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- carcinomas
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noun,
a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.
- macaronis
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- macaronic
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noun,
macaronics, macaronic language.
- maccaroni
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noun,
macaroni.
- Corsicana
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noun,
a city in E Texas.
- carcinoma
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noun,
a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.
- macaroni
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- moccasin
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noun,
a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
- cariocas
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noun,
a modification of the samba.
- minorcas
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- marocain
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noun,
a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- Masaccio
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noun,
(Tommaso Guidi) 1401–28? Italian painter.
- mascaron
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noun,
mask (def 11).
- narcomas
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noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- Cimarosa
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noun,
Domenico [daw-me-nee-kaw] /dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1801, Italian conductor and composer.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- oarsman
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- anosmia
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noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- macrons
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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).
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- Amon-Ra
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noun,
Amen-Ra.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- macaron
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noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- macacos
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noun,
any of several lemurs, as Lemur macaco.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Romania
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Carioca
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noun,
a modification of the samba.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- cranio-
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- craniom
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- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- narcoma
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noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- caimans
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- sarcoma
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noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- marinas
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- 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.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- Carman
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noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- occas.
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- Carnac
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noun,
a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- COSMIC
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adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Aromas
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noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- macaco
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noun,
any of several lemurs, as Lemur macaco.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- caroms
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- cacaos
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noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- camoca
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noun,
camaca.
- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- NASCAR
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noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Ramona
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- caiman
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- mascon
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- narco-
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- norias
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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.
- Carcas
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noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- somni-
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- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- socman
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noun,
sokeman.
- asonia
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noun,
tone deafness.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- acoasm
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noun,
acouasm.
- micro-
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- Marian
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noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- C-in-C
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- anicca
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noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- Samoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- maniac
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noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- manias
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- airman
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noun,
an aviator.
- marais
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noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Animas
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noun,
soul; life.
- sarco-
-
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- amnios
-
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- amino-
-
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- conics
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noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- Samian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- Marcan
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- Marcos
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noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- sacro-
-
- macons
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- macro-
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- 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).
- Samain
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noun,
Samhain.
- Marcia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- aniso-
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- Anomia
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noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- CRONIC
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noun,
very potent marijuana.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- crams
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noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- conc.
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- conic
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noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Norma
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noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- corms
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noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- corns
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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.
- crocs
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noun,
crocodile.
- Cons.
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- COMAS
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noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- 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.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Comr.
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- Omani
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- crim.
-
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- maras
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noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- manas
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noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- mania
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- 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.
- manos
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noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- 30-30
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- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Minor
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noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- marcs
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noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- 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.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- masc.
-
- Mason
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noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- naso-
-
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- icons
-
- incas
-
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.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Iran.
-
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Macc.
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- miso-
-
- misc.
-
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- omni-
-
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- AMORC
-
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- amirs
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noun,
emir.
- amin-
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- amain
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adverb,
with full force.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- sarc-
-
- ca-ca
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noun,
excrement; feces.
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- caco-
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- asco-
-
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- anis-
-
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anim.
-
- 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.
- acro-
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Rains
-
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).
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Ciano
-
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.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- Sino-
-
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- canc.
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Ramon
-
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.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- Soni
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sci.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- 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.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- scr.
-
- min.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Mic.
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NCAA
-
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- NOAA
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- nos-
-
- 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).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- 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.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- MNAS
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- 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.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Mon.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Rom.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- mRNA
-
- RNAS
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- NACA
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- 1080
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- iana
-
- ICAO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- IMCO
-
- ano-
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- Anas
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- asc-
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Cmon
-
- cac-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- 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.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- ANSI
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acc.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Mac-
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- iso-
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 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.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 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.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- acr-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- 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.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CAA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- SCM
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- cr.
-
- CAI
-
- Co.
-
- ANC
-
- cs.
-
- aor
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- sc.
-
- CCR
-
- CCA
-
- Am.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Sr.
-
- ac-
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AIA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMS
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- SAR
-
- AMC
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cc.
-
- RMC
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ARS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- ACS
-
- AIC
-
- Rs.
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- RSA
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- AOA
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SMA
-
- Aar
-
- RNA
-
- ASR
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ROA
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ca.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AAM
-
- ASN
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ASM
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ROI
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASI
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- MCI
-
- CIA
-
- IOC
-
- MRI
-
- Ir.
-
- MSA
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- NCO
-
- NAA
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- 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 = .
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- in.
-
- ICC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- NCC
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIM
-
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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MRA
-
- IRC
-
- NMR
-
- MNS
-
- 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.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mao
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MAA
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MSC
-
- MNA
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mc-
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOI
-
- ISR
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISA
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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).
- MOR
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- IRS
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- IRO
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- NMI
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- io-
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- ics
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- CNO
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- OCS
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- oic
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- OIr
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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:
- 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.
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CNS
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- ONI
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- ONR
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- ons
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- CNM
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- OCC
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- CNC
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- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- MCR
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- CMC
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- CMA
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- RCS
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- RMA
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- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- CIM
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- CIC
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- OCR
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- Om.
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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.
- NSC
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- NOC
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- CSR
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- CSO
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- CSC
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- CSA
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- CRC
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- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- nr.
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- NRA
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- NRC
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- NSA
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- CRS
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- OSA
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- OAS
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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.
- Oc.
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- SA
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- RN
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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.
- S.
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- RI
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- ic
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- RC
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- NM
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- AO
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- SM
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- O.
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- MN
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
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- i.
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- N.
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- NI
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- RO
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- NC
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- OA
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CM
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- R.
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