Anagrams of mortification
Word mortification has
815 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of mortification.
- formication
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noun,
a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin.
- triatomic
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adjective,
having three atoms in a molecule.
- mortician
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noun,
funeral director.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- manicotti
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noun,
a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
- imitation
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noun,
a result or product of imitating.
- aciniform
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adjective,
clustered like grapes.
- formation
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noun,
the act or process of forming or the state of being formed:
- cat-foot
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verb (used without object),
to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot.
- intromit
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verb (used with object),
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
- Montfort
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noun,
Simon de [see-mawn duh] /siˈmɔ̃ də/ (Show IPA), c1160–1218, French leader of the crusade against the Albigenses.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- monocrat
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noun,
a person favoring monocracy.
- Fairmont
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noun,
a city in W West Virginia.
- friction
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noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- fication
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- acromion
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noun,
the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- Fittonia
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noun,
either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- Craftint
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- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- Fomorian
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noun,
one of a race of pirates or sea demons who raided and pillaged Ireland but were finally defeated: sometimes associated with the hostile powers of nature.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- conform
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verb (used without object),
to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to):
- omicron
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noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- Martini
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- cranio-
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- craniom
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- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- crimini
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noun,
cremini.
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- contra-
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- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- confirm
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verb (used with object),
to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify:
- monitor
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noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- Ottoman
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noun,
a Turk.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- formant
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noun,
Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
- cartoon
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noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- aciform
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adjective,
needle-shaped; acicular.
- Tritoma
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Kniphofia, of the lily family, native to Africa, especially K. uvaria, having long, dense clusters of tubular red or yellow flowers.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- motoric
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adjective,
motor (def 11).
- infarct
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- catmint
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noun,
catnip.
- actino-
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- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- fronto-
-
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- Franco-
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- tortoni
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- Mattoon
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noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- Formica
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- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Comfort
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noun,
relief in affliction; consolation; solace:
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- Comorin
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noun,
Cape, a cape on the S tip of India, extending into the Indian Ocean.
- amorino
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noun,
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- footman
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noun,
a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
- manroot
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noun,
man-of-the-earth.
- Corfam
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- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- maftir
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noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- Rimini
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noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- macro-
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- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- comfit
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noun,
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- corona
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- iatro-
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- intro.
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- intra-
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- nocti-
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- nitro-
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- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- formic
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adjective,
of or relating to ants.
- narco-
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- icono-
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- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Morton
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noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- infirm
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adjective,
feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- motion
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- inform
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adjective,
without form; formless.
- Moroni
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noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- format
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noun,
the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves.
Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- Cotton
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noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- racoon
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noun,
raccoon.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Croton
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- ratoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Monaco
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noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- Factor
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- Forman
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noun,
Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
- fantom
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- Firman
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noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- morion
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- forint
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- contr.
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- infra-
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- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Tifton
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noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- amino-
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- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- matri-
-
- Titian
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- titman
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noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- maroon
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- tomato
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, especially the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
- tomcat
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noun,
a male cat.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Aomori
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noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- actin-
-
- tinct.
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- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- micro-
-
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catton
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noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- motor
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noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- octo-
-
- matr-
-
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- octa-
-
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- amort
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adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- noto-
-
- foram
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noun,
foraminifer.
- AMORC
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- incor
-
- Omani
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- matin
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- onto-
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- 30-30
-
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- finca
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Trona
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- onco-
-
- Fiona
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noun,
a female given name.
- moton
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noun,
besague.
- anim.
-
- Iran.
-
- omni-
-
- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- incr.
-
- anti-
-
- tono-
-
- init.
-
- toric
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- acro-
-
- torii
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noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Afric
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adjective,
African.
- nomo-
-
- front
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noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- afoot
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adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- intr.
-
- noct-
-
- Afro-
-
- Nitti
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noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Acton
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noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- nitr-
-
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- ician
-
- afrit
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noun,
afreet.
- mini-
-
- motto
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noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- amin-
-
- imit.
-
- Matt.
-
- fort.
-
- imino
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adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Norma
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noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- motif
-
noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- toti-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cant.
-
- cont.
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- mafic
-
adjective,
of or relating to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals.
Compare basic (def 4), ultramafic.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- conf.
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Timon
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noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- 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.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Comr.
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- 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.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- mono-
-
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- 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.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Mont.
-
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- tonia
-
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- ition
-
- ation
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- atto-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- crim.
-
- crit.
-
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- atmo-
-
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Mon.
-
- 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.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mitt
-
noun,
Baseball.
a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers.
a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- 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.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- min.
-
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- tion
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RONA
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- trit
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tri-
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tit.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Rom.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- mRNA
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oct.
-
- NTIA
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Ont.
-
- Nor.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- NIRA
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- 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.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- 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).
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- RCAF
-
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- oto-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- oro-
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Mic.
-
- 1080
-
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- FOIA
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cit.
-
- FNMA
-
- for.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- IOOF
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- IMCO
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- attn
-
- ICAO
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- Can.
-
- CanF
-
- frt.
-
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Fri.
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Cmon
-
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- atm.
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- 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.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- 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.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Cort
-
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fac.
-
- crat
-
- fam.
-
- Cor.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fin.
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- fict
-
- Con.
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- FICA
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- atic
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- att.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- amt.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- 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.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- 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.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- afr-
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 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.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- acr-
-
- INRI
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Inf.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arm.
-
- ctr.
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- trf
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- AFM
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- aor
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- cf.
-
- RNA
-
- 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.
- ROA
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TMO
-
- TNT
-
- RFI
-
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- RFA
-
- RFC
-
- Tro
-
- AIM
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noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Af.
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- an.
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Ar.
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- at.
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- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- AFC
-
- AIC
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- Co.
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- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CFO
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- ANC
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- Tor
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ANF
-
- CIA
-
- rt.
-
- RTF
-
- CFR
-
- cfm
-
- tfr
-
- CFI
-
- CFA
-
- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ton
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noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- 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.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ctf
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- TAM
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noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TCA
-
- CIF
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- cr.
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- AMI
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ROI
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- tra
-
- tr.
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- Tim
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noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
-
- ct.
-
- CIM
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- CNO
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- CNM
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- CAI
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- CMA
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- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- TIA
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- ATC
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- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- NIA
-
- MRA
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- MRI
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- IMF
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- Mt.
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- MTF
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- MTI
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- mtn
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- MTO
-
- NCO
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- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- IFC
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- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- NFC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- in.
-
- NOC
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FRC
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- ft.
-
- FTC
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- 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.
- NMI
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nr.
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MNA
-
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Mao
-
- Mcf
-
- 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.
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- MFA
-
- MFR
-
- MFT
-
- mi.
-
- MOI
-
- Mo.
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Ir.
-
- IOC
-
- IOF
-
- 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
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- IOT
-
- MOR
-
- IRC
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- IRO
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Mc-
-
- FOT
-
- NMR
-
- NRA
-
- Fia
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NRC
-
- ONF
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- OOT
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- fic
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- FCA
-
- FMC
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FAO
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RMA
-
- RAF
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- fo.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- fm.
-
- FIO
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- 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.
- OTC
-
- OFM
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- OAO
-
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- oic
-
- Oc.
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- OIr
-
- OA
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- MN
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-
- O.
-
- FC
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- RF
-
- 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.
- MF
-
- AO
-
- R.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- RO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TM
-
- N.
-
- fn
-
- TN
-
- NF
-
- NI
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- CM
-
- t.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- T1
-
- ic
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NM
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NC
-
- TC
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TT
-