Anagrams of mordancies

Word mordancies has 1 exact anagrams and 1609 other words that can be made by using the letters of mordancies.

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dormancies
noun, the state of being dormant.
demoniacs
noun, a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
disenamor
verb (used with object), to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with):
romaines
noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
sardonic
adjective, characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
cremains
plural noun, the ashes of a cremated corpse.
madrones
noun, any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
incomers
noun, a person who comes in.
do-re-mi
noun, money.
radiomen
noun, a person who operates a radio.
romances
noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
Romanies
noun, Gypsy (def 2).
endosarc
noun, the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
consider
verb (used with object), to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
scenario
noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
comrades
noun, a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
idocrase
noun, vesuvianite.
monacids
adjective, noun, monoacid.
comedian
noun, a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc.
Mordecai
noun, the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
demoniac
noun, a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
cerimans
noun, a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
diocesan
noun, one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
carmines
noun, a crimson or purplish-red color.
sermonic
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
amerinds
noun, Indian (def 1).
minorcas
noun, Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
aneroids
noun, aneroid barometer.
moraines
noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
orceins
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
Marconi
noun, Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
Morandi
noun, Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
medicos
noun, a physician or surgeon; doctor.
Comines
noun, Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
Nordica
noun, Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
comrade
noun, a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
medico-
oarsmen
noun, a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
rescind
verb (used with object), to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
ordains
verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
marines
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Riesman
noun, David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
Oceanid
noun, any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
oneidas
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
coremia
noun, the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
moraine
noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
encomia
noun, a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
cronies
noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
Ericson
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).
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
corneas
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
Cremona
noun, a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
crinose
adjective, hairy.
sedarim
noun, a plural of Seder.
crimson
noun, a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
craniom
seminar
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.
enamors
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
Masonic
adjective, pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
cranio-
Marcion
noun, a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
candier
nimrods
noun, the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
macrons
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).
Cameron
noun, Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
ceriman
noun, a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
Nidaros
noun, former name of Trondheim.
camions
noun, a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
Camoens
noun, Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
candies
noun, any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
candors
noun, the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
sadiron
noun, Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
randies
noun, Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
Isadore
noun, a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
cardio-
carnose
adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
narcose
adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
carnies
noun, a person employed by a carnival.
inroads
noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
Maderno
noun, Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
arseno-
Maidens
noun, a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
nomadic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
Romaine
noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
daimons
noun, daemon.
coarsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
maniocs
noun, cassava.
Romains
noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
Romance
noun, a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
Romanic
noun, romance1 (def 9).
sardine
noun, the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
Madison
noun, Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
sarcoid
noun, a growth resembling a sarcoma.
sarcode
noun, protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
incomer
noun, a person who comes in.
incomes
noun, the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
cinemas
noun, Chiefly British. motion picture.
madrone
noun, any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
Caedmon
noun, fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
indorse
verb (used with object), endorse.
medinas
noun, the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
aneroid
noun, aneroid barometer.
Carmine
noun, a crimson or purplish-red color.
dineros
noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
Menorca
noun, Minorca.
sideman
noun, an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
side-on
adverb, with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
sidero-
remands
noun, the act of remanding.
radices
noun, a plural of radix.
radomes
noun, a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
remains
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
Domenic
noun, a male given name.
minders
noun, Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
Mercian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
AmerInd
noun, Indian (def 1).
merinos
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
domines
noun, lord; master (used as a title of address).
moderns
noun, a person of modern times.
monades
noun, plural of monas.
demonic
adjective, inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
dormins
noun, abscisic acid.
microns
noun, Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
admires
Idioms, be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
monacid
adjective, noun, monoacid.
dormice
noun, any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
Minorca
noun, Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
Mercado
noun, a market.
misread
verb (used with or without object), to read wrongly.
sidearm
adverb, with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
randoms
noun, something that is random, or a random state or condition:
discern
verb (used with object), to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
monesia
noun, a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
dancers
noun, a person who dances.
reminds
verb (used with object), to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
soredia
noun, a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
miscode
verb (used with object), to code mistakenly, as in data processing.
sidecar
noun, a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
donsie
adjective, Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
radons
noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
cinema
noun, Chiefly British. motion picture.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
dimers
noun, a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
Indore
noun, a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
Dorcas
noun, a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
Dorian
noun, a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
Cedars
noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
ramson
noun, a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
desman
noun, either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
redans
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
necro-
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
Romans
noun, an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
rancid
adjective, having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
dories
noun, a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
isomer
noun, Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
dermo-
income
noun, the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
dermis
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
dermic
adjective, dermal.
cnemis
noun, the tibia or shin.
incase
verb (used with object), encase.
cinder
noun, a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
inroad
noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
dinars
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
Ransom
noun, the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
sacro-
disarm
verb (used with object), to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
nicads
noun, nickel-cadmium battery.
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.
cedarn
adjective, resembling or made of cedar.
ranids
noun, frog1 (def 2).
sacred
adjective, devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
irones
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.
irades
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
raised
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
DOMAIN
noun, a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
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.
ciders
noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
casern
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
casein
noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
Nemrod
noun, Nimrod (def 1).
diners
noun, a person who dines.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
Nimrod
noun, the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
inseam
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.
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
dinero
noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
domine
noun, lord; master (used as a title of address).
disco-
ramose
adjective, having many branches.
caroms
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
dermas
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
damson
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.
Derain
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
darics
noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
remans
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
Crimea
noun, the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
enamor
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
racism
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.
Carmen
noun, Ciudad del Carmen.
Darien
noun, Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
onside
adjective, adverb, not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
credos
noun, (often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
remand
noun, the act of remanding.
creams
noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
Oneida
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
rimose
adjective, full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
COSINE
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.
dances
noun, a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
Orinda
noun, a town in W California.
Dairen
noun, former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
oscine
noun, an oscine bird.
dancer
noun, a person who dances.
daimon
noun, daemon.
daimen
adjective, rare; occasional.
danios
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
ordain
verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
daemon
noun, Classical Mythology. a god. a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
Dacron
orenda
noun, a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
oreads
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
Edison
noun, Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
remind
verb (used with object), to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
remain
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
rodmen
noun, a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
iceman
noun, a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
dorsi-
comers
noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
Nordic
noun, a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
Comdr.
Rodman
noun, a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
Damien
noun, Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
Miseno
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.
dormin
noun, abscisic acid.
Romaic
noun, demotic (def 5).
coders
noun, a person or device that translates information into a code.
dormie
adjective, (of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
denims
noun, a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
denom.
radome
noun, a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
Deimos
noun, an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
eonism
noun, the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
cordis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the heart.
corned
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.
radio-
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
ericas
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.
Deacon
noun, (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
Esmond
noun, a male given name.
roadie
noun, a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
drains
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
Dreams
noun, a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
decani
adjective, of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
radios
noun, wireless telegraphy or telephony:
decors
noun, style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
Conrad
noun, Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
conies
noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
nomads
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.
random
noun, something that is random, or a random state or condition:
meacon
verb (used with object), to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
adren-
adreno
armies
noun, the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
marine
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Marino
noun, Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
moires
noun, any moiré fabric.
Marion
noun, Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
scream
noun, a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
aeron.
monads
noun, Biology. any simple, single-celled organism. any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
second
noun, a second part.
Mersin
noun, a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
mascon
noun, a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
adorns
verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
adores
verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
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.
micron
noun, Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
Maoris
noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
Mosaic
noun, a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
ascend
verb (used with object), to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
micros
noun, anything extremely small in scope or capability.
admire
Idioms, be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
Marcie
noun, a female given name, form of Marcia.
Adonic
noun, Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
aroids
noun, any plant of the arum family.
Adonis
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.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
micro-
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
Amiens
noun, a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
Marcos
noun, Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
aidmen
noun, a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
anodic
adjective, pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
adeno-
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.
Monera
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.
amends
noun, reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
menads
noun, maenad.
Median
noun, Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
medias
noun, a plural of medium.
amices
noun, an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
amnios
monies
noun, a plural of money.
Medina
noun, the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
Menado
noun, a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
amino-
amines
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
amides
noun, a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
amido-
monied
adjective, moneyed.
mondes
noun, the world; people; society.
McNair
noun, Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
anemic
adjective, Pathology. suffering from anemia.
Sendai
noun, a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
aniso-
Merino
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
animes
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
anemo-
Senora
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.
airmen
noun, an aviator.
Merida
noun, suntan (def 2).
Andros
noun, Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
Simeon
noun, a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
andro-
Andric
noun, Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
Andres
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
Mercia
noun, an early English kingdom in central Britain.
Moesia
noun, an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
arsen-
mid-on
noun, the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
somni-
Madero
noun, Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
cairds
noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
nadirs
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
Sandie
noun, a male given name, form of Sandro.
Camden
noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
Sander
noun, a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
cameos
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.
macron
noun, a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
macro-
camion
noun, a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
miners
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
macons
noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
camise
noun, a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
minder
noun, Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
Candor
noun, the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
macers
noun, macebearer.
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Sondra
noun, a female given name.
Maceio
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
Maced.
canids
noun, any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
cardi-
Cardin
noun, Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
narco-
narcos
noun, narc.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
Sandor
noun, a male given name.
Monica
noun, a female given name.
minces
noun, something cut up very small; mincemeat.
cadres
noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
maiden
noun, a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
Modern
noun, a person of modern times.
sarco-
nacred
adjective, lined with or resembling nacre.
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
Modena
noun, a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
socmen
noun, sokeman.
socman
noun, sokeman.
manioc
noun, cassava.
Mainer
noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
Sandro
noun, a male given name.
madres
noun, mother1 .
miens
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
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.
Merci
interjection, thank you.
monic
adjective, (of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
DORAN
noun, an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
Merca
noun, a city in S Somalia.
raids
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
misce
verb, (in prescriptions) mix.
Osman
noun, 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
osmic
adjective, of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
donec
conjunction, (in prescriptions) until.
misc.
miser
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
Mensa
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
Minos
noun, a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
meno-
mends
noun, the act of mending; repair or improvement.
ramie
noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
moans
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
mires
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
modes
noun, a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
Doric
noun, a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
Moira
noun, Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
miso-
MIDAS
noun, Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
menad
noun, maenad.
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Donar
noun, the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
doers
noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
meso-
Drain
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
monas
noun, monad.
MINCE
noun, something cut up very small; mincemeat.
Draco
noun, the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
Radom
noun, a city in E Poland.
mesic
adjective, of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
minds
noun, (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
monde
noun, the world; people; society.
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.
dorse
noun, the back of a book or folded document.
dorms
noun, dormitory.
moire
noun, any moiré fabric.
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.
domes
noun, Architecture. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. a domical roof or ceiling. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
micra
noun, a plural of micron.
drams
noun, Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
donas
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
Drina
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
Minor
noun, a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
drone
noun, the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
Mines
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
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.
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).
drome
noun, a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
Doris
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
minas
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
Miner
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
dries
noun, a plural of dry.
mero-
meros
noun, (in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
Dream
noun, a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
radon
noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
naso-
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
manse
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
maids
noun, a female servant.
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.
mains
noun, the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
mairs
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
Mande
noun, a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
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.
manic
adjective, pertaining to or affected by mania.
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.
manos
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
Noemi
noun, Naomi (def 1).
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
incor
Moser
noun, Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
Imena
noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
Maori
noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
nomad
noun, a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
Morse
noun, an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
nomas
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
ideo-
nomes
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
NORAD
noun, a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
icons
marcs
noun, the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
incr.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
nerds
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
nards
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
isnad
noun, the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nears
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.
Naomi
noun, the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
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.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
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.
macer
noun, macebearer.
nicad
noun, nickel-cadmium battery.
Indo-
maces
noun, a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
Macon
noun, Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
Iran.
irade
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
nides
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
Nimes
noun, a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
nadir
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
Indre
noun, a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
Indra
noun, Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
madre
noun, mother1 .
Nader
noun, Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
morns
noun, morning.
Marie
noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Edman
noun, Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
orans
noun, orant.
emirs
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Meads
noun, an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
MEANS
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
eidos
noun, the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
Mears
noun, mere3 .
Ednas
noun, Adnah.
ordn.
oread
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
endo-
Medan
noun, a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
Edina
noun, a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
Media
noun, a plural of medium.
Medic
noun, a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
Medoc
noun, a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
econ.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Medon
noun, (in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
moras
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
McRae
noun, Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
Norma
noun, the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
Maros
noun, Hungarian name of Mures.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
oared
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
Marin
noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
Mario
noun, a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
Maris
noun, Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Omani
noun, a native or inhabitant of Oman.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Maroc
noun, French name of Morocco.
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.
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.
mores
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
marse
noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
Morea
noun, Peloponnesus.
omers
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
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.
omni-
masc.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
MASER
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
enorm
adjective, enormous; huge; vast.
nemos
noun, remote (def 10).
demi-
misdo
verb (used with object), to do badly or wrongly; botch.
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.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
sero-
AMORC
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
ronde
noun, a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
cines
noun, a film; motion picture.
cine-
Cimon
noun, 507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
Seric
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
cider
noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
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.
cnida
noun, a nematocyst.
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
andor
conjunction, (used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
cero-
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
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.
Andes
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Ceram
noun, an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
Andie
noun, a male or female given name.
Cenis
noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
cedis
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
andr-
Andre
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
rands
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
Cmdr.
Roman
noun, a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
Sadie
noun, a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
Comer
noun, Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
since
adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
roams
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
Simon
noun, the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.
Cons.
simar
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Conde
noun, Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Sidra
noun, Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
Sidon
noun, a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
AMEDS
Comr.
comes
noun, Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
Amend
verb (used with object), to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
codas
noun, Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
amide
noun, a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
amirs
noun, emir.
coder
noun, a person or device that translates information into a code.
amine
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
codes
noun, a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
amin-
coeds
noun, Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
amens
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Rodin
noun, (François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
amid-
COMAS
noun, a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
AMICE
noun, an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
Amer.
Cedar
noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
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.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Scand
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
caids
noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
cadre
noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
cadis
noun, qadi.
sarc-
Cades
noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
sarod
noun, a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
scrod
noun, a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
armed
noun, Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
Armen
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
asco-
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
ASDIC
noun, sonar.
scion
noun, a descendant.
scend
noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
scrim
noun, a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
aside
noun, a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
aroid
noun, any plant of the arum family.
SCRAM
noun, the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
Caird
noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
Sadoc
noun, Zadok.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
saice
noun, syce.
carse
noun, bottom land.
anim.
carom
noun, Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
carns
noun, cairn.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
anime
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
anis-
Carme
noun, a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anode
noun, the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
cards
noun, a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
areo-
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.
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.
cames
noun, a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
Sande
noun, Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
camis
noun, camisole (def 1).
Arden
noun, Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
Sedan
noun, an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
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.
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
canid
noun, any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
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.
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
semi-
Card.
cords
noun, (used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
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.
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.
demo-
redos
noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
deism
noun, belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
sonde
noun, a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
decos
noun, art deco.
decor
noun, style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
deci-
decan
noun, any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
deca-
Reims
noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
dears
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
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.
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
Demos
noun, the common people of an ancient Greek state.
darns
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
Dario
noun, Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
daric
noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
Dares
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
danio
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
acmes
noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
danes
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
dance
noun, a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
Damon
noun, a male given name.
damns
noun, the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
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.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
dames
noun, (initial capital letter) the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
Demon
noun, an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
Redon
noun, Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
reni-
reads
noun, an act or instance of reading:
disme
noun, a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
disc.
ranid
noun, frog1 (def 2).
Dirae
plural noun, the Furies. See fury (def 3).
Dirac
noun, Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
30-30
ranis
noun, ranee.
Dione
noun, Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
dines
noun, Scot. dinner.
diner
noun, a person who dines.
dinar
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
dimer
noun, a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
denar
noun, the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
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)
dices
Idioms, no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
diam.
Redan
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
desc.
derms
noun, a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
derma
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
derm-
redia
noun, a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
Denis
noun, a male given name.
denim
noun, a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
rends
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
sodic
adjective, pertaining to or containing sodium:
acred
adjective, owning many acres of land; landed.
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
Adore
verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
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.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
adorn
verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
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.
aero-
crim.
snide
adjective, derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
cried
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
snead
noun, Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
daces
noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Credo
noun, (often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
cream
noun, the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
oidea
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.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
corms
noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
aeri-
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.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
Aedon
noun, a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
smear
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
Corse
noun, corpse.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
cores
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).
aden-
rides
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
acro-
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
adios
interjection, goodbye; farewell.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
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.
admen
noun, Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
acrid
adjective, sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
Rimas
noun, a female given name.
Aides
noun, nurse's aide.
Aidos
noun, the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
admin
noun, administration; administrative work.
Sino-
moan
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
seam
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
SRAM
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.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
MNAS
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
scr.
sord
noun, a flight or flock of mallards.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Sra.
morn
noun, morning.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
sice
noun, syce.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
some
adverb, (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
Mons
noun, an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
soda
noun, sodium hydroxide.
Mora
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
Mode
noun, a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
Mods
noun, a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
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.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
mod.
snod
adjective, smooth; sleek.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
more
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
SIAM
noun, former name of Thailand (def 1).
send
noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
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.
Sem.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
sec.
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.
Mon.
Mona
noun, a female given name.
side
noun, one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
Soni
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.
RAND
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
sci.
Omri
noun, a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
rids
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
ord.
Rima
noun, a female given name.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
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).
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
orad
adverb, toward the mouth or the oral region.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Rind
noun, a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
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.
Rida
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
Omer
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
RNAS
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.
road
noun, a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
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.
OECD
Odin
noun, the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
odic
adjective, of an ode.
Oder
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
roam
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
OCDM
ride
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
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.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
reds
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
Rani
noun, ranee.
rami
noun, plural of ramus.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
rcd.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
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).
RdAc
Read
noun, an act or instance of reading:
RAID
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
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)
rads
noun, a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
recs
noun, recreation.
redo
noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
RADM
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Reid
noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
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.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
rad.
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
OSRD
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
rend
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Orem
noun, a city in N Utah.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
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.
mRNA
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.
neo-
Nemo
noun, remote (def 10).
NDAC
said
noun, sayyid.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
NASD
nard
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Naos
noun, a temple.
Sam.
same
Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
Sami
noun, Lapp.
Sand
noun, the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
Sade
noun, Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Sard
noun, a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
MSIE
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.
SCAD
noun, any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
msec
scam
noun, a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
MSCE
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
MScD
MSAE
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
Sadi
noun, sadhe.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
nos-
nom.
Norm
noun, a standard, model, or pattern.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
rode
noun, a rope by which a boat is anchored.
Nord
noun, a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
Rodi
noun, Italian name of Rhodes.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Nor.
Nome
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
Rom.
Roma
noun, Rome.
Noma
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
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.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Rome
noun, Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
roms
noun, a Gypsy man or boy.
RONA
node
noun, a knot, protuberance, or knob.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
NIRA
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.
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.
nide
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
Nida
noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
nerd
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
1080
mise
noun, a settlement or agreement.
Enid
noun, a city in N Oklahoma.
cedi
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
enc.
end-
Cdr.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
ends
noun, the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
emir
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
Ens.
Carn
noun, cairn.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Can.
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
cen.
emic
adjective, pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
cis-
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cir.
Eads
noun, James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
cide
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.
emia
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
CERN
eco-
Edam
noun, a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
Edna
noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
Edom
noun, Esau, the brother of Jacob.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Erma
noun, a female given name.
CMOS
noun, complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
iced
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
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.
ICAO
Ice.
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
idae
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).
ARIS
IDEA
noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
idem
noun, another exactly the same.
ides
noun, (in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
arid
adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
Aron
noun, a male given name.
asc-
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
cads
noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
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.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
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.
caid
noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
cadi
noun, qadi.
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
cade
noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
Esd.
eso-
ASME
Ind.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Cmon
coda
noun, Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
IMCO
dime
noun, a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
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.
Dice
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
Cres
CRAM
noun, Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
Dies
noun, Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
dim.
DIMS
Idioms, take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
dern
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), darn2 .
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.
Din.
Dine
noun, Scot. dinner.
Dino
dins
noun, a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
corm
noun, an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
dia-
der.
Dior
noun, Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
Dare
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
DAIS
noun, a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
Dom.
Dame
noun, (initial capital letter) the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight. the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
damn
noun, the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
Dan.
abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
Dane
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
Dari
noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
Deni
noun, a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
Darn
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
Dean
noun, Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
DEAR
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
Dec.
deco
noun, art deco.
Dem.
Den.
dioc
dir.
code
noun, a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
DRAM
noun, Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
COMS
noun, Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
Dora
noun, a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
DORE
noun, the walleye or pike perch of North America.
dorm
noun, dormitory.
dose
noun, a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
come
noun, Slang: Vulgar. semen.
comd
dons
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
Drin
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
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.
coed
noun, Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
cods
noun, any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
Con.
done
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
DIRE
adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
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.
dis-
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.
DMSO
Cord
noun, a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cor.
doc.
plural, document.
Dona
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
DOCS
noun, doctor.
Cond
doer
noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
does
noun, a plural of doe.
mis-
dome
noun, Architecture. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. a domical roof or ceiling. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
doms
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Dace
noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
Adm.
mes-
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.
macs
noun, fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
men-
Mend
noun, the act of mending; repair or improvement.
acme
noun, the highest point; summit; peak:
maco
noun, an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
Merc
noun, a mercenary soldier.
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.
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.
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.
AInd
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
meas
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.
Aire
med.
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
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.
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
Ames
noun, a city in central Iowa.
iso-
amic
adjective, of or relating to an amide or amine.
mias
plural, missing in action.
Amie
noun, a female friend.
Mic.
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.
mear
noun, mere3 .
Amis
noun, Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
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.
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.
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.
Adie
noun, a female given name.
Mar.
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.
maid
noun, a female servant.
aer-
Mare
noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
MARS
noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
AIMS
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
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.
MDES
aide
noun, nurse's aide.
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.
maes
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
mdse
MAEd
Mead
noun, an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
AIME
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
mads
noun, an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
acr-
made
noun, the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
Amir
noun, emir.
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.
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.
Mina
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
Mind
noun, (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
Miro
noun, Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
MiNE
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
mire
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
Ande
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Mino
noun, Minho.
ANSI
ance
ands
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
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.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
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.
anes
adverb, once.
iod-
ano-
mien
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
min.
ins.
Inc.
Amon
noun, Amen.
Amor
noun, Cupid.
Amos
noun, a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
MICE
noun, plural of mouse.
inae
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.
Amri
noun, Omri.
Irma
noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
Mid.
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.
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.
mids
noun, Archaic. the middle.
IndE
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
midn
Ire.
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
DSM
Am.
ade
noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
ac-
Rod
noun, a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
ACS
RID
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Sr.
DSC
CSO
ad-
Ar.
ado
noun, busy activity; bustle; fuss.
COS
noun, romaine.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
rm.
plural, ream.
RMC
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
RNA
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
CRS
CSA
ADC
an.
rnd
ROA
CSR
RIM
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
DCM
do.
DOA
AID
noun, help or support; assistance.
sod
noun, a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
SED
AIM
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
ADS
noun, advertisement.
cr.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ASR
ca.
sc.
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.
Co.
COD
noun, any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
cs.
DSO
CAD
noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
ANC
AMS
SAR
CAI
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.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
ASN
ASM
SID
noun, a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
se-
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.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
aor
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
SDR
ASI
SDI
SDA
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ARS
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
SCM
ase
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).
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).
AMI
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
ae.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
ard
CIE
CIM
AIC
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
CMA
CMD
CNM
CIA
CNO
CNS
SMA
SMD
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
AEC
CID
noun, The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
Rs.
CAR
noun, an automobile.
CED
AME
AMC
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
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.
SAE
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
CEA
Sad
noun, the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RSA
CEO
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
SRO
So.
sd.
RSE
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
ScD
Doi
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
IOC
IDS
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.
ier
in.
ina
noun, a female given name.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
Nod
noun, a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
NOC
NMR
NMI
ine
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.
ide
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 = .
ior
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.
Ir.
IRC
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
NIA
NES
IRO
IRS
Ido
noun, a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
IDA
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).
ISA
OSA
OCS
OCR
ESR
OCD
ics
DAE
OAS
id.
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.
OSD
OED
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
Oc.
NSC
NSA
NRC
NRA
nr.
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
io-
Ia.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
NED
noun, a male given name, form of Edward.
ode
noun, a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
mi.
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
Mao
MOS
noun, moment (def 1).
mas
noun, mother1 .
MCI
MCR
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
MOR
MEC
noun, a pimp; mack.
Meo
noun, Miao (def 1).
MI5
noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
MRE
MI6
noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
MOI
Moe
noun, a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
MIE
MOC
noun, moccasin.
MIR
noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
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
MNE
MNA
MRA
MRI
ise
Mo.
NEC
ism
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
NEA
ne-
NDE
ISR
Mc-
Md.
Me.
MIA
plural, missing in action.
MS.
plural, manuscript.
MSA
MSC
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
MAD
noun, an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
NAD
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
NCO
MSN
MSI
MSE
MSD
ODA
noun, a room within a harem.
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
Esc
eo-
DOE
noun, the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
Don
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Dor
noun, Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
Dr.
DRE
DSA
DSR
EOM
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
ea.
ead
RMS
plural, ream.
ESA
Re.
RCS
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
Rd.
EAM
ean
DNR
DNA
ose
di.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
Dam
noun, a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
DAR
DAS
noun, hyrax.
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.
DCS
de-
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
DEA
DEI
adverb, by the grace of God.
red
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
DMS
REC
noun, recreation.
Die
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
REA
RDS
RDC
RDA
RCN
RCA
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
DMA
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.
RMA
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
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.
EMR
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
en-
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
ons
ONR
ONI
ec-
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
EIS
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
oma
plural, a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
Om.
OIr
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.
oid
oic
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
OEM
ERS
noun, ervil.
ODS
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
eir
ECA
EDS
noun, education:
EDC
ed.
ECM
EdM
abbreviation, electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
EDO
noun, a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
EDA
noun, a female given name.
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.
D.
2D
noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
RC
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
CE
ic
MN
AO
NM
DC
noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
i.
3D
noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
CM
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.
DA
noun, a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
RI
OA
N.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
EI
MA
noun, mother1 .
M.
NI
ND
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
NC
SM
DN
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
RN
O.
SN
RO
DM
SA
OD
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
OE
noun, oy2 .
S.
NA
adverb, no1 .
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