Anagrams of imbrication
Word imbrication has
708 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of imbrication.
- ambition
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noun,
an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment:
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- contrib.
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- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- Martini
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- craniom
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- Nairobi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part.
- Coimbra
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537.
- contra-
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- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- actino-
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- corbina
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- minicab
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noun,
a minicar that serves as a taxicab.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- crimini
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noun,
cremini.
- taborin
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noun,
a small tabor.
- ciboria
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noun,
a permanent canopy placed over an altar; baldachin.
- cranio-
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- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- 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.
- Britain
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noun,
Great Britain.
- Cabrini
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noun,
Saint Frances Xavier ("Mother Cabrini") 1850–1917, U.S. nun, born in Italy; founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
- cabrito
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noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- abiotic
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adjective,
of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- biotic
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adjective,
pertaining to life.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- contr.
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- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- corban
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Corbin
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noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- cambio
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noun,
a currency exchange.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- birota
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noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- Cabiri
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noun,
a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
- bromic
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adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Briton
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- crambo
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noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- nitro-
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- obtain
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- Borman
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noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- Bomarc
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noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- niobic
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adjective,
of or relating to niobium; columbic.
- bionic
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adjective,
utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body:
- Cimbri
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noun,
a Germanic or Celtic people, supposed to have originated in Jutland, who invaded Gaul and northern Italy, and were destroyed by the Romans in 101 b.c.
- nocti-
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- narco-
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- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Bicorn
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noun,
bicorne.
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- combat
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noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- carbon
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noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- Barton
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noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- biotin
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noun,
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
- carbo-
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- barit.
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- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Rimini
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noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- macro-
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- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- amino-
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- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- matri-
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- tobira
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noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- intomb
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verb (used with object),
entomb.
- intra-
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- intro.
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- actin-
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- micro-
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- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- tribo-
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- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- tombac
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noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- iambic
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noun,
Prosody.
an iamb.
Usually, iambics. a verse or poem consisting of iambs.
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- iatro-
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- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- carb-
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- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cont.
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- Iran.
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- Carib
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- manor
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noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Cant.
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- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- crit.
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- OBrit
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- Macon
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Norma
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noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- cabin
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noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- Cabot
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- ition
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- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Camb.
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- carom
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carob
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Maroc
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noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- incr.
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- Comr.
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- ician
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- imino
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adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imit.
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- comb.
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- Mont.
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- mbira
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noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- Cobra
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- coati
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- incor
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- init.
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- noct-
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- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Minto
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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.
- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- Minot
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noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minor
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noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- nitr-
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- Ciano
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noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- matr-
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- intr.
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- Marti
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- crim.
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- mini-
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- Cimon
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noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- matin
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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.
- bronc
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noun,
bronco:
- Trona
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- brom-
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- atmo-
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- anim.
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- tibia
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noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- anti-
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- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- T-bar
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noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Tarim
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noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- tambo
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noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Tabor
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noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- ation
-
- Broca
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- Timor
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noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Roman
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noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Bacon
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noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bact.
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- Robin
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noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- bairn
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Banco
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- baric
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adjective,
of or containing barium.
- ricin
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- baro-
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- Baron
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noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Bart.
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- ribat
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noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Timon
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noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- amort
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adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- 30-30
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- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- torii
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noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- abort
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noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- toric
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- abrin
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noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- acro-
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- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Acton
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noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- AMORC
-
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- tonia
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- tomia
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noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- toman
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noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- ambi-
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- ambit
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noun,
circumference; circuit.
- Tobin
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noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Ambon
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noun,
ambo.
- T-man
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noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- amin-
-
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Baton
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noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- obiit
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- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- oribi
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noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- Omani
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- Brant
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noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- Brit.
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- Rambo
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noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- Ramon
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noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- boart
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noun,
bort.
- brain
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- rabot
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noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- bract
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noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- octa-
-
- Rabin
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- omni-
-
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Biota
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- orbit
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noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- biont
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- boric
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adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- nori
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noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Mic.
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- Ont.
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- Miao
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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.
- Omri
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noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Toni
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noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Noma
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noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- tomb
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noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- Nora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Tiro
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noun,
tyro.
- Omar
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noun,
a male given name.
- omit
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verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Nor.
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- Tob.
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- tion
-
- nom.
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- RATO
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Oman
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noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- tri-
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- Oct.
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- Main
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noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- tron
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- Mair
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- Mani
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noun,
Manes.
- tRNA
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- Trio
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- TRIB
-
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- NTIA
-
- NRAB
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- not-
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- TCBM
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Mon.
-
- Rom.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- NIRA
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- 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.
- mRNA
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- RONA
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- RIBA
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- tab.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- 1080
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- art.
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- cat.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ator
-
- cir.
-
- cit.
-
- 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.
- Cmon
-
- 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:
- atic
-
- atm.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Arm.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Con.
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- ant.
-
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- bot.
-
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Mac-
-
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- BMOC
-
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bin-
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- bar.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Can.
-
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- acr-
-
- abr.
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- ICAO
-
- ICBM
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- IMCO
-
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- IRBM
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- ano-
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- 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.
- INRI
-
- ctr.
-
- amt.
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- int.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- crat
-
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- abt
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- bi-
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- RBC
-
- RBI
-
- RCA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- BMT
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- RMA
-
- ot-
-
- Tro
-
- OTA
-
- OTB
-
- Am.
-
- ab-
-
- ac-
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- BMI
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ABM
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- abn
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bn.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- BMR
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- TIA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ATC
-
- ATB
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- at.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- TMO
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ANC
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TBA
-
- aor
-
- Tbi
-
- TBO
-
- TCA
-
- rt.
-
- TNB
-
- AIC
-
- ROA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RNA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Bac
-
- ROI
-
- Br.
-
- Amb
-
- AMC
-
- 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.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- CRT
-
- MIT
-
- MNA
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOI
-
- MOR
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Ia.
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRI
-
- CNO
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- NCO
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- CNM
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- io-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ion
-
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 = .
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mc-
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- Mao
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- ib.
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MBO
-
- MCI
-
- in.
-
- MCR
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- CMA
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- OIt
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- nr.
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- NRA
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- CIO
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noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- NRC
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- OMB
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- Om.
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- OIr
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ob.
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- Oc.
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- OTC
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- oic
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- BRM
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- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OCR
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- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oba
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noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- obi
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noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- ca.
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- Bt.
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- BRT
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- CAI
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- CAM
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noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- 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.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- CIM
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- NOC
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- nib
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noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
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- NBC
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- CIB
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- ONI
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- ONR
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- NBA
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- CIA
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- NMI
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- NMR
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- ORB
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noun,
a sphere or globe:
- nob
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noun,
Slang. the head.
- 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.
- 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.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- R.
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- 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.
- MB
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- AO
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- M.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
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- RC
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RI
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- BO
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- i.
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- TN
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- N.
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- BC
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
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- NI
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- t.
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- TB
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NC
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- NB
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- RO
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- OA
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- NM
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TC
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- MN
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- CM
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- BM
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- ic
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- CB
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- O.
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- TM
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- T1
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