Anagrams of micromanipulation
Word micromanipulation has
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- Marcantonio
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noun,
Raimondi, Marcantonio.
- manipulator
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noun,
a person who manipulates.
- inoculation
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noun,
the act or process of inoculating.
- implication
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noun,
something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood:
- culmination
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noun,
the act or fact of culminating.
- commination
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noun,
a threat of punishment or vengeance.
- lacrimation
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noun,
the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- politician
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noun,
a person who is active in party politics.
- anticorona
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noun,
a luminous edging around the shadow of an observer or the point where his or her shadow would fall, as thrown by the sun upon a cloud or fog bank.
- copulation
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noun,
sexual intercourse.
- ampliation
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noun,
an enlarging or extending; amplification.
- impanation
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noun,
the doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are in the bread and wine after consecration.
- lamination
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noun,
act or process of laminating; the state of being laminated.
- immolation
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noun,
an act or instance of immolating.
- pronominal
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noun,
Grammar. a pronominal word.
- pancratium
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.
- triclinium
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noun,
a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
- Marcomanni
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noun,
an ancient Germanic people who lived in central Europe.
- maintainor
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noun,
a person guilty of maintenance.
- maculation
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noun,
the act of spotting.
- militiaman
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noun,
a person serving in the militia.
- Manitoulin
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noun,
an island in N Lake Huron belonging to Canada. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- monitorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a monitor.
- Carolinian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of North Carolina or of South Carolina.
- man-to-man
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adjective,
characterized by directness, openness, etc.; frank and personal:
- monocular
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adjective,
having only one eye.
- complaint
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noun,
an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding:
- compliant
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adjective,
complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way:
- triannual
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noun,
a triannual publication, contest, etc.
- autonomic
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adjective,
autonomous.
- tarpaulin
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noun,
a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
- triclinia
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noun,
a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
- locutoria
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noun,
parlor (def 4).
- trinomial
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adjective,
Algebra. consisting of or pertaining to three terms.
- patrolman
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noun,
a police officer who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- monatomic
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adjective,
having one atom in the molecule.
- Patrician
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noun,
a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
- multipara
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noun,
a woman who has borne two or more children, or who is parturient for the second time.
- mortician
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noun,
funeral director.
- luminaria
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noun,
(especially in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a Christmas lantern consisting of a lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag.
- coalition
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- manipular
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noun,
a soldier belonging to a maniple.
- Communion
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noun,
(often initial capital letter). Also called Holy Communion. Ecclesiastical.
the act of receiving the Eucharistic elements.
the elements of the Eucharist.
the celebration of the Eucharist.
the antiphon sung at a Eucharistic service.
- culminant
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adjective,
culminating; topmost.
- arcuation
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noun,
the state of being bent or curved.
- planation
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noun,
the process whereby an irregular land surface is made flat or level by erosion.
- politico-
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- Portulaca
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noun,
any of various fleshy-leaved plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora, widely cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers.
- Poinciana
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noun,
royal poinciana.
- monomania
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noun,
(no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
- Montclair
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Plutonian
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adjective,
Also, Plutonic [ploo-ton-ik] /pluˈtɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or resembling Pluto or the lower world; infernal.
- pictorial
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noun,
a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
- Montlucon
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noun,
a city in central France.
- auctorial
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adjective,
of, by, or pertaining to an author:
- companion
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noun,
a person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another:
- municipal
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noun,
a municipal bond.
- Plotinian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or in accordance with Plotinus or his philosophy.
- plication
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noun,
the act or procedure of folding.
- impolitic
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adjective,
not politic, expedient, or judicious.
- nitramino
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adjective,
containing the nitramino group.
- impaction
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noun,
an act or instance of impacting.
- antimonic
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the pentavalent state.
- Paricutin
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noun,
a volcano in W central Mexico: formed by an eruption 1943–52. 8200 feet (2500 meters).
- impartial
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adjective,
not partial or biased; fair; just:
- nocturnal
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noun,
Archaic. an astrolabe for telling time at night or for determining latitude by the position of certain stars in reference to Polaris.
- Unitarian
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noun,
a person who maintains that God is one being, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity.
- punctilio
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noun,
a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- cantorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a cantor.
- unpolitic
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adjective,
impolitic.
- animation
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noun,
animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit:
- inamorato
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noun,
a man who loves or is loved; male sweetheart or lover.
- Carnation
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- incaution
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noun,
lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.
- oniomania
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noun,
an uncontrollable desire to buy things.
- inotropic
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adjective,
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- inoculant
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noun,
inoculum.
- palmation
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noun,
a palmate state or formation.
- ancipital
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- prolactin
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noun,
an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
- pronation
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noun,
rotation of the hand or forearm so that the surface of the palm is facing downward or toward the back (opposed to supination).
- ruination
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noun,
the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
- Pantaloon
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noun,
pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
- prolation
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noun,
the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
- Calpurnia
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noun,
flourished 1st century b.c, third wife of Julius Caesar 59–44.
Compare Cornelia (def 2), Pompeia.
- Paramount
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noun,
a supreme ruler; overlord.
- Nicotiana
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, especially one grown for its ornamental value, as flowering tobacco.
- continual
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adjective,
of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent:
- Clintonia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Clintonia, of the lily family, comprising stemless plants with a few broad, ribbed, basal leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or rose-colored flowers on a short stalk.
- Minorcan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Minorca.
- coplanar
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adjective,
being or operating in the same plane.
- miliaria
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the skin, located about the sweat glands, marked by the formation of vesicles or papules resembling millet seeds; prickly heat.
- communal
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adjective,
used or shared in common by everyone in a group:
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- Ariminum
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noun,
ancient name of Rimini.
- mirliton
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noun,
kazoo.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- proclaim
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verb (used with object),
to announce or declare in an official or formal manner:
- Plutonic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- 11-point
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- Minotaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
- Politian
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noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- punition
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noun,
punishment.
- compania
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noun,
company.
- Pulmotor
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- prolamin
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noun,
any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- pulmonic
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adjective,
pulmonary.
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- polonium
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noun,
a radioactive element discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie in 1898; Symbol: Po; atomic number: 84; atomic weight: about 210.
- Miltonic
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adjective,
of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- Minamoto
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noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns from 1192 to 1333.
- pronotum
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- complain
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verb (used without object),
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
- continuo
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- Apurimac
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noun,
a river flowing NW from S Peru to the Ucayali River. about 550 miles (885 km) long.
- Carolina
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noun,
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
- pin-curl
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noun,
a dampened curl that is kept in place by a clip or hairpin.
- Pliotron
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noun,
any hot-cathode vacuum tube having an anode and one or more grids.
- no-count
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adjective, noun,
no-account.
- nautical
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adjective,
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- Clairaut
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noun,
Alexis Claude [a-lek-see klohd] /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1713–65, French mathematician.
- cannular
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adjective,
shaped like a cannula; tubular.
- claimant
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noun,
a person who makes a claim.
- Palomino
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noun,
a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
- palmitin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- palmitic
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adjective,
of or derived from palmitic acid.
- Nirmalin
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noun,
one of a group of Sikh ascetics devoted to the study of sacred writings.
- nitrolic
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adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- palatium
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noun,
a palace, especially the palace of an ancient Roman emperor.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- pantonal
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adjective,
marked by or using pantonality.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- Caulonia
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noun,
a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- nonmoral
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adjective,
having no relation to morality; neither moral nor immoral:
- nonpolar
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adjective,
containing no permanently dipolar molecules; lacking a dipole.
- optional
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adjective,
left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
- Carupano
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noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- notional
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adjective,
pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- no-trump
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noun,
the declaration to play a no-trump contract.
- Numantia
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noun,
an ancient city in N Spain: besieged and taken 134–133 b.c. by Scipio the Younger.
- carinula
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noun,
a small carina.
- National
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noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- calutron
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noun,
a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
- aromatic
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noun,
a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
- pinnati-
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- Platonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
- platinum
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noun,
Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
- platino-
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- platinic
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adjective,
of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- monaural
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adjective,
monophonic (def 2).
- columnar
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adjective,
shaped like a column.
- plantain
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noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- monition
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noun,
Literary. admonition or warning.
- colorant
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noun,
something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
- monocarp
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noun,
a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
- monocrat
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noun,
a person favoring monocracy.
- monomial
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noun,
Algebra. a monomial expression or quantity.
- monorail
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noun,
a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
- calamint
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noun,
any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.
- Montcalm
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noun,
Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1712–59, French general in Canada.
- picloram
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noun,
a colorless powder, C 6 H 3 Cl 3 N 2 O 2 , used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- coal-pit
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noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- piacular
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adjective,
expiatory; atoning; reparatory.
- mortmain
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noun,
the condition of lands or tenements held without right of alienation, as by an ecclesiastical corporation; inalienable ownership.
- motorman
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noun,
a person who operates or drives an electrically operated vehicle, as a streetcar or subway train.
- Mountain
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noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters).
- Patricia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”.
- munition
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noun,
Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
- muriatic
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adjective,
(not in scientific use) of or derived from muriatic acid.
- Maulmain
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noun,
Moulmein.
- Carniola
-
noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- locution
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noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- tropaion
-
noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- implicit
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adjective,
implied, rather than expressly stated:
- macaroon
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noun,
a drop cookie made of egg whites, sugar, usually almond paste or coconut, and sometimes a little flour.
- ruminant
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noun,
any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
- Turanian
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noun,
a member of any of the peoples speaking a Turanian, especially a Ural-Altaic, language.
- coumarin
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noun,
a fragrant crystalline substance, C 9 H 6 O 2 , obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, and certain other plants or prepared synthetically, used chiefly in soaps and perfumery.
- Martinon
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- uncommon
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adjective,
not common; unusual; rare:
- maintain
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verb (used with object),
to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain:
- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- maiolica
-
noun,
majolica.
- immortal
-
noun,
an immortal being.
- talapoin
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noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- acromion
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noun,
the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- ammonio-
-
- Rumanian
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noun, adjective,
Romanian.
- ammoniac
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noun,
Also, ammoniacum [am-uh-nahy-uh-kuh m] /ˌæm əˈnaɪ ə kəm/ (Show IPA). gum ammoniac.
- man-trap
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noun,
an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- actinian
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noun,
any sea anemone.
- actinium
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noun,
a radioactive silver-white metallic element that glows blue in the dark, resembling the rare earths in chemical behavior and valence. Symbol: Ac; atomic number: 89; atomic weight: 227.
- alumino-
-
- Latinian
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noun,
Latino-Faliscan.
- Crompton
-
noun,
Samuel, 1753–1827, English inventor of the spinning mule.
- criminal
-
noun,
a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
- Turcoman
-
noun,
Turkoman.
- criminol
-
- Tarnopol
-
noun,
Ternopol.
- Croatian
-
noun,
a Croat.
- mannitol
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- macaroni
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- unicolor
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adjective,
having only one color.
- unipolar
-
adjective,
Also, homopolar. Physics. having or pertaining to a single magnetic or electric pole.
- animator
-
noun,
a person or thing that animates.
- troponin
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noun,
a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
- lunarian
-
noun,
a being supposedly inhabiting the moon.
- marocain
-
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.
- iron-man
-
noun,
a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- rational
-
noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- trailman
-
noun,
trailsman.
- trainman
-
noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- coronium
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noun,
a hypothetical element once thought to exist because certain spectral lines in the emission spectrum of the solar corona could not be identified by known elements. These lines were subsequently found to be emitted by certain highly ionized metals.
- ironical
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- air-cool
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verb (used with object),
Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
- inimical
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adjective,
adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful:
- location
-
noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- tropical
-
noun,
tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
- intonaco
-
noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- lunation
-
noun,
the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
- Romanian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Romania.
- Mariupol
-
noun,
a city in SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- Maricopa
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
- Roumania
-
noun,
Romania.
- alinotum
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- Maritain
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- troupial
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noun,
any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, especially one with brilliantly colored plumage, as Icterus icterus, of South America.
- romantic
-
noun,
a romantic person.
- alumroot
-
noun,
any of several North American plants belonging to the genus Heuchera, of the saxifrage family, especially H. americana, having mottled foliage and greenish-white flowers.
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- Clapton
-
noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- locoman
-
noun,
a locomotive engine driver.
- Locarno
-
noun,
a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
- locator
-
noun,
a person who locates something.
- narcoma
-
noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- limacon
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- Linaria
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- Nampula
-
noun,
a city in E Mozambique.
- Lipmann
-
noun,
Fritz Albert, 1899–1986, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1953.
- clarain
-
noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Icarian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- Clinton
-
noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- linocut
-
noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- climant
-
adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Nanaimo
-
noun,
a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the SE part of Vancouver Island.
- Martinu
-
noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- Iconium
-
noun,
ancient name of Konya.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- imprint
-
noun,
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- Noricum
-
noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, roughly corresponding to the part of Austria south of the Danube.
- Catalin
-
- lacinia
-
noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- nocturn
-
noun,
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
- carpool
-
noun,
Also, carpooling, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.
- incipit
-
noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- Iranian
-
noun,
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- nuptial
-
noun,
Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- nominal
-
noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- implant
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- natrium
-
noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- natural
-
noun,
any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- clamant
-
adjective,
clamorous; noisy.
- Ilocano
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- laparo-
-
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Ninurta
-
noun,
a Sumerian and Babylonian hero god.
- Ciliata
-
noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- lampion
-
noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- immoral
-
adjective,
violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- nitinol
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- immuno-
-
- immunol
-
- cipolin
-
noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- laminar
-
adjective,
composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- lacunar
-
noun,
Architecture.
a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit.
coffer (def 4).
- lampoon
-
noun,
a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- cumarin
-
noun,
coumarin.
- Clurman
-
noun,
Harold (Edgar) 1901–80, U.S. theatrical director, author, and critic.
- Compton
-
noun,
Arthur Holly [hol-ee] /ˈhɒl i/ (Show IPA), 1892–1962, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1927.
- minicam
-
noun,
Television. a lightweight, handheld television camera.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- minicar
-
noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- minimal
-
adjective,
constituting a minimum:
- Minorca
-
noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Comtian
-
noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- Marconi
-
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.
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- couloir
-
noun,
a steep gorge or gully on the side of a mountain, especially in the Alps.
- comport
-
noun,
Obsolete. comportment.
- complot
-
noun,
a plot involving several participants; conspiracy.
- courlan
-
noun,
the limpkin.
- Marcion
-
noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- compart
-
verb (used with object),
to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
- compar.
-
- Marcian
-
noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- minutia
-
noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- cop-out
-
noun,
an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion:
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Martina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- copilot
-
noun,
a pilot who is second in command of an aircraft.
- Mauriac
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1885–1970, French novelist: Nobel prize 1952.
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- militia
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- cortina
-
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.
- Martial
-
noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- marplot
-
noun,
a person who mars or defeats a plot, design, or project by meddling.
- cornuto
-
noun,
a cuckold.
- Utopian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Utopia.
- contra-
-
- coronal
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- contour
-
noun,
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- marital
-
- marcato
-
adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- Maranon
-
noun,
a river in Peru, flowing N and then E, joining the Ucayali to form the Amazon. 1000 miles (1600 km) long.
- Lonnrot
-
noun,
Elias [e-lyahs] /ˈɛ lyɑs/ (Show IPA), 1802–84, Finnish scholar and editor.
- macaron
-
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.
- Mai-Tai
-
noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- maintop
-
noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- mainour
-
noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- mailman
-
noun,
a person employed by the post office to deliver mail; mail carrier.
- culprit
-
noun,
a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.
- Montana
-
noun,
Joseph, Jr ("Joe") born 1956, U.S. football player.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- monuron
-
noun,
a white crystalline solid, C 9 H 11 ClN 2 O, used as a herbicide, especially for broad-leaved plants.
- monitor
-
noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- lupanar
-
noun,
a brothel; whorehouse.
- moonlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the moon.
- lunatic
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- curtail
-
noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- curtain
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Lucania
-
noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- motoric
-
adjective,
motor (def 11).
- malaco-
-
- malonic
-
adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- manumit
-
verb (used with object),
to release from slavery or servitude.
- cranium
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Comorin
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the S tip of India, extending into the Indian Ocean.
- crampon
-
noun,
a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
- cranial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- Mitanni
-
noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- cranio-
-
- craniol
-
- craniom
-
- manroot
-
noun,
man-of-the-earth.
- crouton
-
noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- Monacan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Monaco.
- crimini
-
noun,
cremini.
- comitia
-
noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- Manitou
-
noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- Manipur
-
noun,
a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- Croatia
-
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.
- Moncton
-
noun,
a city in SE New Brunswick, in E Canada.
- Monilia
-
noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- control
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- mimical
-
adjective,
mimic.
- rampant
-
adjective,
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- Alarcon
-
noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- politic
-
adjective,
shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- Arcanum
-
noun,
Often, arcana. a secret; mystery.
- pomatum
-
noun,
pomade.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- Pontian
-
noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- porcino
-
noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- plumcot
-
noun,
a hybrid tree produced by crossing the apricot and the plum.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- apomict
-
noun,
an organism produced by apomixis.
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- Alcoran
-
noun,
Alkoran.
- portico
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- potamic
-
adjective,
of or relating to rivers.
- touraco
-
noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- Tripoli
-
noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- platoon
-
noun,
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- Potomac
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, along the boundary between Maryland and Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. 287 miles (460 km) long.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- actino-
-
- patulin
-
noun,
a toxic antibiotic, C 7 H 6 O 4 , derived from various fungi, as Penicillium patulum and Aspergillus clavatus.
- Pianola
-
noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Picinni
-
noun,
Piccinni, Niccolò.
- pinitol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- Platina
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- pinnula
-
noun,
a pinnule.
- pintail
-
noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- pintano
-
noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- Pitocin
-
- ammonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.
- airmail
-
noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- plantar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- Plantin
-
noun,
Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- Primula
-
noun,
primrose (def 1).
- turmoil
-
noun,
a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet:
- ruction
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- alumina
-
noun,
the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.
- Romania
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- timarau
-
noun,
tamarau.
- Romanic
-
noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- romaunt
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- tilapia
-
noun,
any freshwater cichlid of the genus Tilapia, of African waters: an important food fish.
- rootcap
-
noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- Rumania
-
noun,
Romania.
- tinamou
-
noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- taproom
-
noun,
a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
- tapioca
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- amorino
-
noun,
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- tampion
-
noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- tamarin
-
noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- ammonal
-
noun,
a high explosive consisting chiefly of powdered aluminum, ammonium nitrate, and TNT.
- Tampico
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.
- timpani
-
noun,
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- Altoona
-
noun,
a city in central Pennsylvania.
- procto-
-
- topmaul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer with a steel or wooden head, used in shipbuilding.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- pronoun
-
noun,
any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general reference, as I, you, he, this, who, what. Pronouns are sometimes formally distinguished from nouns, as in English by the existence of special objective forms, as him for he or me for I, and by nonoccurrence with an article or adjective.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- Protium
-
noun,
the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. Symbol: H 1.
- anticum
-
noun,
pronaos.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- Puritan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- purloin
-
verb (used with object),
to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- animato
-
adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- topical
-
noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- Tompion
-
noun,
tampion.
- annular
-
adjective,
having the form of a ring.
- rainout
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- Annatol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tin-pan
-
adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- rampion
-
noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- Rantoul
-
noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- patroon
-
noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- ammonia
-
noun,
a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH 3 , usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents.
- patrial
-
noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- optimum
-
noun,
the best or most favorable point, degree, amount, etc., as of temperature, light, and moisture for the growth or reproduction of an organism.
- camauro
-
noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- unction
-
noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- unicorn
-
noun,
a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity.
- outcrop
-
noun,
Geology.
a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.
the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- pantoum
-
noun,
a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
- Campion
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- unmoral
-
adjective,
neither moral nor immoral; amoral; nonmoral:
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- campout
-
noun,
a camping out of a group.
- paniolo
-
noun,
a person who herds cattle; cowboy.
- unplait
-
verb (used with object),
to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
- cannoli
-
plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- cannula
-
noun,
a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.
- caltrop
-
noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- Palomar
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- CAPTAIN
-
noun,
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- cantina
-
noun,
a saloon; bar.
- Palmira
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- cantrip
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- canular
-
adjective,
cannular.
- orcinol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- palato-
-
- capital
-
noun,
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
- Uralian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
- Capitol
-
noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- pai-loo
-
noun,
(in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
- Uranian
-
adjective,
pertaining to the planet Uranus.
- ortolan
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- optimal
-
adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- caporal
-
noun,
a variety of tobacco.
- optical
-
noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Utamaro
-
noun,
Kitagawa [kee-tah-gah-wah] /ˈki tɑˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.
- Carlton
-
noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- Acrilan
-
- partial
-
noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- Carlota
-
noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- Carlita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- omicron
-
noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- opinion
-
noun,
a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
- opiatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- unclamp
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the clamps of:
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tampur
-
noun,
tambura.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- tomium
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- intra-
-
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- Timour
-
noun,
Tamerlane.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- Utopia
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- macula
-
noun,
a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
- 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).
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Mannar
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Indian Ocean, bounded by W Sri Lanka, the chain of shoals that comprise Adam's Bridge, and S India.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- inulin
-
noun,
a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- tauro-
-
- urino-
-
- ionium
-
noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- Tarlac
-
noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- inturn
-
noun,
an inward turn or curve around an axis or fixed point.
- intro.
-
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- urano-
-
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- macro-
-
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- uncool
-
adjective,
not self-assured or relaxed:
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- lacto-
-
- lacuna
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- turco-
-
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Latium
-
noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- Laputa
-
noun,
an imaginary flying island in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the inhabitants of which engaged in a variety of ridiculous projects and pseudoscientific experiments.
- ultra-
-
- Lamium
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, some species of which have whitish or variegated leaves and are cultivated as ornamentals or ground cover.
- ultimo
-
adverb,
in or of the month preceding the current one:
Abbreviation: ult., ulto.
Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- turnip
-
noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- Tuinal
-
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- macoma
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Macoma, having a glossy, thin, usually white shell.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- lupoma
-
noun,
any of the tubercles occurring in lupus vulgaris.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Toulon
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France: naval base.
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- uproot
-
verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- trauma
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- unroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- unnail
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Lompoc
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- unmoor
-
verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- tropo-
-
- lactam
-
noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- oculo-
-
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- patuca
-
noun,
a river rising in E central Honduras and flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- moulin
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Mouton
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- multi-
-
- Morton
-
noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- patri-
-
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- muntin
-
noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- morula
-
noun,
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- napalm
-
noun,
a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- pituri
-
noun,
a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pinion
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- piloti
-
noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- Moroni
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- picro-
-
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- morion
-
noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- Mormon
-
noun,
the popular name given to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- parica
-
noun,
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- plano-
-
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- noncom
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- numina
-
noun,
plural of numen.
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- oilcup
-
noun,
a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- ormolu
-
noun,
Also called mosaic gold. an alloy of copper and zinc used to imitate gold.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- narco-
-
- paramo
-
noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- pantun
-
noun,
pantoum.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- panto-
-
- Panoan
-
noun,
a family of South American Indian languages spoken in Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil.
- nocti-
-
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Panini
-
noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- Paloma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- palmar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitro-
-
- plani-
-
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- manual
-
noun,
a small book, especially one giving information or instructions:
- maroon
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Rimini
-
noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- marmot
-
noun,
any bushy-tailed, stocky rodent of the genus Marmota, as the woodchuck.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Romulo
-
noun,
Carlos Pena [kahr-laws pe-nah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˈpɛ nɑ/ (Show IPA), 1901–85, Philippine diplomat, journalist, and educator.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ranula
-
noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- matri-
-
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- Maputo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Mozambique, on Delagoa Bay.
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- run-in
-
noun,
a quarrel; argument.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- Mauman
-
noun,
Mehuman.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Minuit
-
noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Pomona
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.
- polit.
-
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Miriam
-
noun,
the sister of Moses and Aaron. Num. 26:59.
- Poitou
-
noun,
a region and former province in W France.
- pluton
-
noun,
any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- minium
-
noun,
red lead.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- micro-
-
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- milit.
-
- Putnam
-
noun,
Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.
- milium
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- purlin
-
noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- Purana
-
noun,
any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- proto-
-
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- minima
-
noun,
a plural of minimum.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- inpour
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- amurca
-
noun,
the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- atrium
-
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.
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- iatro-
-
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Carnot
-
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.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- copro-
-
- captan
-
noun,
a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- copula
-
noun,
something that connects or links together.
- annual
-
noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- contin
-
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- alumin
-
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- alumna
-
noun,
a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- carpo-
-
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- icono-
-
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- carpal
-
noun,
a carpale.
- amimia
-
noun,
the inability to express ideas by means of gestures or signs.
- contr.
-
- amino-
-
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- ammino
-
adjective,
Chemistry. containing or pertaining to an ammine.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- ammono
-
adjective,
of, containing, or derived from ammonia.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- Apulia
-
noun,
a department in SE Italy. 7442 sq. mi. (19,275 sq. km). Capital: Bari.
- cupola
-
noun,
Architecture.
a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- Cumana
-
noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- Crinum
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- apical
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- 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.
- corium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- anuran
-
noun,
any amphibian of the order Anura, comprising the frogs and toads.
- canula
-
noun,
cannula.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- coupon
-
noun,
a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- curtal
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- cupro-
-
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- Carnap
-
noun,
Rudolf P. 1891–1970, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- 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.
- common
-
noun,
Often, commons. Chiefly New England. a tract of land owned or used jointly by the residents of a community, usually a central square or park in a city or town.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- inclip
-
verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- commit
-
verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- colour
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- alarum
-
noun,
alarm.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- column
-
noun,
Architecture.
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces.
a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- clino-
-
- actin-
-
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- actual
-
adjective,
existing in act or fact; real:
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- impala
-
noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- impair
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- cilium
-
noun,
singular of cilia.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catnap
-
noun,
a short, light nap or doze.
- Innuit
-
noun,
Inuit.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- IMPACT
-
noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- munic
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pant-
-
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- mulct
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Cant.
-
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- NAACP
-
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- para-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- pico-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- auto.
-
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Piaui
-
noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Paula
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Paul.
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- pari-
-
- clump
-
noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Parl.
-
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- part.
-
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- muco-
-
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- picul
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- Nammu
-
noun,
a Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea: the mother of the gods and of heaven and earth.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- ocul-
-
- nitr-
-
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octo-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omni-
-
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- onco-
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- noct-
-
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- nona-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- cata-
-
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- noto-
-
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- nuci-
-
- nomo-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- 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.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- onium
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Orlon
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- nano-
-
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Capua
-
noun,
a town in NW Campania, in S Italy, N of Naples.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- onto-
-
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- opium
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- naut.
-
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- opto-
-
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- 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.
- natl.
-
- Capt.
-
- orial
-
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- arium
-
- pilum
-
noun,
a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alta.
-
- tonia
-
- alto-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tono-
-
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- topo-
-
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- 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.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- alti-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- 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.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- Ammon
-
noun,
the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
- Amman
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Jordan, in the W part.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- amin-
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- 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.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- 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).
- alum.
-
- Alcor
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- unman
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- UNCIO
-
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- Unit.
-
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- unpin
-
verb (used with object),
to remove pins from.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- uran-
-
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 30-30
-
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- acpt.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- 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.
- trop-
-
- acro-
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- tulip
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- 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.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- ulama
-
plural noun,
the doctors of Muslim religion and law.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- AMORC
-
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- pocul
-
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- polio
-
noun,
poliomyelitis.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Pluto
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Port.
-
- Apoc.
-
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- poult
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prim.
-
- 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.
- plur.
-
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- atmo-
-
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plio-
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plan-
-
- ation
-
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plat.
-
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- anat.
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- rcpt.
-
- anim.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- anal.
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- Amram
-
noun,
the father of Aaron and Moses. Ex. 6:20.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- anti-
-
- proc.
-
- 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.
- prom.
-
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- pron.
-
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Prot.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- Punan
-
noun,
a member of a food-gathering people living in the forests of interior Borneo.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- anon.
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- annot
-
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- 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.
- 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.
- Annam
-
noun,
a former kingdom and French protectorate along the E coast of French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- coop.
-
- Conn.
-
- minim
-
noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- cont.
-
- mini-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- lipo-
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- mimic
-
noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- locum
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Miami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- comma
-
noun,
the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Ilium
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- commo
-
noun,
communist.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ician
-
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- comp.
-
- compo
-
noun,
composition material.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- 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.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Comr.
-
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- 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.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- culpa
-
noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Malmo
-
noun,
a seaport in S Sweden, on the Sound opposite Copenhagen, Denmark.
- crim.
-
- 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).
- crump
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- 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.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- manna
-
noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- crit.
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Macau
-
noun,
Macao.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- copr-
-
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- matr-
-
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- 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.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- corp.
-
- Corpl
-
- corpn
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Ital.
-
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- intr.
-
- init.
-
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- mono-
-
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- inurn
-
verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- incl.
-
- comm.
-
- ition
-
- Mont.
-
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- lact-
-
- incor
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- colat
-
- Iran.
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- incr.
-
- Colo.
-
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- imit.
-
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- apo-
-
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- pot.
-
- cur.
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- Apr.
-
- ant.
-
- ANPA
-
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Inc.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- ANTU
-
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- 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.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- prin
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- 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.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- 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.
- 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:
- malm
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- atm.
-
- int.
-
- INRI
-
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- uro-
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- intl
-
- ator
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Man.
-
- uria
-
- Mama
-
noun,
Informal. mother1 .
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- AARP
-
- acr-
-
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- ulto
-
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- Arm.
-
- ctr.
-
- AAUP
-
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- uni-
-
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- ACLU
-
- Mac-
-
- tRNA
-
- Ala.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ICAO
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- lin.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Lam.
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- ical
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- amp.
-
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- lip-
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- alt.
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Imp.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- Lat.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IMCO
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- tion
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- tonn
-
- Amal
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- top-
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- taur
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Alco
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 1080
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- iana
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- 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.
- RIIA
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ann.
-
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- tron
-
- Lani
-
- 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.
- RCMP
-
- ano-
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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).
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- amt.
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- 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.
- 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.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- tri-
-
- itol
-
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- rpt.
-
- IATA
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- lit.
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- RONA
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mon.
-
- momo
-
noun,
a steamed or fried dumpling, typical of South Asian cuisine.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- MCPO
-
- Ont.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- 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.
- Mic.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- 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.
- NACA
-
- opia
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mol.
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cor.
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- out-
-
- oto-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- muc-
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- 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.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- mult
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- oro-
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- coml
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- mump
-
verb (used with object),
to mumble; mutter.
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Com.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mRNA
-
- cir.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- cat.
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- cit.
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- 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.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- min.
-
- Con.
-
- 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.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- non-
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- NOAA
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- 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.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- mil.
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- Oct.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- clar
-
- MILR
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- NIRA
-
- OAPC
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- NCAA
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- Mimi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NTIA
-
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- par.
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- aut-
-
- pam.
-
- paua
-
noun,
a large, edible abalone of New Zealand, Haliotis iris, the shell of which is used in making jewelry.
- Cort
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- Mar.
-
- 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.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- cap.
-
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Pal.
-
- pct.
-
- Pan.
-
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- 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.
- Cmon
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cml.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- crat
-
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Can.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- mout
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- pat.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- pil-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Col.
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- aur-
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- MOpt
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- NIA
-
- MNA
-
- UPI
-
- MLA
-
- up-
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Ar.
-
- TMO
-
- TLC
-
- MLR
-
- ILP
-
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- MMT
-
- UPC
-
- AUC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- il-
-
- ur-
-
- CIP
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- AMC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- MOR
-
- UTC
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- uti
-
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- NMI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ILO
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ALU
-
- ml.
-
- an.
-
- 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.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- ac-
-
- MIT
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- al.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TCA
-
- AIA
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Aar
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ITA
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tu.
-
- IPO
-
- ult
-
- trp
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- IPM
-
- CLR
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ipr
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- IPA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Tro
-
- UMT
-
- ACP
-
- ITC
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MPA
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- MRI
-
- UAR
-
- IRC
-
- MRP
-
- IRL
-
- Mt.
-
- IRO
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- UAM
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- UCR
-
- UIT
-
- Ir.
-
- AIC
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- MUP
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- CLI
-
- IOC
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CNM
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- AAU
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- 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 = .
- MRA
-
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- AAP
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- AAM
-
- MOI
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- 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.
- UNO
-
- unp
-
- CMA
-
- NAA
-
- IOU
-
- tr.
-
- ium
-
- La.
-
- Clo
-
- CLU
-
- unc
-
- ALC
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Lt.
-
- tra
-
- Tpr
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- TPN
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- in.
-
- IOT
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- NCO
-
- ALM
-
- ior
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- NPR
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- APC
-
- AOU
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- PRC
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- pm.
-
- PRA
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ot-
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Apl
-
- Mc-
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MM.
-
- Mo.
-
- POR
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- OTA
-
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- MCP
-
- oo-
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- OOT
-
- NMR
-
- MCI
-
- OPM
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- AOA
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- PUC
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- lpm
-
- LPN
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- RCP
-
- PCI
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- CTA
-
- 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.
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- ca.
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PCM
-
- ATC
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ATP
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- AUA
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- CRT
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- CPA
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- CPI
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- CPL
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- CPM
-
- CPO
-
- POC
-
- POA
-
- PMT
-
- 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.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- CPR
-
- PLR
-
- cl.
-
- CPU
-
- PLO
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mao
-
- CAI
-
- pli
-
- PLC
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- CAA
-
- ARU
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- OPA
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- LMT
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- ANC
-
- LOC
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- OCR
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AMU
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- NMU
-
- NNP
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- LIM
-
- NOC
-
- CIM
-
- MIP
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- CIA
-
- TAL
-
- NOP
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- NUM
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CRP
-
- Npt
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- rt.
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- NUL
-
- oic
-
- ROI
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ONR
-
- Ia.
-
- MCR
-
- ITU
-
- Om.
-
- 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.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RMA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- LON
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- Ola
-
- io-
-
- OIt
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ial
-
- OIr
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- CM
-
- TC
-
- NM
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TP
-
- N.
-
- RC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NL
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- L2
-
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L1
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- t.
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NC
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- RN
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- LC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- RU
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- i.
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- CU
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- RO
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- TN
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- ol
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- MN
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- MP
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- IP
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- M.
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- UL
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- UI
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- UC
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- U.
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TM
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- AO
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RP
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- PU
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- NI
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- NP
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- ic
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- TL
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- O.
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- LR
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- LM
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- OA
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- ln
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- RI
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