Anagrams of matchboarding
Word matchboarding has
2054 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of matchboarding.
- matchboard
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noun,
a board having a tongue formed on one edge and a groove of the same dimensions cut into the other, used with similar boards to compose floors, dados, etc.
- morganatic
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adjective,
of or relating to a form of marriage in which a person of high rank, as a member of the nobility, marries someone of lower station with the stipulation that neither the low-ranking spouse nor their children, if any, will have any claim to the titles or entailed property of the high-ranking partner.
- drag-chain
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noun,
one of a number of chains attached to a hull about to be launched in restricted waters in order to slow its motion by dragging along the bottom.
- actinogram
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noun,
the record produced by the action of an actinograph.
- anthracoid
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adjective,
resembling anthrax.
- Adigranth
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noun,
Granth.
- chromatin
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noun,
the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus, consisting of DNA, RNA, and various proteins, that forms chromosomes during cell division.
- gradation
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noun,
any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- carangoid
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noun,
a carangoid fish.
- tachogram
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noun,
the record produced by the action of a tachometer.
- branchio-
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- Tocharian
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noun,
a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- arachnoid
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noun,
an arachnid.
- Cambodian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cambodia.
- chromatid
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noun,
one of two identical chromosomal strands into which a chromosome splits longitudinally preparatory to cell division.
- acanthoid
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adjective,
spiny; spinous.
- harmonica
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noun,
Also called mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.
- Chordata
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noun,
the phylum comprising the chordates.
- hangbird
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noun,
a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
- Marathon
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noun,
a foot race over a course measuring 26 mi. 385 yards (42 km 195 meters).
- handcart
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noun,
a small cart drawn or pushed by hand.
- choriamb
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noun,
a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
- Richmond
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noun,
former name of Staten Island (def 2).
- Chambord
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noun,
a village in the Loire Valley, N central France: site of Renaissance château built by Francis I.
- chondria
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noun,
a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- chairman
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noun,
the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- mandator
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noun,
a person who gives a mandate.
- charming
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Charmian
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “source of joy.”.
- charango
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noun,
a small South American guitar made from the shell of an armadillo or similar animal and having two to five strings.
- mandioca
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noun,
cassava.
- chadarim
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noun,
plural of cheder.
- Manitoba
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noun,
a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man.
Capital: Winnipeg.
- gradatim
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) by degrees; gradually.
- chromat-
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- arachnid
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noun,
any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy-longlegs, having a body divided into two parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen, and having eight appendages and no antennae.
Compare insect.
- dramatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the drama.
- dogmatic
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adjective,
relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal:
- Morbihan
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noun,
a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- mridanga
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noun,
an ancient drum of India shaped like a long conical barrel with two tuned heads of different sizes.
- animator
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noun,
a person or thing that animates.
- Garamond
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noun,
a printing type designed in 1540 by Claude Garamond (c1480–1561), French type founder.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- anthodia
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noun,
a flower head or capitulum, especially the head of a composite plant.
- tamarind
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noun,
the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- marocain
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noun,
a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- tagboard
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noun,
a strong cardboard suitable for tags or posters.
- Thracian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Thrace.
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- thrombin
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noun,
an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
- contrib.
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- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- contagia
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noun,
the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus.
- aromatic
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noun,
a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
- Cardigan
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noun,
a usually collarless knitted sweater or jacket that opens down the front.
- dragoman
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noun,
(in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- carangid
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noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas.
- branchia
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noun,
a gill.
- bronchia
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noun,
the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.
- abdicant
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noun,
a person who abdicates; abdicator.
- macaroni
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- Brighton
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noun,
a city in East Sussex, in SE England: seashore resort.
- Bridgman
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noun,
Percy Williams, 1882–1961, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1946.
- horn-mad
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adjective,
furiously enraged; intensely angry.
- radicant
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adjective,
rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- Cambodia
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noun,
a republic in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 69,866 sq. mi. (180,953 sq. km). Capital: Phnom Penh.
- Tridacna
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noun,
a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
- Brahmani
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noun,
a woman of the Brahman class.
- radioman
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- boarding
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noun,
wooden boards collectively.
- braconid
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noun,
any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
- brachio-
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- botanica
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- hoarding
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noun,
the act of a person who hoards.
- Horatian
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adjective,
of or relating to Horace.
- Trachoma
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noun,
a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- Barthian
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noun,
a supporter or adherent of Karl Barth or his theology.
- acantho-
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- harmonic
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noun,
Music. overtone (def 1).
- Cambrian
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noun,
Geology. the Cambrian Period or System.
- Harmonia
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noun,
the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus.
- cambogia
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noun,
gamboge (def 1).
- monacid
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Aorangi
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noun,
Cook, Mount.
- Brahman
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noun,
Also, Brahmin. a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus.
Compare Kshatriya, Shudra, Vaisya.
- Mohican
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noun,
Mahican.
- tamarin
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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.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- Brahmin
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noun,
Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- narcoma
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noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- barchan
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noun,
a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.
- craniom
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- Antioch
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noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- arching
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noun,
arched work or formation.
- cardio-
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- archit.
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- cranio-
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- branchi
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- Cotinga
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noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- 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.
- birdman
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noun,
an ornithologist.
- dormant
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adjective,
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
- Bragdon
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noun,
Claude, 1866–1946, U.S. architect, stage designer, and author.
- carding
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noun,
the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning.
- monarch
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noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- dingbat
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noun,
Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- Monarda
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noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- Morandi
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noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- tangram
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noun,
a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, which can be combined so as to form a great variety of other figures.
- brachia
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
- diorama
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noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- mordant
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noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- angioma
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- bargain
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noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- boatman
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noun,
a person skilled in the use of small craft.
- Bothnia
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending N between Sweden and Finland. About 400 miles (645 km) long.
- animato
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adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- boating
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noun,
the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
- dibrach
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noun,
pyrrhic1 (def 3).
- dibatag
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noun,
a small gazelle, Ammodorcas clarkei, of Somaliland, having a long neck: now rare.
- bracing
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noun,
a brace.
- diagram
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noun,
a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
- Tambora
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noun,
an active volcano in Indonesia, on N Sumbawa: eruption 1815. 9042 feet (2756 meters).
- Corinth
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noun,
an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- dogcart
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
- antacid
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noun,
an antacid agent.
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- cording
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noun,
cord covered with yarns or fabric, used decoratively.
- rhabdo-
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- catbird
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noun,
any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- Bighorn
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noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.
- Brigham
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noun,
a male given name.
- Cambrai
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noun,
a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918.
- Bacardi
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noun,
a cocktail made with Bacardi rum, grenadine, and lime juice.
- ornith-
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- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- organic
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noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- Bactria
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
- rhabdom
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noun,
any of various rod-shaped structures.
- Romagna
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noun,
a former province of the Papal States, in NE Italy. Capital: Ravenna.
- Cabinda
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noun,
an exclave of Angola, on the W coast of Africa. 2807 sq. mi. (7270 sq. km).
- chondr-
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- chingma
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noun,
the fiber of the Indian mallow.
- chagrin
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noun,
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- Bahrain
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noun,
a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Capital: Manama.
- cabrito
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noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- Rhodian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.
- Chariot
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- Chardin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
- rhombic
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adjective,
having the form of a rhombus.
- bronchi
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noun,
plural of bronchus.
- Obadiah
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noun,
a Minor Prophet.
- corbina
-
noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- nomadic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- carotid
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- contra-
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- armband
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noun,
a fabric band worn around the upper arm as a badge or symbol; brassard.
- brigand
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noun,
a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- Bingham
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noun,
George Caleb, 1811–79, U.S. painter.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- barmaid
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noun,
a woman who bartends; bartender.
- taborin
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noun,
a small tabor.
- tabanid
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noun,
any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
- nomarch
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noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- Romania
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- athanor
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noun,
a digester furnace with a self-feeding fuel supply contained in a towerlike contrivance, ensuring a constant, durable temperature.
- Coimbra
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537.
- cohabit
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verb (used without object),
to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- Cambria
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noun,
medieval name of Wales.
- coating
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noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- coaming
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noun,
a raised border around an opening in a deck, roof, or floor, designed to prevent water from running below.
- cithara
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noun,
kithara.
- bronch-
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- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Amon-Ra
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noun,
Amen-Ra.
- antbird
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noun,
any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- drachma
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 lepta. Abbreviation: dr., drch.
- Honiara
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Solomon Islands, N Guadalcanal.
- Harbona
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noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- 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.
- Matador
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noun,
the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- airboat
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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.
- marcato
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adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- Machaon
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noun,
a son of Asclepius who was famed as a healer and who served as physician of the Greeks in the Trojan War.
- Agathon
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noun,
c450–c400 b.c, Greek poet and dramatist.
- Harding
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noun,
Chester, 1792–1866, U.S. portrait painter.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- handcar
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noun,
a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand, used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers.
- trangam
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noun,
an odd gadget; gewgaw; trinket.
- acaroid
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adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- handbag
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noun,
a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used by women for holding money, toilet articles, small purchases, etc.
- macaron
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noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- Trianda
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noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- Abinoam
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noun,
the father of Barak. Judges 4:6; 12; 5:1.
- tragion
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- Mahican
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noun,
a tribe or confederacy of Algonquian-speaking North American Indians, centralized formerly in the upper Hudson valley.
- 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.
- go-cart
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noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- hatband
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noun,
a band or ribbon placed about the crown of a hat, just above the brim.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- abroach
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adverb, adjective,
opened or tapped so that the contents can flow out; broached:
- Mahonia
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noun,
any of various evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, including the Oregon grape.
- tracing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- gnathic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the jaw.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- Gordian
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Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- Ahriman
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noun,
Angra Mainyu.
- gormand
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noun,
gourmand.
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- Martian
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Gramont
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noun,
Philibert [fee-lee-ber] /fi liˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Comte de, 1621–1707, French courtier, soldier, and adventurer.
- gardant
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adjective,
guardant.
- grandam
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noun,
a grandmother.
- ambroid
-
noun,
amberoid.
- habitan
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noun,
habitant2 .
- hadarim
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noun,
plural of heder.
- Hadrian
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noun,
(Publius Aelius Hadrianus) a.d. 76–138, Roman emperor 117–138.
- inboard
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- actino-
-
- hagborn
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adjective,
born of a hag or witch.
- Gronchi
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noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1887–1978, Italian statesman: president 1955–62.
- Miranda
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noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Marathi
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noun,
an Indic language of western and central India: the principal language of the state of Maharashtra.
- Ichabod
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “without honor.”.
- Amharic
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noun,
the Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia.
- Gratian
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noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- migrant
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noun,
a person or animal that migrates.
- God-man
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noun,
Jesus Christ.
- granita
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noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- acrobat
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noun,
a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- Hamborn
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noun,
Duisburg.
- gambado
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noun,
either of a pair of large protective boots or gaiters fixed to a saddle instead of stirrups.
- ambatch
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noun,
an Egyptian tree, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, of the legume family, having a light-colored, spongy wood.
- tricho-
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- grandma
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noun,
grandmother.
- Amboina
-
noun,
Ambon.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- hadron
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noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Chaoan
-
noun,
former name of Chaozhou.
- canard
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Carman
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noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- 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.
- maniac
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noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- hagdon
-
noun,
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Cantab
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- Manado
-
noun,
Menado.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- cardi-
-
- carbon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- carbo-
-
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Harbin
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- hagio-
-
- Cantor
-
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.
- hangar
-
noun,
a shed or shelter.
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- hairdo
-
noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Canad.
-
- intra-
-
- MAArch
-
- March.
-
- branch
-
noun,
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- Ithaca
-
noun,
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
Greek Itháki.
- Bramah
-
noun,
Joseph, 1748–1814, English engineer and inventor.
- radio-
-
- iatro-
-
- Brahmi
-
noun,
a script of India that was probably adapted from the Aramaic alphabet about the 7th century b.c., and from which most of the later Indian scripts developed.
- Ibadan
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- intro.
-
- Brahma
-
noun,
Brahman1 (def 2).
- intomb
-
verb (used with object),
entomb.
- Brandt
-
noun,
Willy [wil-ee;; German vil-ee] /ˈwɪl i;; German ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Karl Herbert Frahm) 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.
- Ichang
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yichang.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- inorg.
-
- Ingram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ingmar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- indaba
-
noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- ragman
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- Borman
-
noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- Boring
-
noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- Borgia
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- Rahman
-
noun,
Prince Abdul [ahb-dool] /ˈɑb dul/ (Show IPA), 1903–90, Malayan political leader: prime minister of Malaya 1957–63; premier of Malaysia 1963–70.
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Hobart
-
noun,
Garret Augustus [gar-it] /ˈgær ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1844–99, U.S. lawyer and politician: vice president of the U.S. 1897–99.
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- cambio
-
noun,
a currency exchange.
- cambia
-
noun,
a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- Madang
-
noun,
a seaport on the N coast of New Guinea, in Papua New Guinea.
- orchid
-
noun,
any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers.
Compare orchid family.
- Charta
-
noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- Madag.
-
- cabman
-
noun,
cabdriver.
- organa
-
noun,
a plural of organon.
- macron
-
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).
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Briand
-
noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- macro-
-
- Othman
-
noun,
Osman.
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- hodman
-
noun,
hod carrier.
- homing
-
noun,
a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- bromic
-
adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- Brogan
-
noun,
a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- broach
-
noun,
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- Bright
-
noun,
brights.
the automobile or truck headlights used for driving at night or under conditions of decreased visibility.
the brighter level of intensity of these lights, usually deflected upward by switching on a bulb in the headlamp that strikes the lens at a different angle.
- Horgan
-
noun,
Paul, 1903–95, U.S. novelist and historian.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- Garand
-
noun,
John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- Naboth
-
noun,
the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard. I Kings 21.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- dharna
-
noun,
(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- Dharma
-
noun,
essential quality or character, as of the cosmos or one's own nature.
- Gathic
-
noun,
an ancient Iranian language of the Indo-European family; the language in which the Gathas were written.
Compare Avestan.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- dhaman
-
noun,
a large, harmless, colubrid snake, Ptyas mucosus, of southern Asia, the skin of which is used in making shoes, purses, and other items.
- datcha
-
noun,
dacha.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- Namhoi
-
noun,
Nanhai.
- matri-
-
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- dagoba
-
noun,
a dome-shaped memorial alleged to contain relics of Buddha or a Buddhist saint; stupa; chaitya.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- Dagmar
-
noun,
a female given name: from Danish, meaning “day” and “glory.”.
- Dacron
-
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- narco-
-
- Matadi
-
noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- micro-
-
- dibrom
-
- Martha
-
noun,
the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.
- mihrab
-
noun,
(in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
- mithan
-
noun,
gayal.
- doting
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Dothan
-
noun,
a city in SE Alabama.
- Mithra
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- mohair
-
noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- minhag
-
noun,
a custom or procedure among Jews that is so firmly established as to have almost the binding force of law.
- Gabaon
-
noun,
Gibeon.
- dicho-
-
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Moraga
-
noun,
a city in W California.
- gabion
-
noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- morbid
-
adjective,
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.:
- dirham
-
noun,
a money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- Morgan
-
noun,
one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
- Gambia
-
noun,
a river in W Africa, flowing W to the Atlantic. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Moriah
-
noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- gambit
-
noun,
Chess. an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
- digram
-
noun,
a sequence of two adjacent letters or symbols.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Gandhi
-
noun,
Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- chroma
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- Cobham
-
noun,
Sir John, Oldcastle, Sir John.
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- Graham
-
noun,
Katharine Meyer, 1917–2001, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Citron
-
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.
- grand-
-
- grani-
-
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- Chron.
-
- grano-
-
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- Granth
-
noun,
the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- drachm
-
noun,
a dram in apothecaries' and troy weights, and sometimes in avoirdupois weights.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- chrom-
-
- grinch
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others.
- chori-
-
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chiro-
-
- Chino-
-
- Manoah
-
noun,
the father of Samson. Judges 13.
- chimar
-
noun,
chimere.
- coding
-
noun,
the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- crambo
-
noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- nitro-
-
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- gnomic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a gnome.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- nocti-
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Margot
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- coring
-
noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- margin
-
noun,
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- contr.
-
- contd.
-
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Gorham
-
noun,
a town in SW Maine.
- coming
-
noun,
approach; arrival; advent:
- Comdt.
-
- Comdr.
-
- comdg.
-
- Gotama
-
noun,
Buddha.
- Gotham
-
noun,
a journalistic nickname for New York City.
- combat
-
noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- Gothic
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- Batman
-
noun,
a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.
- bating
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- batho-
-
- adagio
-
noun,
Music. an adagio movement or piece.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- amino-
-
- Adamic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- tabard
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- barong
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
- tombac
-
noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- Baroda
-
noun,
a former state in W India.
- barman
-
noun,
a man who bartends; bartender.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- amido-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Baring
-
noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- Armagh
-
noun,
a county in S Northern Ireland. 489 sq. mi. (1267 sq. km). County seat: Armagh.
- aright
-
adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- Bichat
-
noun,
Marie François Xavier [ma-ree frahn-swa gza-vyey] /maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1802, French physician.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- tacho-
-
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- rhino-
-
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- bhangi
-
noun,
a Hindu scavenger who belongs to one of the untouchable castes.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- rhodic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhodium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- actin-
-
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- barit.
-
- Amidah
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer that is recited in standing position at each of the three daily services and consists of three opening blessings, three closing blessings, and one intermediate blessing on the Sabbath and holy days and 13 intermediate blessings on other days.
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- agron.
-
- Amathi
-
noun,
Amittai.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- Bairam
-
noun,
ʾId al-Adha.
- Ahmadi
-
noun,
a member of the Ahmadiya.
- thiram
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- Thamar
-
noun,
Tamar.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- bagnio
-
noun,
a brothel.
- bagman
-
noun,
dishonest official; a person who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
- badman
-
noun,
a bandit, outlaw, desperado, etc., especially in the early history of the western U.S.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- agric.
-
- throng
-
noun,
a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- Bardot
-
noun,
Brigitte (Camille Javal) born 1934, French film actress and animal rights activist.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Bantam
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a chicken of any of several varieties or breeds characterized by very small size.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Agadir
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.
- agamic
-
adjective,
Biology.
asexual.
occurring without sexual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic.
- Bangor
-
noun,
a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- agamid
-
noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Agamidae, related to the iguanids.
- righto
-
interjection,
(used to express understanding or assent).
- bandog
-
noun,
any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
- 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.
- bandit
-
noun,
a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- aching
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- archi-
-
- andro-
-
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Bogart
-
noun,
a person who hogs or monopolizes something.
- antho-
-
- aboard
-
Idioms,
all aboard!, (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- Angora
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- archt.
-
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- boding
-
noun,
a foreboding; omen.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- trich-
-
- tribo-
-
- Aragon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- Tanach
-
noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- angio-
-
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- abroad
-
noun,
a foreign land or lands:
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- Bigtha
-
noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- tambac
-
noun,
tombac.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Bomarc
-
noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Gabar
-
noun,
an Iranian Zoroastrian.
- might
-
noun,
physical strength:
- Gabor
-
noun,
Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Gabon
-
noun,
Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
- Tchad
-
noun,
Chad.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- diam.
-
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- gamba
-
noun,
viola da gamba (def 1).
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- Nadab
-
noun,
a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- anti-
-
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Garbo
-
noun,
Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- Mich.
-
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- ambi-
-
- 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.
- anth-
-
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- dhoti
-
noun,
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- diag.
-
- Ganda
-
noun,
Luganda.
- gamo-
-
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- Gatha
-
noun,
one of several groups of hymns (the Gathas) forming the oldest part of the Avesta.
- gamic
-
adjective,
sexual (def 3).
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- ditch
-
noun,
a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- 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.
- angi-
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- AMORC
-
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- andr-
-
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- month
-
noun,
Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- Mont.
-
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- dogma
-
noun,
an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church. Synonyms: doctrine, teachings, set of beliefs, philosophy.
- anat.
-
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- amid-
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- dich-
-
- 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.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dict.
-
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- amiga
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- amin-
-
- dight
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dress; adorn.
- anim.
-
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- 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.
- Agram
-
noun,
German name of Zagreb.
- matr-
-
- magot
-
noun,
Barbary ape.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- abrin
-
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.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- Abram
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- Mahdi
-
noun,
the Muslim messiah, an expected spiritual and temporal ruler destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.
- Mahan
-
noun,
Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- Magna
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- magic
-
noun,
the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
- Hind.
-
- Magda
-
noun,
a female given name, German form of Magdalene.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- abohm
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- Hoban
-
noun,
James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Haman
-
noun,
a powerful prince at the court of Ahasuerus, who was hanged upon exposure of his plan to destroy the Jews of Persia. Esther 3–6.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Achab
-
noun,
Ahab (def 1).
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- haoma
-
noun,
a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- Achad
-
noun,
Akkad.
- abmho
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- actg.
-
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- intr.
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Idaho
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise.
Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- troch
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Ibada
-
noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- imago
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- Indo-
-
- 30-30
-
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trig.
-
- abhor
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- abdom
-
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- Hond.
-
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- mach.
-
- Iran.
-
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- hort.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- manga
-
noun,
a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
- 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.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Gobat
-
noun,
Albert [French al-ber] /French alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
- agro-
-
- Marga
-
noun,
any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- marg.
-
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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).
- Goth.
-
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- throb
-
noun,
the act of throbbing.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- math.
-
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ghana
-
noun,
a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of British Togoland: member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1957. 91,843 sq. mi. (237,873 sq. km). Capital: Accra.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- thio-
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- third
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- girth
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- thong
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Mango
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- habit
-
noun,
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- 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.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- groma
-
noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- Hadar
-
noun,
a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Hagar
-
noun,
the mother of Ishmael. Gen. 16.
- hagia
-
plural noun,
the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.
- tonia
-
- Haida
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- gram.
-
- grama
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Adnah
-
noun,
a Manassite deserter from Saul's to David's army. I Chron. 12:20.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- Admah
-
noun,
one of the cities that was destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah. Deut. 29:23.
- 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.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- grith
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- right
-
noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- cata-
-
- Cath.
-
- omni-
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Omaha
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- Banda
-
noun,
a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.
- Chaga
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu people of northern Tanzania.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Cant.
-
- 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.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Barth
-
noun,
John (Simmons) [sim-uh nz] /ˈsɪm ənz/ (Show IPA), born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- Bart.
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- baro-
-
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- carb-
-
- Card.
-
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- octa-
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- bact.
-
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- 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.
- OBrit
-
- obdt.
-
- Obama
-
noun,
Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- BArch
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Chin.
-
- ogham
-
noun,
an alphabetical script used originally for inscriptions in an archaic form of Irish, from about the 5th to the 10th centuries.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- char-
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- baith
-
adjective, pronoun,
both.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Bahia
-
noun,
a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Chiba
-
noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- batch
-
noun,
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together:
- Obad.
-
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- 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.
- bitch
-
noun,
a female dog:
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- birth
-
noun,
an act or instance of being born:
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- biont
-
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- 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.
- biog.
-
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Brig.
-
- bingo
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- Braga
-
noun,
a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Bogan
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- 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.
- Borah
-
noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- 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.
- Rahab
-
noun,
a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- botch
-
noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Botha
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1919, South African general and statesman.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- bodhi
-
noun,
supreme knowledge or enlightenment.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- 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.
- Radha
-
noun,
the milkmaid who became the consort of Krishna.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- bhang
-
noun,
a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
- orig.
-
- rhin-
-
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- rhod-
-
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- ordn.
-
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orch.
-
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Camb.
-
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Orth.
-
- 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.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- Brit.
-
- Brith
-
noun,
the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- 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.
- bimah
-
noun,
a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- broch
-
noun,
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- brom-
-
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- Bigot
-
noun,
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
- bight
-
noun,
the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
- broth
-
noun,
thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- atmo-
-
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- cont.
-
- Dahna
-
noun,
an area in the NE Rubʿ al Khali desert, comprising a region of E central Saudi Arabia.
- Arab.
-
- 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.
- ation
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- contg
-
- Arch.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- crit.
-
- crim.
-
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- comb.
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- dacha
-
noun,
a Russian country house or villa.
- Comr.
-
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- Dagan
-
noun,
the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
- Cong.
-
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- arith
-
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- noct-
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Cmdr.
-
- nitr-
-
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- 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.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- Archd
-
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- 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.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Man.
-
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- RdAc
-
- RIBA
-
- rad.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- NIMH
-
- 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.
- 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.
- rcd.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- NIRA
-
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- IRBM
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- NADH
-
- iod-
-
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tRNA
-
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- 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.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Nah.
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- tron
-
- 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).
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- NDAC
-
- mtg.
-
- mag.
-
- NCAA
-
- 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.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- mRNA
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- trid
-
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- tri-
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- TRIB
-
- Mac-
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- RADM
-
- 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.
- NACA
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- rit.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- 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.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- min.
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- NTIA
-
- RONA
-
- NRAB
-
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- midn
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- 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.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Mic.
-
- not-
-
- 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.
- mdnt
-
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- OCDM
-
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- tchr
-
- Oct.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- TCBM
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NOAA
-
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Mar.
-
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- mod.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mid.
-
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- ord.
-
- tanh
-
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- org.
-
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- thi-
-
- tion
-
- 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.
- Nor.
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Tob.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Ont.
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- tab.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Rida
-
- 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.
- Mngr
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- dim.
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- BAgr
-
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- dia-
-
- dig.
-
- Din.
-
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Dino
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dir.
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- ator
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- 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:
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- 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.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- Dom.
-
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dat.
-
- 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.
- atic
-
- ctr.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drch
-
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- ant.
-
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- 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.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gama
-
noun,
Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- ano-
-
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Arg.
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- DOHC
-
- atm.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- art.
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Arm.
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- bdrm
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- both
-
pronoun,
the one as well as the other:
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- 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).
- chg.
-
- 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.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- chm.
-
- chmn
-
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- Chr.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cat.
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- BTCh
-
- 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.
- Cdr.
-
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- bor.
-
- Inc.
-
- crat
-
- 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.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- comd
-
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- bin-
-
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Com.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- cit.
-
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- Bohm
-
noun,
Dominikus [doh-mee-nee-koo s] /doʊˈmi niˌkʊs/ (Show IPA), 1880–1955, German architect.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- BMOC
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- cmdg
-
- Cmon
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- bio-
-
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cog.
-
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Haba
-
noun,
Alois [ah-lois] /ˈɑ lɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, Czech composer.
- Hag.
-
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- AGMA
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- agit
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agha
-
noun,
aga.
- hgt.
-
- Hab.
-
- Haag
-
noun,
Den [den] /dɛn/ (Show IPA) a Dutch name of The Hague.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Ahab
-
noun,
a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. I Kings 16–22.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gro.
-
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- gtd.
-
- agba
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- IATA
-
- IADB
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- 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.
- iana
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ACDA
-
- AMDG
-
- ICAO
-
- ICBM
-
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- ign.
-
- IMCO
-
- IMHO
-
- acad
-
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Adm.
-
- hom-
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- hor.
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- acr-
-
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- Adah
-
noun,
one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- Ind.
-
- ACTH
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- gon-
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- 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.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- amt.
-
- AInd
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Gmat
-
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- GNMA
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- amdt
-
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- CBD
-
- Tbi
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Am.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- ab-
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TBD
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ANC
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- abt
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ADC
-
- tr.
-
- BMR
-
- ot-
-
- ard
-
- ADB
-
- 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.
- BMI
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- OTA
-
- OTB
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- BMT
-
- 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.
- Bn.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- TCA
-
- TBO
-
- 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.
- ch.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- aor
-
- tra
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Tro
-
- Ar.
-
- ca.
-
- an.
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- BRM
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- BRT
-
- AIA
-
- ag-
-
- Bt.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AAM
-
- BTh
-
- abd
-
- AOA
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- TBA
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abn
-
- Rd.
-
- ABM
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- AMC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Aar
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RMA
-
- TRH
-
- 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.
- ThM
-
- TGN
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Agt
-
- ATC
-
- rt.
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- ATB
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TID
-
- ATA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- at.
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- AIC
-
- ROI
-
- ROG
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- Br.
-
- Bac
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RMC
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- th-
-
- Agh
-
- THC
-
- RBC
-
- AGM
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TMO
-
- TNB
-
- Amb
-
- Tng
-
- AGC
-
- RCA
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- ThD
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ThB
-
- RBI
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- 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.
- BHT
-
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- BCD
-
- BDA
-
- ANG
-
- BHA
-
- BHC
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- bhd
-
- CMG
-
- RCN
-
- rhb
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- RGB
-
- RDC
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- RDA
-
- 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.
- RCT
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- Co.
-
- DRG
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- MOI
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- Don
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- mob
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noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- MOA
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noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MNA
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- DOT
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noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Dr.
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- MIT
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- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MAA
-
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- DTh
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- id.
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- Ga.
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- GAR
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noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GCB
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- GCM
-
- gi.
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- Mab
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noun,
Queen Mab.
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Gad
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noun,
the act of gadding.
- Mig
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noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- GAN
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noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
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noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Doi
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- dog
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noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MOT
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- HIC
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interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- ITA
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- MTO
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- mtn
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- MTI
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- MTh
-
- Mt.
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- DIB
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verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- MRI
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- MRA
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ITC
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- Ia.
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- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- COD
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noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- io-
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- DMA
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- MOR
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- DMT
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- DNA
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- DNB
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- DNR
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- Mc-
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- Md.
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- DOB
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- Mo.
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- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Gat
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noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- ht.
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- IRC
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- GTO
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- GMT
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- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Goa
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noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- goi
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noun,
goy.
- Gor
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- got
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noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gr.
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- GRB
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- Mao
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- gt.
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- GTC
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- hit
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noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- git
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noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- hin
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noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hr.
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- Had
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noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAM
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noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Han
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noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAO
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HAT
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noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HIM
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noun,
Informal. a male:
- HBM
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- HBO
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- HCM
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- hid
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noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- HCR
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- GMC
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- Mat
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noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- hog
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noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
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- MHR
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- mho
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noun,
See under siemens.
- MHG
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- MHD
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- MHA
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- hot
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noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- MGT
-
- MGr
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- mgd
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- MGB
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- Hon
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noun,
honey (def 6).
- MDT
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- Gib
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noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- GCA
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- MCR
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- GCD
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- MCI
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- mcg
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- MBO
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- GCI
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- mbd
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- GCR
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- GCT
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- hod
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noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- GDR
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- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- GHA
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- IRO
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- hd.
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- NCO
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- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ODT
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- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ODA
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noun,
a room within a harem.
- OCR
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- och
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interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCD
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- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- CIA
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- CIB
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- obi
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noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIM
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- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- 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.
- OHG
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- Ido
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noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- OTC
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- IDB
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- Oc.
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- ob.
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- Nth
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Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NRC
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- CMA
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- NRA
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- nr.
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- CMD
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- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- CNO
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- INH
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- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Noh
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noun,
Nō.
- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- cr.
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- ct.
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- CAA
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- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAI
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- 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.
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
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- ing
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- IGM
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- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oic
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- ONR
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- ONI
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- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CDT
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- OMB
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- CGI
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- CGM
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- ChB
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- CHA
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noun,
tea.
- oma
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plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
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- OIt
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- OIr
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- oid
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- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CNM
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- DAR
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NBC
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- NBA
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- DCM
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- do.
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- DOA
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- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- ib.
-
- DBA
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- d-c
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- ior
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- NAD
-
- dh-
-
- dha
-
- di.
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAA
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
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- NGC
-
- 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 = .
- CTA
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- NOC
-
- NMR
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- IDA
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- CRT
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- NHA
-
- 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.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- NIH
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- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ctg
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NHI
-
- IBN
-
- IOC
-
- NHG
-
- NMI
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- i.
-
- ic
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- AO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- IG
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MB
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HG
-
- NM
-
- NC
-
- ND
-
- NG
-
- RO
-
- DG
-
- DB
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- NH
-
- BG
-
- BH
-
- D.
-
- rg
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- O.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OG
-
- OA
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- RN
-
- CB
-
- RI
-
- RH
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- CM
-
- NB
-
- N.
-
- TN
-
- GM
-
- TM
-
- HB
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- GN
-
- GH
-
- GD
-
- TC
-
- MG
-
- MH
-
- GC
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GB
-
- BO
-
- G.
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- MN
-
- T1
-
- TD
-
- TG
-
- TB
-
- t.
-
- DN
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- DM
-
- BC
-
- BM
-
- NI
-