Anagrams of neurobiology
Word neurobiology has
739 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of neurobiology.
- neurology
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noun,
the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- Boulogne
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noun,
a seaport in N France, on the English Channel.
- oenology
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noun,
the science of viniculture.
- Roebling
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noun,
John Augustus, 1806–69, U.S. engineer, born in Germany: pioneer of wire-rope suspension bridges, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Burgoyne
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noun,
John, 1722–92, British general and dramatist: surrendered at Saratoga in American Revolutionary War.
- bourgeon
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noun,
a bud; sprout.
- urology
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noun,
the scientific, clinical, and especially surgical aspects of the study of the urine and the genitourinary tract in health and disease.
- louring
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adjective,
lowering.
- Goneril
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- neology
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noun,
neologism.
- byliner
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noun,
a writer important enough to merit a byline.
- ignoble
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adjective,
of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base:
- orogeny
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noun,
the process of mountain making or upheaval.
- borneol
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noun,
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
- enology
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noun,
oenology.
- biology
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noun,
the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially with reference to origin, growth, reproduction, structure, and behavior.
- Gobelin
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adjective,
made at the tapestry factory established in Paris in the 15th century by the Gobelins, a French family of dyers and weavers.
- boloney
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noun,
baloney.
- Logrono
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noun,
a city in N Spain.
- blueing
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noun,
bluing.
- blunger
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noun,
a large container with rotating arms for mechanical mixing of clay with water.
- obligor
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noun,
a person who is bound to another.
- Younger
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noun,
the junior of two persons in age (often used with a possessive pronoun):
- burgeon
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noun,
a bud; sprout.
- Burnley
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noun,
a city in E Lancashire, in NW England.
- lounger
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noun,
a person or thing that lounges.
- Brunel
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noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- bolero
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noun,
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
- Gibeon
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noun,
a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
- boogie
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noun,
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- burgle
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verb (used with or without object),
to burglarize.
- booger
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noun,
Informal. any person or thing:
- logion
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noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- region
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noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- Gilroy
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noun,
a town in W California.
- burgoo
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noun,
a thick oatmeal gruel, especially as eaten by sailors.
- Bolger
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noun,
James Brendan, born 1935, prime minister of New Zealand 1990–97.
- Boleyn
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noun,
Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
- oolong
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noun,
a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.
- gerbil
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noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- oology
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noun,
the branch of ornithology that studies birds' eggs.
- oligo-
-
- Burley
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noun,
an American tobacco with thin leaves and light color, grown especially in Kentucky and nearby regions, used mostly in cigarettes.
- boiler
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- Burney
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noun,
Charles, 1726–1814, English organist, composer, and music historian.
- neurol
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- ligno-
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- neuro-
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- girl-o
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Nobile
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noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- Oregon
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noun,
a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem.
Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- Brunei
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noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- linger
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Origen
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noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- oblong
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noun,
an oblong figure.
- Brogue
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noun,
an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
- Oriole
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- briony
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noun,
bryony.
- oblige
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verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- eloign
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- eulogy
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noun,
a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Oberon
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noun,
(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
- Ogburn
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noun,
William Fielding, 1886–1959, U.S. sociologist and educator.
- orogen
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noun,
an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- LeBrun
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noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- Bulger
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noun,
a wood having a convex face, now rarely used.
- inorg.
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- nubile
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adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- lingoe
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noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- bunger
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noun,
a firecracker.
- bougie
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
a slender, flexible instrument introduced into passages of the body, especially the urethra, for dilating, examining, medicating, etc.
a suppository.
- bungle
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noun,
a bungling performance.
- Borneo
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noun,
an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
- Boring
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noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- Bourne
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noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- ligure
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noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- Goober
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noun,
the peanut.
- Bering
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noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- lungyi
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noun,
lungi.
- unrobe
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verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- lunger
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noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- biogen
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noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- Lounge
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noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- goblin
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noun,
a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
- longyi
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noun,
lungi.
- bingle
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noun,
base hit.
- gobony
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adjective,
compony.
- rouble
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noun,
ruble.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Berlin
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- looney
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noun,
a lunatic.
- Gurney
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noun,
a flat, padded table or stretcher with legs and wheels, for transporting patients or bodies.
- byline
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noun,
a printed line of text accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.
- B-girl
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noun,
a woman employed by a bar, nightclub, etc., to act as a companion to male customers and induce them to buy drinks.
- lie-by
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noun,
a paved section alongside a highway for automobiles in need of emergency repairs.
- bygone
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noun,
Usually, bygones. that which is past:
- ruling
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noun,
an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.
- gooney
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noun,
Slang. goon (def 2a).
- longi-
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- belong
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Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- bluing
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noun,
a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge.
- groyne
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noun,
groin (def 4).
- Loring
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noun,
a male given name.
- blunge
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verb (used with object),
to mix (clay or the like) with water, so as to form a liquid suspension.
- byrnie
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noun,
a coat of mail; hauberk.
- blooey
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adjective,
out of order; faulty.
- legion
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noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- urino-
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- globin
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noun,
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- Beguin
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noun,
a Beghard.
- Ebony
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noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- goony
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noun,
Slang. goon (def 2a).
- Guyon
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noun,
Madame (Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Matte) 1648–1717, French writer.
- gruel
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noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- enrol
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verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Guin.
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- olein
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Erbil
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noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- oleo-
-
- ergo-
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- Loren
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- OBulg
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- obole
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noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- oiler
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- engr.
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- Lorne
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noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Gorey
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- Elroy
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noun,
a male given name.
- Goren
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noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- groin
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- guiro
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noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- Lorin
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Louie
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noun,
looie.
- loury
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adjective,
lowery.
- Elgon
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noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- ileo-
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- Elgin
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Luger
-
- gooey
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adjective,
like or covered with goo; sticky; viscid.
- Giono
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- Niobe
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noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- logo-
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- Niger
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Nigel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- gyno-
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- gluey
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adjective,
like glue; viscid; sticky.
- longe
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noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Glory
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noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- Globe
-
noun,
the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- lungi
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noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Nebr.
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- neur-
-
- girly
-
noun,
Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
- Negro
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noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- nerol
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noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- logue
-
- gyro-
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- gluon
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noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- login
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noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- gono-
-
- igloo
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noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- goner
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noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- eury-
-
- Euro-
-
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- gyron
-
noun,
a subordinary having the form of a triangle, usually equal to half a quarter of the escutcheon, with its apex at the fess point.
- Goyen
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noun,
(Charles) William, 1915–83, U.S. novelist and playwright.
- Luing
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noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Genl.
-
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- looby
-
noun,
an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- geol.
-
- nobly
-
adverb,
in a noble manner.
- go-by
-
noun,
a going by without notice; an intentional passing by; snub:
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Nobel
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noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- olig-
-
- lingo
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- guile
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noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- birle
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Byrne
-
noun,
Donn [don] /dɒn/ (Show IPA), Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald.
- Byron
-
noun,
George Gordon, Lord (6th Baron Byron) 1788–1824, English poet.
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- bliny
-
plural noun,
blini.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Bluey
-
noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lign-
-
- Bogey
-
noun,
Golf.
a score of one stroke over par on a hole.
par1 (def 3).
- biog.
-
- Young
-
noun,
those who have youth; young persons collectively:
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- bogle
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- ligne
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noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- Bogor
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noun,
a city on W Java, in Indonesia.
Formerly dutch Buitenzorg.
- Bogue
-
noun,
a bayou, stream, or waterway.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Boyer
-
noun,
Jean Pierre [zhahn pyer] /ʒɑ̃ pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1776–1850, Haitian political leader: president 1818–43.
- Boyle
-
noun,
Kay, 1903–1993, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
- Boyne
-
noun,
a river in E Ireland: William III defeated James II near here 1690. 70 miles (110 km) long.
- Linyu
-
noun,
Pinyin. former name of Shanhaiguan.
- relig
-
- biol.
-
- Irgun
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noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Yugo.
-
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Urgel
-
noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- begun
-
verb,
past participle of begin.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Belg.
-
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- Beng.
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- LeRoy
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- Beryl
-
noun,
a mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, Be 3 Al 2 Si 6 O 18 , usually green, but also blue, rose, white, and golden, and both opaque and transparent, the latter variety including the gems emerald and aquamarine: the principal ore of beryllium.
- irony
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- bingo
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- Rugby
-
noun,
a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- bigly
-
adverb,
in a big way; greatly:
- bilge
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noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- bilgy
-
adjective,
smelling like bilge water.
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- bingy
-
noun,
belly.
- lying
-
noun,
the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness:
Synonyms: falsehood, falsity, mendacity, prevarication.
Antonyms: truth, veracity.
- reni-
-
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- bugle
-
noun,
a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- 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.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- orig.
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- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- ling.
-
- Buyer
-
noun,
a person who buys; purchaser.
- loony
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- Bulg.
-
- Bulge
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noun,
a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump:
- bulgy
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adjective,
tending to bulge; having a bulge:
- Oreg.
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- in-lb
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- Ingle
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- burin
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noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- burly
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adjective,
large in bodily size; stout; sturdy.
- ology
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noun,
any science or branch of knowledge.
- Brig.
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- Briny
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noun,
ocean.
- Orlon
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- boro-
-
- Bongo
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noun,
a reddish-brown antelope, Taurotragus eurycerus, of the forests of tropical Africa, having white stripes and large, spirally twisted horns.
- Regin
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noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Boole
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noun,
George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
- 30-30
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- Boone
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noun,
Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- boong
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of New Guinea.
- ourie
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adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- Bornu
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noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Bourn
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noun,
burn2 .
- boron
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noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- Bourg
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noun,
a town.
- Boule
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noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- lone
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adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lin.
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- liny
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adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- LEGO
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noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Leno
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noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Lyon
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noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- Leon
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lib.
-
- log-
-
- logy
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adjective,
lacking physical or mental energy or vitality; sluggish; dull; lethargic.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- lien
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noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- loin
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noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- ogle
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noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- rel.
-
- Reg.
-
- Ryun
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noun,
James Ronald ("Jim") born 1947, U.S. distance runner; congressman 1996–2007.
- oro-
-
- Orne
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orlo
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noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- orle
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noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- orgy
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noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- org.
-
- Ring
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noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- robe
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noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- orby
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adjective,
like or pertaining to an orb.
- rung
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noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- uro-
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- urgy
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- urge
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noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Urey
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noun,
Harold Clayton [kleyt-n] /ˈkleɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1893–1981, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1934.
- uni-
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- ugly
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adjective,
very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- ugli
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- rune
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noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- roil
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verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Ruby
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noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- Rube
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noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- 'roo
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noun,
kangaroo.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Orel
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noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- oory
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adjective,
ourie.
- Lory
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- luny
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nero
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noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
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noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
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- Neil
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nebo
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noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lung
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noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- NLRB
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- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Oboe
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noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ole-
-
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- obey
-
verb (used with object),
to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of:
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noir
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adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- leg.
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- 1080
-
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Burg
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noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- goby
-
noun,
any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
- gobo
-
noun,
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Bury
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- gony
-
- Bur.
-
- glob
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- buoy
-
noun,
Nautical. a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gory
-
adjective,
covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- bul.
-
- Grey
-
noun,
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gro.
-
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- guib
-
noun,
bushbuck.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Glyn
-
noun,
Elinor, 1864–1943, English writer.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- gyn-
-
- Bglr
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- Eng.
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Gen.
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- gybe
-
noun,
the act of jibing.
- byre
-
noun,
a cow shed.
- gyne
-
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gyor
-
noun,
a city in NW Hungary.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- gyr-
-
- gyre
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- gyri
-
noun,
plural of gyrus.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- gley
-
noun,
a mottled soil in which iron compounds have been oxidized and reduced by intermittent water saturation.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- bung
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- ible
-
- bio-
-
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Bol.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- boyo
-
noun,
boy; lad.
- Byng
-
noun,
Julian Hedworth George [hed-werth] /ˈhɛd wərθ/ (Show IPA), (Viscount Byng of Vimy) 1862–1935, English general: governor general of Canada 1921–26.
- Yogi
-
noun,
a person who practices yoga.
- Yolo
-
interjection,
You only live once! (used especially to rationalize impulsive or reckless behavior):
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- your
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Ire.
-
- Bogo
-
noun,
buy one, get one: an offer to a customer to buy an item and receive a second item at a discount.
- bogy
-
noun,
a hobgoblin; evil spirit.
- 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.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Yule
-
noun,
Christmas, or the Christmas season.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- ile-
-
- Eur.
-
- bin-
-
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- bony
-
adjective,
of or like bone.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bor.
-
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- ign.
-
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- Bely
-
noun,
Andrei [uhn-dryey] /ʌnˈdryeɪ/ (Show IPA), (Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev) 1880–1934, Russian writer.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- OGO
-
- bye
-
noun,
Sports. in a tournament, the preferential status of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an early round and thus automatically advanced to play in the next round:
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- Bn.
-
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- eir
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Oyo
-
noun,
a city in W Nigeria.
- OEO
-
- en-
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Bly
-
noun,
Nellie (Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman) 1867–1922, U.S. journalist and social reformer.
- ROG
-
- ble
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ery
-
- ROI
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- obl
-
- eu-
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Bug
-
noun,
Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- bu.
-
- eo-
-
- oon
-
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- 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-
-
- ONR
-
- RBI
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Eg.
-
- BIE
-
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- OIr
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Boy
-
noun,
a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
- buy
-
noun,
an act or instance of buying.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- EbN
-
- OLG
-
- Re.
-
- ory
-
- RGB
-
- BRE
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- 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 = .
- by-
-
- yer
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- bey
-
noun,
a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
- LNG
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- ure
-
- il-
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- IGY
-
- ur-
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- Yeo
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- LON
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- ib.
-
- io-
-
- UNO
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- ILO
-
- ine
-
- OBE
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- be-
-
- bl.
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- lg.
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ing
-
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- Br.
-
- Ir.
-
- you
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- IOU
-
- ior
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- YOB
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- glb
-
- gey
-
adverb,
Scot. considerably; very.
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- nr.
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- gi.
-
- NUL
-
- GBE
-
- ob.
-
- LBO
-
- bi-
-
- Guy
-
noun,
Informal. a man or boy; fellow:
- gl.
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- goy
-
noun,
a term used by a Jew to refer to someone who is not Jewish.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- gre
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- GRB
-
- Gr.
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- ung
-
- Une
-
- lub
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ne-
-
- NbE
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- U.
-
- UL
-
- UI
-
- B-
-
- BG
-
- BO
-
- RU
-
- UB
-
- le
-
- RO
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- N.
-
- GN
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- LR
-
- i.
-
- Y.
-
- YB
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- IG
-
- yl
-
- NG
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- yr
-
- YU
-
noun,
a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.
- ly
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- NB
-
- NI
-
- ry
-
- ey
-
- rg
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- R.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- Eb
-
- ol
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- NY
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- G.
-
- GB
-
- OG
-
- O.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GU
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .