Anagrams of modifications
Word modifications has
1079 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of modifications.
- discomfit
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verb (used with object),
to confuse and deject; disconcert:
- onomastic
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adjective,
of or relating to proper names.
- monoacids
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noun,
an acid having one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- Simionato
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noun,
Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- idiomatic
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adjective,
peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect:
- diatomic
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adjective,
having two atoms in the molecule.
- Domitian
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noun,
(Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- dictions
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noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- diatonic
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adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- mastodon
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noun,
a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper tusks and, in the male, short lower tusks.
- actinism
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- monacids
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- Dominica
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noun,
one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- idiotism
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noun,
idiotic conduct or action.
- actinoid
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adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- monoacid
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noun,
an acid having one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- isodomic
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adjective,
(of ashlar) composed of stones of uniform size.
- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- somnific
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adjective,
causing sleep; soporific; somniferous.
- asconoid
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling an ascon.
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- isotimic
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adjective,
(of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- fication
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- contoid
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adjective,
of or relating to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.
- distain
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verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- conoids
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noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- somato-
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- Dominic
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noun,
Saint, 1170–1221, Spanish priest: founder of the Dominican order.
- somatic
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adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- indicia
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noun,
indicia (def 2).
- Sno-Cat
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- condoms
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noun,
a thin sheath, usually of very thin rubber, worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- amidins
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noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- miotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- motions
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- dacoits
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- discant
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noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- daimons
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noun,
daemon.
- conidia
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noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- diatoms
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noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- monacid
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- isation
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- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- diction
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noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- indicts
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verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- dominos
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noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- idiotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.
- fantods
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noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- stamin-
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- mantids
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noun,
mantis.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- actino-
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- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Fatimid
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noun,
any caliph of the North African dynasty, 909–1171, claiming descent from Fatima and Ali.
- fatidic
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adjective,
prophetic.
- tomcods
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noun,
either of two small cods, Microgadus tomcod, of the Atlantic Ocean, or M. proximus, of the Pacific Ocean.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- fantoms
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- fandoms
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noun,
fans collectively, as of a motion-picture star or a professional game or sport.
- scotoma
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noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- nomadic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- comfits
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noun,
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
- monodic
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adjective,
of or relating to monody.
- Madison
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noun,
Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- footman
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noun,
a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
- mastoid
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noun,
the mastoid process.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- Mafioso
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noun,
a member of a Mafia or of a mafia.
- costo-
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- cosmo-
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- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Cosimo
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noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- COMSAT
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noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- monoid
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noun,
groupoid.
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contd.
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- conoid
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noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- monads
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noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- codons
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noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- condos
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noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- mondos
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noun,
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- Comdt.
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- condom
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noun,
a thin sheath, usually of very thin rubber, worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease.
- comfit
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noun,
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
- Monaco
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noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- macons
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Sonoma
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noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- fiasco
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noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- McAdoo
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noun,
William Gibbs, 1863–1941, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1913–18.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- faints
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noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- fandom
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noun,
fans collectively, as of a motion-picture star or a professional game or sport.
- fantod
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noun,
Usually, fantods. a state of extreme nervousness or restlessness; the willies; the fidgets (usually preceded by the):
- fantom
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- masto-
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- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Mascot
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noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- sci-fi
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noun,
science fiction.
- mascon
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantid
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noun,
mantis.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- fincas
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- fistic
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adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- scoto-
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- foison
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noun,
abundance; plenty.
- facsim
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- sitcom
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noun,
situation comedy.
- somni-
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- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- somat-
-
- idioms
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noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- dacoit
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- daimon
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noun,
daemon.
- damson
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noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- misfit
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noun,
something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- danios
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noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- sodio-
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- socman
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noun,
sokeman.
- socio-
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- diatom
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noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- dicast
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noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- dicots
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noun,
a dicotyledon.
- diotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- disco-
-
- icono-
-
- mid-on
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noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- Midian
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noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- scato-
-
- DOMAIN
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noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- Domino
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noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- ootids
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noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- motion
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- nicads
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noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- amino-
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- amnios
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- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- aniso-
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- isidia
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noun,
a coralloid outgrowth from the thallus in certain lichens.
- anodic
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adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- amido-
-
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Taoism
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noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- indict
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verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- indic.
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- amidst
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preposition,
amid.
- amidin
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noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Adonic
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noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- actin-
-
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- admits
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verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- tomcod
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noun,
either of two small cods, Microgadus tomcod, of the Atlantic Ocean, or M. proximus, of the Pacific Ocean.
- Adonis
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- octads
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noun,
a group or series of eight.
- to-dos
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noun,
bustle; fuss:
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- nomads
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noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- iodism
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noun,
poisoning caused by sensitivity to or overuse of iodine or its compounds.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- canids
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noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- osmo-
-
- dooms
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noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- iodic
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adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- sito-
-
- moots
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noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- nomad
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noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Oscan
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noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Osman
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noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Ciano
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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.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Sino-
-
- Aidos
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Sinai
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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.
- mono-
-
- donas
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Stoic
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- nomas
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noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- stoma
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noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- afoot
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adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- matin
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- nomo-
-
- iodo-
-
- faint
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noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- toman
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noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- stood
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noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- onto-
-
- Ostia
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noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Sadoc
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noun,
Zadok.
- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- scat-
-
- disc.
-
- Mont.
-
- codon
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noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- imido
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adjective,
containing the imido group.
- dist.
-
- cions
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- imino
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adjective,
containing the imino group.
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- ician
-
- snoot
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noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snood
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noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- ition
-
- amid-
-
- micas
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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.
- Cimon
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noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Midis
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- octad
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noun,
a group or series of eight.
- octa-
-
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- doits
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noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- noct-
-
- moons
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noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- imit.
-
- T-man
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noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Cant.
-
- tacos
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noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- fanos
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noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- toons
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noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- finis
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noun,
end; conclusion.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- finos
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noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- tonia
-
- Fiona
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noun,
a female given name.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- tono-
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- iotas
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- maist
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- finds
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- foams
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- mafic
-
adjective,
of or relating to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals.
Compare basic (def 4), ultramafic.
- 30-30
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Foism
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- Fonda
-
noun,
an inn or restaurant.
- fonds
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- Scot.
-
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- noso-
-
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- actos
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- mast-
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- motif
-
noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- masc.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- noto-
-
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- fidos
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- amin-
-
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- Modoc
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people belonging to the Lutuamian group and ranging from southern Oregon to northern California.
- cont.
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- atmo-
-
- ation
-
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- istic
-
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Indo-
-
- Cons.
-
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- naso-
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- modif
-
- Scand
-
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mini-
-
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- Const
-
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- omni-
-
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- 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.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- onco-
-
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- mondo
-
noun,
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- MOTOS
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- conf.
-
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- init.
-
- sanit
-
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- idio-
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- anis-
-
- anim.
-
- diam.
-
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- octo-
-
- timid
-
adjective,
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- dict.
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- dimin
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- icons
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- misc.
-
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- inst.
-
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- idiom
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- miso-
-
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- anti-
-
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- asco-
-
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- idion
-
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Sodom
-
noun,
an ancient city destroyed, with Gomorrah, because of its wickedness. Gen. 18–19.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Mac-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- itis
-
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- iso-
-
- Sam.
-
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- 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.
- std.
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- 1080
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASD
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MScD
-
- Ont.
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NDAC
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- not-
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NTIA
-
- OCDM
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nos-
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- Oct.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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):
- 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.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- mood
-
noun,
a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Mcfd
-
- Mid.
-
- 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.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- mfd.
-
- mdnt
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- midn
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Man.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- Mon.
-
- MNAS
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- mod.
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- 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.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- min.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mis-
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Con.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- comd
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cmon
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Cond
-
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- cat.
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Din.
-
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dim.
-
- dif-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dia-
-
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- dat.
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- daft
-
adjective,
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Dom.
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- 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 = .
- Soni
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- amdt
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tion
-
- AISI
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- amt.
-
- AFSC
-
- TODS
-
- Adm.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- ands
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- CanF
-
- 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).
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ano-
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- atic
-
- Tasm
-
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Dino
-
- cts.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- fids
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- IMCO
-
- Fin.
-
- FIDO
-
noun,
a system for evaporating the fog above airfield runways by the heat from burners.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- fict
-
- Inc.
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- FDIC
-
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- FOIA
-
- sci.
-
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- food
-
noun,
any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fond
-
noun,
a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- Ind.
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- IOOF
-
- scfm
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- FNMA
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ICAO
-
- FMCS
-
- dioc
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- 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.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- doom
-
noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- fam.
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- DMSO
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dis-
-
- Sat.
-
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- iod-
-
- fado
-
noun,
a Portuguese folk song typically of doleful or fatalistic character and usually accompanied on the guitar.
- ins.
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FACS
-
- fac.
-
- Inf.
-
- FAdm
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- int.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- fads
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OAS
-
- TID
-
- OTS
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- So.
-
- ODT
-
- sd.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OCS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- SCF
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ScD
-
- sc.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- TMO
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- OCD
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ONF
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- St.
-
- 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).
- oo-
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- Sta
-
- OSO
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- STM
-
- oon
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OOT
-
- SMA
-
- SOF
-
- SMD
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- STI
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TIA
-
- OIt
-
- TCS
-
- of-
-
- SCM
-
- TCA
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- SDA
-
- oic
-
- oid
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Om.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- 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.
- SDI
-
- ONI
-
- Sfc
-
- ons
-
- sfm
-
- OAO
-
- 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.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ctf
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DSO
-
- DSM
-
- DSC
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- DFC
-
- DCM
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- DFA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- CSF
-
- CSA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNM
-
- CMD
-
- CMA
-
- DCS
-
- DFM
-
- CIF
-
- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- fm.
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FIO
-
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fic
-
- Fia
-
- FDA
-
- FCS
-
- FCA
-
- FAO
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- fo.
-
- DFT
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- DST
-
- DSA
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Doi
-
- DNA
-
- DMT
-
- DMS
-
- DMA
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- di.
-
- CIM
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- AFM
-
- ANC
-
- AMS
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIC
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFS
-
- AFC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ADF
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- an.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Af.
-
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- Am.
-
- ANF
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CIA
-
- cs.
-
- cfs
-
- CFO
-
- cfm
-
- CFI
-
- CFD
-
- CFA
-
- CDT
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- 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.
- CAI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ct.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- ASI
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- cf.
-
- CAF
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- FMC
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FOS
-
- MNA
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSF
-
- MSD
-
- MSA
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOI
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- 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.
- MNS
-
- MIT
-
- Mt.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- FOT
-
- MFS
-
- MFA
-
- MDT
-
- MCI
-
- Mcf
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mao
-
- MST
-
- MTF
-
- 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.
- NIM
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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.
- OTC
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- OSF
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- OSD
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- OSA
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- OFM
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- Oc.
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- NSC
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- NSA
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- Nod
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noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NOC
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- NMI
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- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- MTI
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- NIA
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- NFS
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- NFD
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- NFC
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- NAD
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- NSF
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- NCO
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- MTS
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- MTO
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- mtn
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- MAD
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noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MFT
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- MSC
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- IDA
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IOT
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- ion
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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 = .
- IOF
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- IOC
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
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- IMF
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- IFC
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- IDS
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noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Ido
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noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ISA
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- IAS
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
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- io-
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- IFS
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- id.
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- ics
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- FTC
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- ft.
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- FSA
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- TSI
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ITA
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Md.
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- ist
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
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- Mc-
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- SN
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- AO
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DF
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- NM
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- ic
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- i.
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- O.
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- D.
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- TN
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SM
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- S.
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- SF
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- fn
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- A.
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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.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- OA
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- DM
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- CM
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- MN
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- DN
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- t.
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- M.
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- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- SA
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- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- N.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NC
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- MF
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- ND
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- NF
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- NI
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- FC
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- FD
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- TD
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
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- TM
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- TC
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