Anagrams of mortifications
Word mortifications has
1585 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of mortifications.
- mortification
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noun,
a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- formication
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noun,
a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin.
- informatics
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noun,
the study of information processing; computer science.
- actiniform
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adjective,
having a radiate form.
- conformist
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noun,
a person who conforms, especially unquestioningly, to the usual practices or standards of a group, society, etc.
- imitations
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noun,
a result or product of imitating.
- morticians
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noun,
funeral director.
- fictionist
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noun,
a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
- inartistic
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adjective,
lacking in artistic sense or appreciation.
- formation
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noun,
the act or process of forming or the state of being formed:
- narcotism
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noun,
habitual use of narcotics.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- triatomic
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adjective,
having three atoms in a molecule.
- tractions
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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.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- microstat
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noun,
a negative of a microphotograph made directly from a negative by a copy camera.
- mortician
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noun,
funeral director.
- onomastic
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adjective,
of or relating to proper names.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- imitation
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noun,
a result or product of imitating.
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- coronitis
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noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- intromits
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verb (used with object),
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
- manicotti
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noun,
a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
- monocrats
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noun,
a person favoring monocracy.
- Simionato
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noun,
Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- sortation
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noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- sortition
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noun,
the casting or drawing of lots.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- aciniform
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adjective,
clustered like grapes.
- friction
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noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- catmints
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noun,
catnip.
- rattoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- mistcoat
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noun,
(in house painting or interior decoration) a coat of thinner, sometimes pigmented, applied to a finish coat of paint to increase its luster.
- infracts
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- formants
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noun,
Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
- comforts
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noun,
relief in affliction; consolation; solace:
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- stomato-
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- tortonis
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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.
- Atticism
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noun,
the style or idiom of Attic Greek occurring in another dialect or language.
- stomatic
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adjective,
pertaining to the mouth.
- Fairmont
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noun,
a city in W West Virginia.
- criminis
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noun,
cremini.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- Ottomans
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noun,
a Turk.
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- minorcas
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- contorts
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- ostracon
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- ostinato
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- motorist
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noun,
a person who drives or travels in a privately owned automobile.
- minicars
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- confirms
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verb (used with object),
to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify:
- artistic
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adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- infarcts
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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.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- conforms
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verb (used without object),
to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to):
- Craftint
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- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- aortitis
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noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- 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.
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- tritomas
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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.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- actinism
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- monocrat
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noun,
a person favoring monocracy.
- monitors
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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.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- intimist
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noun,
an intimist painter, writer, etc.
- Fostoria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- trisomic
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adjective,
having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
- omicrons
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noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- scimitar
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noun,
a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- Romanist
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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.
- fication
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- somnific
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adjective,
causing sleep; soporific; somniferous.
- isotimic
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adjective,
(of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- nitroso-
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- 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.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- introits
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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.
- cat-foot
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verb (used without object),
to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot.
- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- acromion
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noun,
the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
- 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.
- martinis
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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.
- transmit
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verb (used with object),
to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- acrotism
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noun,
absence or weakness of the pulse.
- Titanism
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noun,
revolt against tradition, convention, and established order.
- iatrics
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- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- contra-
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- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- constr.
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- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- conform
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verb (used without object),
to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to):
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- miotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- comfits
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noun,
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
- Comfort
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noun,
relief in affliction; consolation; solace:
- scotoma
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noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- 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.
- Comorin
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noun,
Cape, a cape on the S tip of India, extending into the Indian Ocean.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Formica
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- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- confirm
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verb (used with object),
to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify:
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- catmint
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noun,
catnip.
- craniom
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- 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.
- macrons
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- 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.
- Marston
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noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- Franco-
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- maroons
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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.
- Francis
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- somato-
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- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- somatic
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adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- simitar
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noun,
scimitar.
- firmans
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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).
- 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.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Socotra
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noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- fantoms
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- manroot
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noun,
man-of-the-earth.
- Sno-Cat
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- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Mafioso
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noun,
a member of a Mafia or of a mafia.
- Formosa
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noun,
Taiwan.
- footman
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noun,
a liveried servant who attends the door or carriage, waits on table, etc.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- maftirs
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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.
- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- formant
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noun,
Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
- formats
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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.
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- strato-
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- fronto-
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- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- frontis
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noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- coronas
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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.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- 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.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- cottons
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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.
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- cranio-
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- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- romanos
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- crimini
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noun,
cremini.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- crotons
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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.
- strati-
-
- Frisian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- stomat-
-
- risotto
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noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- Mattoon
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noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- mattins
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noun,
matin (def 1).
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- factors
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- stamin-
-
- 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.
- citrons
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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.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- tomcats
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noun,
a male cat.
- transf.
-
- motoric
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adjective,
motor (def 11).
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- 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.
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- motions
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tricots
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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.
- aftmost
-
adjective,
aftermost (def 1).
- Titoism
-
noun,
a form of communism associated with Tito, characterized by the assertion by a satellite state of its national interests in opposition to Soviet rule.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- Ottoman
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noun,
a Turk.
- Titanic
-
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.
- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- informs
-
Verb phrases,
inform on, to furnish incriminating evidence about (someone) to an authority, prosecuting officer, etc.:
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- infirms
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adjective,
feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- aristo-
-
- 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.
- infarct
-
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.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- amorino
-
noun,
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- Iricism
-
noun,
Irishism.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- Otranto
-
noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- Tritoma
-
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.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- actino-
-
- omicron
-
noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- Morison
-
noun,
Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, U.S. historian.
- morions
-
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.
- Introit
-
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.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- aciform
-
adjective,
needle-shaped; acicular.
- isation
-
- Morisco
-
noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- camions
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- matri-
-
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- facsim
-
- socio-
-
- stator
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noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- amnios
-
- matins
-
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.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- masto-
-
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- nitro-
-
- maftir
-
noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- micro-
-
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- format
-
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.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Forman
-
noun,
Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
- Tromso
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- infra-
-
- Rimini
-
noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- tronas
-
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.
- aniso-
-
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- forams
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- fantom
-
noun,
an apparition or specter.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- somat-
-
- intro.
-
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- 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).
- somni-
-
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Firman
-
noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- intra-
-
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- instr.
-
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- amino-
-
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- trans.
-
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- actin-
-
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- francs
-
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.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Sonoma
-
noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- maroon
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- tricot
-
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.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- macro-
-
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- morons
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- scoto-
-
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- coatis
-
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.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- titman
-
noun,
the runt of an animal litter, especially the smallest pig.
- Morton
-
noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- comfit
-
noun,
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- icono-
-
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- tinct.
-
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- iatro-
-
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- morion
-
noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- scato-
-
- tarso-
-
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Moroni
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- infirm
-
adjective,
feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- sacro-
-
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- cosmo-
-
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Corfam
-
- costo-
-
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Cotton
-
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.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- inform
-
adjective,
without form; formless.
- narco-
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- formic
-
adjective,
of or relating to ants.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- tomcat
-
noun,
a male cat.
- tomato
-
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.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contr.
-
- motors
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- misfit
-
noun,
something that fits badly, as a garment that is too large or too small.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- sarco-
-
- 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.
- mottos
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- roofs
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- istic
-
- rotas
-
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.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Iran.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- mafic
-
adjective,
of or relating to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals.
Compare basic (def 4), ultramafic.
- sanit
-
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- 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.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ition
-
- 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.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- motto
-
noun,
a maxim adopted as an expression of the guiding principle of a person, organization, city, etc.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- 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.
- osmo-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- MSFor
-
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- MOTOS
-
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- motif
-
noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- 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).
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- moons
-
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).
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octo-
-
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- noto-
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- noso-
-
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- nomo-
-
- omni-
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- noct-
-
- onco-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- onto-
-
- nitr-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- 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.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 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.
- naso-
-
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- 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.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- riots
-
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.
- matts
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Matthew.
- Matt.
-
- matr-
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- mast-
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- masc.
-
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- 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.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Mont.
-
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- mono-
-
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mitts
-
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.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- miso-
-
- misc.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- mini-
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- sarc-
-
- 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).
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- 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.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Cant.
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- crim.
-
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- 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.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cons.
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Comr.
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- conf.
-
- cont.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- torts
-
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.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- toti-
-
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- AMORC
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amin-
-
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- anis-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- 30-30
-
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acro-
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Afro-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- anim.
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- atto-
-
- tono-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- atmo-
-
- ation
-
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- anti-
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- 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.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Const
-
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- icons
-
- sito-
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- foams
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- scat-
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Foism
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- imit.
-
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- firms
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Frits
-
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.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Scot.
-
- Fris.
-
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- fort.
-
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- forms
-
- foram
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- Sino-
-
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- ician
-
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- inst.
-
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- stat.
-
- faros
-
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.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- init.
-
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- farms
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- intr.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- 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.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- oro-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Oct.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- scr.
-
- Sat.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tron
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Sam.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Ont.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- tri-
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- sci.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
- scfm
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- trit
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- 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.
- oto-
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- 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.
- 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.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Soni
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- str.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- rit.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- 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.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- RNAS
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- 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.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- RONA
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tit.
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- RCAF
-
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Rom.
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Tasm
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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).
- tion
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- fict
-
- cat.
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- 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.
- IOOF
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- min.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- 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.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- fam.
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ICAO
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- IMCO
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- 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.
- mis-
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Mar.
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- 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).
- attn
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Frs.
-
- frt.
-
- 1080
-
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- CanF
-
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FACS
-
- MNAS
-
- fac.
-
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- 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.
- Can.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Cor.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- 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.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- ins.
-
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- int.
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Com.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- 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 = .
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- cir.
-
- cit.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- 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.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Cmon
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- 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.
- Inf.
-
- itis
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- iso-
-
- INRI
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- crat
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- nom.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- FNMA
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- AISI
-
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Nor.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- FOIA
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- 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.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- amt.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Fin.
-
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- FICA
-
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- firs
-
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.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- NTIA
-
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- afr-
-
- AFSC
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- FMCS
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- 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.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- ASTM
-
- atic
-
- Mott
-
noun,
John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- 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:
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- atm.
-
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- att.
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mRNA
-
- FRCS
-
- Fri.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Arm.
-
- ano-
-
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ator
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- ARIS
-
- 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.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- for.
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Fia
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- fic
-
- CST
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FCS
-
- 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.
- CSO
-
- CTA
-
- CSF
-
- Sta
-
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CSA
-
- STM
-
- CRT
-
- FCA
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- CRS
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- CSR
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sr.
-
- STI
-
- FAO
-
- fo.
-
- St.
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- aor
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- AMS
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ANC
-
- ANF
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AMC
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- ARS
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ACS
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- AFC
-
- AFM
-
- AFS
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AIC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- trf
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CIM
-
- tfr
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- CFR
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- cfs
-
- CIA
-
- CIF
-
- CMA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CNS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TIA
-
- CFO
-
- ATC
-
- Co.
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TNT
-
- TMO
-
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- cf.
-
- 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.
- cr.
-
- cfm
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- 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.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- 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.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- CFI
-
- CFA
-
- ft.
-
- FIO
-
- MRA
-
- MOR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAF
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- RCS
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- MRI
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- MSA
-
- MSF
-
- OTS
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTF
-
- MTI
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOI
-
- MTO
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- MFR
-
- MFS
-
- MFT
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- 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.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- RFI
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- RFC
-
- RFA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- MIT
-
- MNA
-
- MNS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- mtn
-
- MTS
-
- MCR
-
- NSC
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- nr.
-
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- Oc.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OFM
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OSA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OSF
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OTC
-
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OAO
-
- Om.
-
- 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.
- OSO
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NCO
-
- NSF
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NFC
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NFS
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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.
- OOT
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- oon
-
- 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.
- oo-
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- NOC
-
- MFA
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- TTS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ia.
-
- SCM
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SCF
-
- IFC
-
- IMF
-
- in.
-
- sc.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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
-
- 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.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- io-
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- So.
-
- FOT
-
- SOF
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- fm.
-
- FMC
-
- SMA
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- FOS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ics
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FRC
-
- 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).
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- sfm
-
- Sfc
-
- FSA
-
- FSR
-
- FTC
-
- SRO
-
- SAR
-
- Mc-
-
- ROI
-
- ISA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- Mao
-
- 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.
- ITC
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- MSC
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- Mat
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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.
- RSA
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- MCI
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- RTS
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- RTF
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- RMC
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- ROA
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- rt.
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- RNA
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- Mcf
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- Rs.
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- fn
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- O.
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- TC
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- SN
-
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- RO
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- RF
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- AO
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MN
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- TT
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- SF
-
- SA
-
- M.
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- OA
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- NF
-
- S.
-
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- RI
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- MF
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- RN
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- NI
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- TN
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- TM
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- CM
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- NM
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- SM
-
- FC
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ic
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.