Anagrams of malabsorption
Word malabsorption has
2473 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of malabsorption.
- absorption
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noun,
the act of absorbing.
- probations
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noun,
the act of testing.
- inamoratos
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noun,
a man who loves or is loved; male sweetheart or lover.
- isabnormal
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal deviation from the normal value of some meteorological quantity, as temperature.
- aminoplast
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noun,
amino resin.
- tonsorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a barber or barbering:
- ablations
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- palmation
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noun,
a palmate state or formation.
- inamorato
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noun,
a man who loves or is loved; male sweetheart or lover.
- probation
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noun,
the act of testing.
- Platonism
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noun,
the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- anabolism
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noun,
constructive metabolism; the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances from simpler ones (opposed to catabolism).
- last-born
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noun,
a last-born or youngest child.
- lobations
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noun,
lobate formation.
- palominos
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noun,
a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
- Ambrosian
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adjective,
Roman Catholic Church.
pertaining to the religious congregations under the protection of Saint Ambrose.
pertaining to the ancient liturgy of the church of Milan.
- ambrosial
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adjective,
exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell; especially delicious or fragrant.
- monorails
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noun,
a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
- oblations
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noun,
the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- rationals
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- trailsman
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noun,
a person who follows a trail.
- prostomia
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the head of certain lower invertebrates.
- prolation
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noun,
the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
- prolamins
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noun,
any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- antisolar
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adjective,
(on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
- snap-brim
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noun,
a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
- boltonias
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
- patrolman
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noun,
a police officer who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- talapoins
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- Stromboli
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noun,
an island off the NE coast of Sicily, in the Lipari group.
- pan-broil
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verb (used with or without object),
to cook in an uncovered frying pan over direct heat using little or no fat.
- atonalism
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noun,
atonality.
- monitors
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noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- Malibran
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noun,
Maria Felicita [Spanish mah-ree-ah fe-lee-thee-tah] /Spanish mɑˈri ɑ ˌfɛ liˈθi tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1808–36, Spanish opera singer, born in France.
- talapoin
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- Tarnopol
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noun,
Ternopol.
- talisman
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- Ambrosia
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the food of the gods.
Compare nectar (def 3).
- Manitoba
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noun,
a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man.
Capital: Winnipeg.
- amboinas
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noun,
Ambon.
- man-trap
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noun,
an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- marplots
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noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- martians
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Romanist
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- also-ran
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noun,
Sports.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
- nitroso-
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- monorail
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noun,
a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
- tamarins
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- maintops
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- bailsman
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noun,
a person who gives bail or acts as surety.
- tampions
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- moralist
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noun,
a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- prolamin
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noun,
any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- rampions
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- atropism
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noun,
poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.
- 11-point
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- taprooms
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noun,
a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
- Ratisbon
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noun,
Regensburg.
- salt-pan
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noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- sailboat
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noun,
a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
- isanomal
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- apastron
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noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- staminal
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adjective,
of or relating to stamens.
- Boltonia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- boatsman
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noun,
boatman.
- strobila
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noun,
the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region.
Compare scolex.
- sorbitol
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noun,
a white, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in cherries, plums, pears, seaweed, and many berries, obtained by the breakdown of dextrose and used as a sugar substitute for diabetics and in the manufacture of vitamin C, synthetic resins, candy, varnishes, etc.; sorbol.
- implants
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- impostor
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noun,
a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- taborins
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noun,
a small tabor.
- tombolas
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noun,
house (def 19).
- blastoma
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noun,
a tumor originating from undifferentiated embryonic cells and having little or no connective tissue.
- animator
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noun,
a person or thing that animates.
- bismanol
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noun,
a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- baronial
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adjective,
pertaining to a baron or barony or to the order of barons.
- isobront
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
- biotrons
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noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- Laborism
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noun,
a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- tompions
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noun,
tampion.
- lampions
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- binormal
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noun,
the normal to a curve, lying perpendicular to the osculating plane at a given point on the curve.
- lampoons
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noun,
a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- Anapolis
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noun,
a city in central Brazil.
- bimotors
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noun,
an airplane or other vehicle that has two engines.
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- barstool
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noun,
a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.
- lobation
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noun,
lobate formation.
- barspoon
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noun,
a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- nol-pros
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verb (used with object),
to end by a nolle prosequi.
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- parboils
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- partials
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- oblation
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noun,
the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- abrasion
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noun,
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
- pastoral
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noun,
a poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally; a bucolic.
- platoons
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noun,
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- ortolans
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noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- paraison
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noun,
parison.
- partisan
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noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- ablation
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- oronasal
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noun,
Phonetics. orinasal (def 2).
- orinasal
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- airboats
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noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- Pliotron
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noun,
any hot-cathode vacuum tube having an anode and one or more grids.
- parosmia
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noun,
a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- orbitals
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noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- Palomino
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noun,
a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
- Polabian
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noun,
a member of a Slavic people who once lived in the Elbe River basin and on the Baltic coast of northern Germany.
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- optional
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adjective,
left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
- alarmist
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noun,
a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
- platinas
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noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- plastron
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
- abortion
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noun,
Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- pai-loos
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noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- patroons
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- potboils
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verb (used without object),
to create potboilers.
- trailman
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noun,
trailsman.
- nombrils
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noun,
the point in an escutcheon between the middle of the base and the fess point.
- abnormal
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adjective,
not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard:
- pastrami
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noun,
a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- platino-
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- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- Bristol
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noun,
a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
- stamin-
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- intombs
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verb (used with object),
entomb.
- bromals
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noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- paisano
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noun,
paisan.
- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- borstal
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noun,
(in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
- somato-
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- bonsoir
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interjection,
good evening; good night.
- bonitos
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noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- pitmans
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Palomar
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- soprano
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- bromoil
-
noun,
an offset reproduction produced by the bromoil process.
- implant
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- spatial
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adjective,
of or relating to space.
- Palmira
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Spartan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- soroban
-
noun,
a Japanese abacus of Chinese derivation.
- palato-
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- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- impasto
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noun,
the laying on of paint thickly.
- plaints
-
noun,
a complaint.
- imports
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- impalas
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noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- nombril
-
noun,
the point in an escutcheon between the middle of the base and the fess point.
- paniolo
-
noun,
a person who herds cattle; cowboy.
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- rampant
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adjective,
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- baptism
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- bantams
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a chicken of any of several varieties or breeds characterized by very small size.
- tamarin
-
noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- Balmain
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noun,
Pierre (Alexandre) [pyer a-lek-sahn-druh] /pyɛr a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1914–82, French fashion designer.
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Balaton
-
noun,
a lake in W Hungary: the largest lake in central Europe. About 50 miles (80 km) long; 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).
- Tambora
-
noun,
an active volcano in Indonesia, on N Sumbawa: eruption 1815. 9042 feet (2756 meters).
- Baalism
-
noun,
the worship of Baal.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- patinas
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- tampons
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- Atropos
-
noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- patrial
-
noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- patroon
-
noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- taproom
-
noun,
a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
- astrol.
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- Pianola
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noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- Barinas
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- boatman
-
noun,
a person skilled in the use of small craft.
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- paramos
-
noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- parasol
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noun,
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- taborin
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- parboil
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- soliton
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- blasto-
-
- bitonal
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adjective,
marked by or using bitonality.
- parians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- bipolar
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adjective,
having two poles, as the earth.
- biotron
-
noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- partial
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noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- bimotor
-
noun,
an airplane or other vehicle that has two engines.
- batsman
-
noun,
a batter, especially in cricket.
- taipans
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Bastrop
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- bastion
-
noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- Bastian
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noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- basilar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
- Basilan
-
noun,
an island in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1282 sq. km).
- Somalia
-
noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- laminar
-
adjective,
composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- pai-loo
-
noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- monitor
-
noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Molinos
-
noun,
Miguel de [mee-gel de] /miˈgɛl dɛ/ (Show IPA), c1640–c95, Spanish priest and mystic: chief exponent of quietism.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Mistral
-
noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- robalos
-
noun,
snook2 (def 1).
- Romania
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- ooblast
-
noun,
a primordial cell from which the ovum is developed.
- romanos
-
- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Martina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Martial
-
noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- Marston
-
noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- Polaris
-
noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- obtains
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- maroons
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- napalms
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noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- normals
-
adjective,
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- probits
-
noun,
a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- pronaos
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- potions
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- prosoma
-
noun,
an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
- oarsman
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- rabatos
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noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- rampion
-
noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- potboil
-
verb (used without object),
to create potboilers.
- ramtils
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- motions
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- mortals
-
noun,
a human being.
- Morison
-
noun,
Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, U.S. historian.
- morions
-
noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- Postman
-
noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- moonlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the moon.
- marplot
-
noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- marlins
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- ortolan
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- latrias
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lariats
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- laparo-
-
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- platoon
-
noun,
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- lipomas
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lampoon
-
noun,
a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- lampion
-
noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- laminas
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Platina
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- plasmo-
-
- plasmin
-
noun,
fibrinolysin.
- plantar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- solaria
-
noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- Simplon
-
noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- Maritsa
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- marital
-
- tarpans
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- marinas
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- mantras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Mansart
-
noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- optimal
-
adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- manroot
-
noun,
man-of-the-earth.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- oralism
-
noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- manilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- malpais
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
- malison
-
noun,
a curse.
- plosion
-
noun,
the forced release of the occlusive phase of a plosive, whether voiceless or voiced, either audible due to frication or inaudible due to a contiguous following consonant.
Also called explosion.
Compare implosion (def 2).
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- sabaton
-
noun,
a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
- orbital
-
noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- maintop
-
noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- Sabrina
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- Salomon
-
noun,
Haym [hahym] /haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1740?–85, American financier and patriot, born in Poland.
- Marisol
-
noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- pinatas
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- tarpons
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- timbals
-
noun,
a kettledrum.
- animato
-
adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- Abinoam
-
noun,
the father of Barak. Judges 4:6; 12; 5:1.
- ablator
-
noun,
See under ablation (def 3).
- Tompion
-
noun,
tampion.
- amritas
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Absalom
-
noun,
the third and favorite son of David, who rebelled against his father and was slain by Joab. II Sam. 13–18.
- abstain
-
verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- transp.
-
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- transl.
-
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- aristo-
-
- amorino
-
noun,
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- Alastor
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- albinos
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Arabist
-
noun,
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
- Amboina
-
noun,
Ambon.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- amatols
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- aplombs
-
noun,
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- Altoona
-
noun,
a city in central Pennsylvania.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- aporias
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- topsoil
-
noun,
the fertile, upper part of the soil.
- topsail
-
noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- tombola
-
noun,
house (def 19).
- airboat
-
noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- tropism
-
noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- anopias
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- anosmia
-
noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- ambits
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- amino-
-
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- malars
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Malabo
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on N Bioko island.
- sabalo
-
noun,
the tarpon.
- Toombs
-
noun,
Robert, 1810–85, U.S. lawyer, orator, and Confederate statesman and army officer.
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- sabora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- amnios
-
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Robson
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
- mbiras
-
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.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- milpas
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- impala
-
noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- Roboam
-
noun,
Rehoboam.
- sorbol
-
noun,
sorbitol.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- robalo
-
noun,
snook2 (def 1).
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- riboso
-
noun,
rebozo.
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- maroon
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- matri-
-
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- masto-
-
- matins
-
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.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- saloop
-
noun,
a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
- lampas
-
noun,
congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- intro.
-
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- somni-
-
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- aniso-
-
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- labio-
-
- Sonoma
-
noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- lamias
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- limbas
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- Lobito
-
noun,
a seaport in W Angola.
- sampan
-
noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- sambar
-
noun,
a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
- Sambal
-
noun,
a condiment or side dish of Indonesia, Malaysia, and southern India, made with any of various ingredients, as vegetables, fish, or coconut, usually seasoned with chili peppers and spices and served with rice and curries.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- somat-
-
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- limbos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- intra-
-
- Sarnia
-
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.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- intomb
-
verb (used with object),
entomb.
- instr.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- sapro-
-
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- plano-
-
- plani-
-
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- plasia
-
- abloom
-
adverb, adjective,
in bloom; blossoming; flowering.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- palmar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
- Palmas
-
noun,
Las. Las Palmas.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Paloma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- abatis
-
noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plasm-
-
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- orlops
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- trans.
-
- orbits
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- plasma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- Abrams
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- Osborn
-
noun,
Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- tribo-
-
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- aboral
-
adjective,
opposite to or away from the mouth.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- abamps
-
noun,
Electricity. abampere.
- polios
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- patri-
-
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- pibals
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- tropo-
-
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- panto-
-
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- paramo
-
noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- Tromso
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- tronas
-
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.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- polit.
-
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- rambla
-
noun,
a dry ravine.
- motors
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rabats
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- Morton
-
noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- napalm
-
noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- moolas
-
noun,
money.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- morion
-
noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- Moroni
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- morons
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- proto-
-
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- oblast
-
noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- oboist
-
noun,
a player of the oboe.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- Pomona
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- nitro-
-
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- promos
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- probit
-
noun,
a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- alarms
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- iatro-
-
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- bolita
-
noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bolson
-
noun,
a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Bolton
-
noun,
a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- balaos
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- brants
-
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.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- tabors
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- bitmap
-
noun,
a piece of text, a drawing, etc., represented, as on a computer display, by the activation of certain dots in a rectangular matrix of dots.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- bistro
-
noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- aplomb
-
noun,
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- Strabo
-
noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- brains
-
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.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- barman
-
noun,
a man who bartends; bartender.
- Bastia
-
noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- stamba
-
noun,
(in India) a memorial pillar.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Boston
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- barit.
-
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- borons
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- Barolo
-
noun,
a dry red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy.
- basalt
-
noun,
the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
- Borman
-
noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- Balsam
-
noun,
any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead.
Compare balm (def 1).
- bonito
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- timbal
-
noun,
a kettledrum.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- Banias
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Batman
-
noun,
a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.
- Bantam
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a chicken of any of several varieties or breeds characterized by very small size.
- boarts
-
noun,
bort.
- Bairam
-
noun,
ʾId al-Adha.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- spiro-
-
- astro-
-
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- bloats
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- tarso-
-
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- bromo-
-
- bloops
-
noun,
a clumsy mistake.
- sporo-
-
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- astron
-
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- tablas
-
noun,
an island in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, one of the Romblon Islands. 265 sq. mi. (686 sq. km).
- bromal
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- blooms
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- pron.
-
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- nitr-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- pros.
-
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Prot.
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- prom.
-
- Bloom
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Alas.
-
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- noso-
-
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- noto-
-
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- basal
-
adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prim.
-
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- prob.
-
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- riots
-
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.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- nomo-
-
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- taboo
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Mont.
-
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- MOTOS
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- mools
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- mono-
-
- Blimp
-
noun,
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- naso-
-
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- natl.
-
- Arab.
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Alta.
-
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- biont
-
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- 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.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- 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.
- biol.
-
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- Nabis
-
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Rabin
-
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.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- abamp
-
noun,
Electricity. abampere.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- pant-
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- para-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- pari-
-
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- plan-
-
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- 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.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Parl.
-
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 30-30
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- patr-
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- atmo-
-
- part.
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Trona
-
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.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- ation
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- trop-
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- astr.
-
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pools
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- omni-
-
- Port.
-
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Pomos
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- onto-
-
- polos
-
noun,
a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Bart.
-
- Timor
-
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).
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Obama
-
noun,
Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- post-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- baro-
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- obols
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- OBrit
-
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abrin
-
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.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Balas
-
noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- Abram
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- osmo-
-
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- plat.
-
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- plast
-
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- opto-
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Balt.
-
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- plomb
-
noun,
any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- abstr
-
- balsa
-
noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- orial
-
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- plio-
-
- Orlon
-
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- lipo-
-
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- boson
-
noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- bosom
-
noun,
the breast of a human being.
- 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.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Brant
-
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.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Srta.
-
- brain
-
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.
- tono-
-
- Sino-
-
- AMPAS
-
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- limbo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- 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.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Boots
-
noun,
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- boost
-
noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- boons
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- miso-
-
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- boron
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- boro-
-
- sanit
-
- lobos
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- samba
-
noun,
a rhythmic, Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- looms
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Sambo
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- LOOPS
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- sito-
-
- booms
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- broom
-
noun,
an implement for sweeping, consisting of a brush of straw or stiff strands of synthetic material bound tightly to the end of a long handle.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- intr.
-
- spor-
-
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- 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.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- Iran.
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- brom-
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- spoom
-
noun,
a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- anis-
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- iambs
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- span-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- anti-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- spool
-
noun,
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- in-lb
-
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- insol
-
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Sobor
-
noun,
a council, synod, or convention.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- anat.
-
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- anal.
-
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- tonia
-
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- Ital.
-
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- anim.
-
- Brit.
-
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- sloop
-
noun,
a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails.
Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- mbira
-
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.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- rotas
-
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.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- bolos
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- ambos
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- manor
-
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
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- topo-
-
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- 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.
- matr-
-
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- ambi-
-
- ambas
-
noun,
anba.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- mast-
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- alto-
-
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- Tobol
-
noun,
a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- Bonpa
-
noun,
a member of the Bön sect.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- robot
-
noun,
a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- alti-
-
- bloop
-
noun,
a clumsy mistake.
- amin-
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- SMTP
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tab.
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Rom.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- soln
-
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- 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.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tron
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- rit.
-
- Tob.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Tasm
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sol.
-
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tRNA
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Soni
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- str.
-
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Saml
-
- 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.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- pos.
-
- rpt.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- pts.
-
- RIBA
-
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- top-
-
- psia
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Sat.
-
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- SATB
-
- pot.
-
- PSAT
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- tion
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Sam.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- prin
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prs.
-
- Sab.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- SRAM
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- SRBM
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- TRIB
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- SLBM
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Sra.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- SBLI
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- 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).
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- tri-
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Lam.
-
- Lani
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lab.
-
- itol
-
- iso-
-
- ISBN
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Lib.
-
- lin.
-
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- 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.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- BSIT
-
- BSPT
-
- BSPA
-
- BSOT
-
- BSNA
-
- BSMT
-
- BSLM
-
- BSIR
-
- btl.
-
- BSAA
-
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BSRT
-
- 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.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- intl
-
- IRBM
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- int.
-
- iana
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- IATA
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- 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.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Man.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MALS
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MBPS
-
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- min.
-
- 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.
- MIPS
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- 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.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- MILR
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mil.
-
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lit.
-
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- LitB
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lobs
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- 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.
- 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.
- LRBM
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- mis-
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Anas
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- amt.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- ANPA
-
- amp.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- AMLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- 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.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- 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.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSA
-
- ANSI
-
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- Arm.
-
- abs-
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- abr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ABLS
-
- abl.
-
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- AARP
-
- Ala.
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Amal
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- ALBM
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Alb.
-
- ARIS
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- 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).
- BLit
-
- Bol.
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- bin-
-
- bops
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- bot.
-
- 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.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- boom
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ASTM
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atm.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- 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).
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ator
-
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- 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.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- bal.
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- obs.
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- NIRA
-
- oto-
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- mRNA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- pam.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- PABA
-
noun,
para-aminobenzoic acid.
- MOpt
-
- NLRB
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MSBA
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Pan.
-
- opia
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Ont.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- 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.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oro-
-
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- NRAB
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- nom.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- not-
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- MNAS
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- NTIA
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- pat.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- nos-
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- NTSB
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Nor.
-
- NOAA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pil-
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- par.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- NRPB
-
- ONI
-
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- ob.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BMS
-
- ONR
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- STI
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- ons
-
- NSA
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- STL
-
- bl.
-
- bp.
-
- STM
-
- Br.
-
- OMB
-
- PRA
-
- op.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- OIr
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OAS
-
- obl
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- 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.
- BLA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BNS
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- BLM
-
- BLS
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BMI
-
- Bn.
-
- BMT
-
- OIt
-
- bi-
-
- OSA
-
- POR
-
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- OSB
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- BMR
-
- Ola
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- TAL
-
- OAO
-
- STP
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- ATB
-
- POB
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TPM
-
- PBS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- ALM
-
- PLA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- PTO
-
- Amb
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- prn
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- pm.
-
- Ar.
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- AAM
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AAP
-
- Tro
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- ABM
-
- abn
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- PIO
-
- Abp
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- abt
-
- Pr.
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ATA
-
- ARS
-
- POA
-
- 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.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- TIA
-
- TBO
-
- Tbi
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TBA
-
- OPM
-
- PMT
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- asb
-
- ASI
-
- OPA
-
- OOT
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- PLR
-
- Pa.
-
- pli
-
- OTS
-
- AMS
-
- 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.
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- OSO
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- AOA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- aor
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- APB
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- TNB
-
- TMO
-
- PLO
-
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- APS
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- STB
-
- spt
-
- NRA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- MSN
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- MSI
-
- MSA
-
- SAR
-
- MRP
-
- LMT
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- MRI
-
- MRA
-
- mtn
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- MPA
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- LON
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- 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.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- lpm
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- RPS
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- SLA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- nr.
-
- MTP
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- LIM
-
- NAA
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- MTS
-
- MOR
-
- LPN
-
- RMA
-
- 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.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ROP
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- 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.
- MBO
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
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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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- MIB
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noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MNS
-
- MOI
-
- MNA
-
- MLS
-
- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- MLR
-
- ROI
-
- ROA
-
- MIP
-
- MLA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ml.
-
- MIT
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- MAA
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- 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.
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- Mao
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- RBI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- LBO
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ILP
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- io-
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- 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.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- 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 = .
- PSA
-
- ior
-
- 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.
- IOT
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NOP
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- BPA
-
- BPI
-
- BPS
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- Sr.
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- BRM
-
- Bt.
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- SPR
-
- BRT
-
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- BSM
-
- BSN
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- BSO
-
- BSP
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- BST
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- IPA
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- SMB
-
- Isl
-
- IRO
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NBA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- SLP
-
- NIA
-
- IPS
-
- NBS
-
- SLR
-
- SMA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPM
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- IRL
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- RN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L.
-
- NP
-
- A.
-
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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AI
-
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.
- OA
-
- SN
-
- L1
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- MN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L2
-
- t.
-
- O.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RO
-
- R.
-
- SL
-
- RP
-
- LR
-
- MP
-
- BM
-
- MB
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- BO
-
- RI
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- LM
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PB
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- TP
-
- B-
-
- TB
-
- IP
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NI
-
- TL
-
- NM
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SM
-
- TN
-
- i.
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
-
- NL
-
- ol
-