Anagrams of manticore
Word manticore has
886 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of manticore.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- intercom
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- antero-
-
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- nemato-
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- craniom
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- cranio-
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- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- mortice
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- contra-
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- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- centimo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- cerato-
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- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- centri-
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- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- centro-
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- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- actino-
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- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
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- narco-
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- nemat-
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- nitro-
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- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- comate
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- nocti-
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- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- contr.
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- cerat-
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- camote
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noun,
batata.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- matri-
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- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
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- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- metro-
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- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- centi-
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- Moneta
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noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- metric
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noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- centr-
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- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- aeron.
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- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- amino-
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- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- intra-
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- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- inter.
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- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- recti-
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- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- enamor
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
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- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- iatro-
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- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- actin-
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- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- cteno-
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- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- intro.
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- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- anomie
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noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- macro-
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- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- anemo-
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- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- meant
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Manet
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- menat
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noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- meno-
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- ento-
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- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- manor
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noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- enorm
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adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- McRae
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noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Marti
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Marne
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noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- macer
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noun,
macebearer.
- Maroc
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noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Iran.
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- Macon
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- mater
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- intr.
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- matr-
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- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incr.
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- incor
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- menta
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noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- trone
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Merca
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noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Roman
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noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
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- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- temin
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noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Tarim
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noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- reni-
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- remit
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- reman
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
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- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- Recit
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- tera-
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- term.
-
- ramie
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noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- tonia
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- Trona
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- toric
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- terna
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noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- tomia
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noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- toman
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noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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).
- Timon
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noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Ramon
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noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- ramet
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Minto
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noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- econ.
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- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Monet
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noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- moire
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Mitre
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miter
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Minot
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noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Monte
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noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Minor
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noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- metr-
-
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- meta-
-
- mero-
-
- merit
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Mont.
-
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- omni-
-
- Omani
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noct-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- ecto-
-
- 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.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- crit.
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- cine-
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- AMORC
-
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- acro-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- amin-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Comr.
-
- aero-
-
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- aeri-
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Amer.
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- atmo-
-
- ation
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Armen
-
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- cent.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- anim.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ante-
-
- areo-
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- anti-
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- acet-
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- 30-30
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- NCTE
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Rom.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Can.
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Mon.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- mRNA
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- RONA
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- 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.
- ance
-
- amt.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- Oct.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- atm.
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- ano-
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ant.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Arm.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Ont.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- NIRA
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- cat.
-
- 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.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- ator
-
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- NTIA
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- atic
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- 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:
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- 1080
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- crat
-
- tion
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- inae
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- aet.
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Mac-
-
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- aer-
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Inc.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tri-
-
- enc.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tRNA
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- tron
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- IMCO
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- ctr.
-
- Ice.
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- ICAO
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- Acre
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noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Man.
-
- 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.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- ment
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- men-
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Aire
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Ceto
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- ten.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cmon
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- 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).
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- cen.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Mic.
-
- cet-
-
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- met.
-
- CERN
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- min.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- 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.
- AIME
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Mar.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- ter.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Am.
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- REA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ac-
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- ae.
-
- RNA
-
- 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.
- AMC
-
- AIC
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- Tro
-
- rte
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- rt.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ROI
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ROA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- TMO
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TIA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ANC
-
- 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.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TCA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AEC
-
- AME
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RMC
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ECA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Mao
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCR
-
- MCI
-
- CMA
-
- 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.
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- CIM
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- 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.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- CIE
-
- ITC
-
- MNA
-
- MOR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- aor
-
- 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.
- MNE
-
- MIT
-
- CIA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIE
-
- CEA
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- CEO
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- EAM
-
- ERT
-
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ETR
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- eir
-
- ec-
-
- ETO
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IRO
-
- CRT
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- CTA
-
- io-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MRA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OEM
-
- at.
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ATC
-
- 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.
- Om.
-
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ca.
-
- OIt
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- NMR
-
- ot-
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NOC
-
- NIA
-
- NMI
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- MTO
-
- CAI
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- ct.
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ECM
-
- NCO
-
- 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.
- Mt.
-
- cr.
-
- MRI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Co.
-
- MRE
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AO
-
- N.
-
- T1
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- 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.
- RC
-
- NC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CE
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- CM
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- MN
-
- OA
-
- TM
-
- TN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NI
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- O.
-