
- manship
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- pitmans
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- napalm
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noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- panto-
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- polit.
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- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- natals
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Shinto
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noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- plani-
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- shanti
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noun,
peace.
- shaman
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noun,
(especially among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
- Napoli
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noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Shalom
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interjection,
peace (used as a word of greeting or farewell).
- Pashto
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noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- Pansil
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noun,
Pancha Sila.
- lamina
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noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- patina
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- pathos
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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.
- lampas
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noun,
congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- patho-
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- lamias
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Namhoi
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noun,
Nanhai.
- Samoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- Pathan
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noun,
Afghan (def 1).
- sampan
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noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- Santal
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noun,
sandalwood.
- mantas
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noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Sapota
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noun,
sapote.
- impost
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- Paloma
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noun,
a female given name.
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- nopals
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- manias
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- sonata
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noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Omahas
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noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- somni-
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- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- hatpin
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noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- plaint
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noun,
a complaint.
- Manati
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noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- somat-
-
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- Plains
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noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Hilton
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noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- Somali
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noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- Othman
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noun,
Osman.
- histo-
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- Imphal
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Manipur state, in NE India.
- holism
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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).
- Holman
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noun,
Nathan ("Nat") 1896–1995, U.S. basketball player and coach.
- smalto
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noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- no-hit
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- paints
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- paisan
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noun,
compatriot.
- Manoah
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noun,
the father of Samson. Judges 13.
- siphon
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noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- palais
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noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- maltha
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noun,
a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent.
- Siloam
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noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- impala
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noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- palish
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adjective,
somewhat pale.
- Palmas
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noun,
Las. Las Palmas.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Samain
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noun,
Samhain.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- lithos
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noun,
lithography.
- postal
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noun,
Informal. postal card.
- pilots
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pimola
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noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- mithan
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noun,
gayal.
- pontil
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noun,
punty.
- Lomita
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- Polish
-
noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- mishap
-
noun,
an unfortunate accident.
- pinata
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- plinth
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noun,
a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.
- Milton
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noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- Pitman
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- milpas
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noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- haplo-
-
- Platas
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noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pistol
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noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- plasma
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noun,
Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- Pithom
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noun,
one of the two cities built by Israelite slaves in Egypt. Ex. 1:11.
- pithos
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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.
- plasm-
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- plasia
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- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- plants
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noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- litho.
-
- Potash
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noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- masto-
-
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Patmos
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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).
- patois
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noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- phanos
-
noun,
fanon.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Lashio
-
noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- Salmon
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noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- lathis
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noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Manila
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- phasia
-
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- phials
-
noun,
vial.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- philo-
-
- mopish
-
adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- monish
-
verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- plano-
-
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Thalia
-
noun,
the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
- alphas
-
noun,
the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α).
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- asthma
-
noun,
Pathology. a paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration, characterized by bronchospasm, wheezing, and difficulty in expiration, often accompanied by coughing and a feeling of constriction in the chest.
- alohas
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- almahs
-
noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- ashpit
-
noun,
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- thiols
-
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- Ashman
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- aniso-
-
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Anhalt
-
noun,
a former state in central Germany, now part of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- antho-
-
- anthol
-
- amphi-
-
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- amnios
-
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- amino-
-
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- 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.
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- Amathi
-
noun,
Amittai.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- spilth
-
noun,
spillage (def 1).
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- hamals
-
noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Hamlin
-
noun,
Hannibal, 1809–91, U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1861–65.
- ahimsa
-
noun,
the principle of noninjury to living beings.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- hansom
-
noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- amahs
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mast-
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- tonia
-
- math.
-
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Alta.
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- alti-
-
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- alto-
-
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- plan-
-
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- plat.
-
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- omni-
-
- Plath
-
noun,
Sylvia, 1932–63, U.S. poet.
- anim.
-
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- 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.:
- anis-
-
- plio-
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- 30-30
-
- Omaha
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- plast
-
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- amin-
-
- AMPAS
-
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- plash
-
noun,
a gentle splash.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- Mahan
-
noun,
Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- mahal
-
noun,
a palace or mansion.
See also Taj Mahal.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Phil.
-
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- 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.
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- natl.
-
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- Phila
-
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- 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.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- month
-
noun,
Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- Mont.
-
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- phon.
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- path-
-
- Aisha
-
noun,
a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
- thio-
-
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- pashm
-
noun,
the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- 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).
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- pasha
-
noun,
a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
- naso-
-
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- phot.
-
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Alpha
-
noun,
the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α).
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- 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.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- almah
-
noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pant-
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Aloha
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- miso-
-
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- 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.
- Shama
-
noun,
a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.
- ation
-
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- atmo-
-
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- insol
-
- shpt.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- 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.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- 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.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- sanit
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Ital.
-
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Isth.
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- 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.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- Haman
-
noun,
a powerful prince at the court of Ahasuerus, who was hanged upon exposure of his plan to destroy the Jews of Persia. Esther 3–6.
- 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.
- hist.
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- Hamal
-
noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- halo-
-
- Hasan
-
noun,
(al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- span-
-
- Hansa
-
noun,
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- haoma
-
noun,
a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Sino-
-
- hosp.
-
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- sito-
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- halas
-
noun,
George Stanley, 1895–1983, U.S. football coach and team owner.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- halms
-
noun,
haulm.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- 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.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- Holms
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- anti-
-
- Lhasa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tibet, in the SE part: sacred city of Lamaism. About 12,000 feet (3650 meters) above sea level.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- post-
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Lith.
-
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- anth-
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- lipo-
-
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Latah
-
noun,
a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Pan.
-
- pam.
-
- pot.
-
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- SMTP
-
- Ont.
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pos.
-
- PSAT
-
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- 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.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- psia
-
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- 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.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- soln
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- top-
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Pal.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Soni
-
- opia
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- 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.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- pts.
-
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Sat.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Tasm
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- pil-
-
- 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.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- 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.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- thi-
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Saml
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- tion
-
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- pat.
-
- 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.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- tanh
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- 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).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 1080
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- atm.
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- 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.
- ASTM
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- hal-
-
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- mal-
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- 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.
- lit.
-
- MIPS
-
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- mis-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- 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.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSA
-
- apo-
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MALS
-
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- 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.
- mil.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- 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:
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- itol
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hom-
-
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- iso-
-
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Hos.
-
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Imp.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- ins.
-
- IATA
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- iana
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lip-
-
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lin.
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lani
-
- hol-
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- HMAS
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Lat.
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- 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.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- MNAS
-
- IMHO
-
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NIMH
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Alis
-
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Amal
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Nah.
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- not-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- 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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- NTIA
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- AHSA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- nos-
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- NOAA
-
- Ala.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- AMLS
-
- 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.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ANPA
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- 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.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- MOpt
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- ANSI
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mol.
-
- Mon.
-
- aph-
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- ano-
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Anas
-
- MSPH
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- 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.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- amt.
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- MSHA
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- ial
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- AAM
-
- Am.
-
- AAP
-
- TAL
-
- IHP
-
- IHS
-
- il-
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- TPN
-
- AHL
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- TSH
-
- TSI
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TMO
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- ap-
-
- Apl
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Ia.
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- io-
-
- SLA
-
- APS
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- IAS
-
- AIA
-
- TPM
-
- al.
-
- tph
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- TPI
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- SLP
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SMA
-
- TIA
-
- tlo
-
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- STL
-
- ast
-
- STI
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AMS
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- HSM
-
- HMS
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- spt
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ATP
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ATA
-
- STM
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- 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.
- 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.
- at.
-
- AOA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ThM
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ILO
-
- ASI
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- ALM
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- STP
-
- Ola
-
- ILP
-
- MSH
-
- PhM
-
- PhL
-
- 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.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- MPA
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- MPH
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- MSA
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- PHA
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- PHS
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- MSI
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- MSN
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- Mt.
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- MTh
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- MTI
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- mtn
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- MTO
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- MTP
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- MTS
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- pho
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noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- pis
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- MAP
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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:
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
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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.
- MHA
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- mho
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noun,
See under siemens.
- mi.
-
- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ILS
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- PIO
-
- MOI
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- MIP
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- MIT
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- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ml.
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- MLA
-
- MLS
-
- pim
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plural,
personal information manager.
- MNA
-
- MNS
-
- MOA
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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.
- NAA
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- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- 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.
- OPA
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- NSA
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- Nth
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Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- op.
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- OPS
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OPM
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- OSA
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- OAP
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- OAS
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- ons
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- OSP
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- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ONI
-
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
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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.
- Ohm
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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.
- oil
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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.
- OIt
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- oma
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plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
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- Npt
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- ot-
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- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NHA
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- NHI
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- NHL
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- NHS
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- NIA
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- NIH
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- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIM
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noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- OTA
-
- NMI
-
- Noh
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noun,
Nō.
- NOP
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- pah
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
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- pm.
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- Pa.
-
- OTS
-
- pl.
-
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- PLA
-
- Mao
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- La.
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Lt.
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- Lai
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noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
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noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
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noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- ist
-
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LIM
-
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- SAA
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- Sp.
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- So.
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- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- ITA
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- SHA
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- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- IOT
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- in.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- INH
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- sht
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- shp
-
- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- sho
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- 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.
- IPA
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- iph
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- IPM
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- IPO
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- IPS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
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- ish
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- Isl
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- PST
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interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- TSP
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- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- pli
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- LST
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- LSI
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- LTA
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LTh
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- LPN
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- PLO
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- lpm
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- PMT
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
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- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Lot
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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.
- POA
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- LON
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- PSA
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- MAA
-
- M-1
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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.
- MSL
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- LMT
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- MST
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- LSM
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TP
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- O.
-
- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- MP
-
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- i.
-
- IP
-
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- OA
-
- TN
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- MH
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- t.
-
- M.
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- N.
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- ol
-
- NH
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- L1
-
- ln
-
- SM
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- LM
-
- L2
-
- SN
-
- HP
-
- MN
-
- TM
-
- 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.
- TL
-
- 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.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PH
-
- L.
-
- NL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- NM
-
- HL
-