Anagrams of Micronesian
Word Micronesian has
1149 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Micronesian.
- Micronesia
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noun,
one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the small Pacific islands N of the equator and E of the Philippines, whose main groups are the Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands.
- acrimonies
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noun,
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.:
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- aniconism
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noun,
opposition to the use of idols or images.
- encrimson
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verb (used with object),
to make crimson.
- insomniac
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noun,
a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep:
- reinsman
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noun,
a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- insomnia
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noun,
inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- minorcas
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Minorcan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Minorca.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- sirenian
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noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- incienso
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noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- recision
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noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- cinerins
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- Norseman
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noun,
Northman.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- iron-man
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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.
- soricine
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adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- romances
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- sonarmen
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noun,
a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
- isomeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- arseno-
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- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- onanism
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noun,
withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- irenics
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noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- cinerin
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- cimaise
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noun,
cymaise.
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Camoens
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noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- Riemann
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noun,
Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- sericin
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noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- cranio-
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- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Cremini
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noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- craniom
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- normans
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noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- macrons
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- minions
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noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- mansion
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noun,
a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- sirenic
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adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- moneran
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noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- mannose
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noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- amnions
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- Manners
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noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- minces
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- nances
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noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- minion
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noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- Cronin
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noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- ricins
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- micro-
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- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Moesia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- monies
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noun,
a plural of money.
- comers
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- narco-
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- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- nanism
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noun,
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- nasion
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- necro-
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- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Minoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Minnie
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noun,
mother; mom.
- Minnis
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noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Marcos
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noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- inseam
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Ionian
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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).
- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- nonces
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noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- Mannie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- Mannes
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noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- manner
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noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- manini
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adjective,
small; insignificant.
- Maisie
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noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Norman
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noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- macers
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noun,
macebearer.
- macons
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- macro-
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- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- enamor
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- mascon
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Marini
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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.
- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- ramose
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adjective,
having many branches.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- imines
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- arsen-
-
- socmen
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noun,
sokeman.
- aeron.
-
- amnios
-
- amnion
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- cameos
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noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- amino-
-
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Sennar
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noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- aniso-
-
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- somni-
-
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- sarco-
-
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- anemo-
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- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- sacro-
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Minn.
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- incor
-
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- anon.
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- incr.
-
- aeri-
-
- Seric
-
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- areo-
-
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- 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.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Iran.
-
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- cero-
-
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- semi-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- misc.
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omni-
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Armen
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- aero-
-
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- meno-
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- 30-30
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- amin-
-
- Sino-
-
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- masc.
-
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- sero-
-
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- mini-
-
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- anis-
-
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- 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.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- nona-
-
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- AMORC
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- 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.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- corns
-
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.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- cores
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- sarc-
-
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- nano-
-
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- 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.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- cine-
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- 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.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Cons.
-
- Comr.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Conn.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- 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.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- naso-
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- nears
-
- miso-
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- asco-
-
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- icons
-
- ician
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- acro-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- econ.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Amer.
-
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Soni
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- neo-
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- SRAM
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Sra.
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- msec
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- RIIA
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- sci.
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- scr.
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sam.
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RNAS
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- 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).
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- non-
-
- 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.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NIRA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nos-
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sec.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sem.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MSIE
-
- 1080
-
- MSCE
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- eco-
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cres
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cmon
-
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- enc.
-
- Ens.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- 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.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- IMCO
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- eso-
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cir.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- iso-
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ance
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- AISI
-
- Aire
-
- ann.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- CERN
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cen.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ASME
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ano-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ANSI
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- mis-
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 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.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- MNAS
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mar.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mon.
-
- Mic.
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- men-
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- meas
-
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- 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.
- 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.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- mRNA
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- MSAE
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- AMS
-
- AEC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SAE
-
- CEA
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- NES
-
- NCO
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NIA
-
- RSE
-
- SAR
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- 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.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SMA
-
- So.
-
- CEO
-
- RSA
-
- CMA
-
- Am.
-
- Sr.
-
- ac-
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- an.
-
- CNM
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Ar.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Rs.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- MSI
-
- MSA
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- 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.
- CIA
-
- MSN
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- MIE
-
- sc.
-
- cr.
-
- CAI
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- MNA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MNE
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- MNS
-
- 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.
- NEC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- MOR
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- MOI
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- cs.
-
- ASN
-
- ANC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Co.
-
- MRI
-
- 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.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ca.
-
- ASR
-
- SCM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ARS
-
- ASM
-
- MRE
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ASI
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ase
-
- AMC
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- AME
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- 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.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- NMI
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Ir.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- nr.
-
- Mo.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- 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.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ine
-
- ose
-
- RCS
-
- NRA
-
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- IRC
-
- ics
-
- OSA
-
- OAS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- NRC
-
- Oc.
-
- ISA
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- EAM
-
- NOC
-
- RMC
-
- MCR
-
- ECM
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ECA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- MCI
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ea.
-
- EOM
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- eo-
-
- ROA
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CSA
-
- RNA
-
- CRS
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- REA
-
- NMR
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ROI
-
- MSE
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mao
-
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- NNE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- M.
-
- 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.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- N.
-
- NC
-
- AO
-
- i.
-
- OA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NM
-
- CE
-
- CM
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- ic
-
- NI
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- O.
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SN
-
- MN
-