Anagrams of neurochemical
Word neurochemical has
1884 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of neurochemical.
- chloramine
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noun,
an unstable, colorless liquid, NH 2 Cl, with a pungent odor, derived from ammonia.
- cochairmen
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noun,
one of two or more joint chairmen.
- ecumenical
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adjective,
general; universal.
- ceremonial
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noun,
a system of ceremonies, rites, or formalities prescribed for or observed on any particular occasion; a rite.
- orichalcum
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noun,
a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- cochineal
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noun,
a red dye prepared from the dried bodies of the females of the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus, which lives on cactuses of Mexico, Central America, and other warm regions.
- chloracne
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noun,
a severe and sometimes persistent form of acne resulting from exposure to chlorine compounds, such as dioxin.
- acre-inch
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noun,
one-twelfth of an acre-foot, equal to 3630 cubic feet.
- Herculean
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adjective,
requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform:
- laconicum
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noun,
the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- enchorial
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adjective,
(especially of demotic writing) belonging to or used in a particular country.
- numerical
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adjective,
of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- ice-cream
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noun,
a frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs.
- arecoline
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noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- reconcile
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired:
- chameleon
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noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
- chelicera
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noun,
one member of the first pair of usually pincerlike appendages of spiders and other arachnids.
- chronicle
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noun,
a chronological record of events; a history.
- anechoic
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adjective,
(of a recording chamber, television studio, or the like) characterized by an unusually low degree of reverberation; echo-free.
- Charlene
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- coumarin
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noun,
a fragrant crystalline substance, C 9 H 6 O 2 , obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, and certain other plants or prepared synthetically, used chiefly in soaps and perfumery.
- Laurence
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noun,
Physics. a shimmering effect seen over a hot surface, such as a pavement or roadway, on a clear and calm day, caused by the irregular refraction of light.
Compare scintillation (def 4).
- Charline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- inchmeal
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adverb,
by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- Alchuine
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noun,
Alcuin.
- relumine
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verb (used with object),
to relume.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- Reuchlin
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noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1455–1522, German humanist scholar.
- man-hour
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noun,
a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work accomplished by one person in an hour. Abbreviation: man-hr.
- relaunch
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noun,
an act or instance of launching something again.
- Mulhacen
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noun,
a mountain in S Spain: the highest peak in Spain. 11,411 feet (3478 meters).
- chemical
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noun,
a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- celeriac
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noun,
a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, of the parsley family, having a large, edible, turniplike root.
- manicure
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- alumino-
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- caruncle
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noun,
Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
- aleurone
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noun,
protein granules (aleurone grains) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
- corniche
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noun,
a winding road cut into the side of a steep hill or along the face of a coastal cliff.
- cornicle
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noun,
any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
- eulachon
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noun,
candlefish.
- Aleichem
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noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shoh-lem,, -luh m] /ˈʃoʊ lɛm,, -ləm/ (Show IPA), or Shalom [shah-lohm] /ʃɑˈloʊm/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Solomon Rabinowitz) 1859–1916, Russian author of Yiddish novels, plays, and short stories; in the U.S. from 1906.
- cornmeal
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- Roumelia
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noun,
Rumelia.
- launcher
-
noun,
a person or thing that launches.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- columnea
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noun,
any of various vines or shrubs of the genus Columnea, native to tropical America, that have tubular, showy, two-lipped flowers and are often cultivated as houseplants.
- columnar
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adjective,
shaped like a column.
- clincher
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noun,
a person or thing that clinches.
- Nichrome
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- chlorine
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noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- Melchior
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noun,
one of the three Magi.
- encroach
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verb (used without object),
to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads:
- achromic
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adjective,
colorless; without coloring matter.
- Comanche
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noun,
a member of a Shoshonean tribe, the only tribe of the group living entirely on the Plains, formerly ranging from Wyoming to Texas, now in Oklahoma.
- chairmen
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noun,
the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- choremen
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noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- Michener
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noun,
(Daniel) Roland, 1900–91, Canadian public official and diplomat: governor general 1967–74.
- encircle
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verb (used with object),
to form a circle around; surround; encompass:
- menarche
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noun,
the first menstrual period; the establishment of menstruation.
- cicerone
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noun,
a person who conducts sightseers; guide.
- calciner
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noun,
a person or thing that calcines.
- Hermione
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noun,
the daughter of Menelaus and Helen.
- leucemia
-
noun,
leukemia.
- choreman
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noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- Comaneci
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noun,
Nadia [nah-dee-uh,, nahd-yuh] /ˈnɑ di ə,, ˈnɑd yə/ (Show IPA), born 1961, Romanian gymnast.
- Clarence
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noun,
a closed, four-wheeled carriage, usually with a glass front, with seats inside for four persons.
- coachmen
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noun,
a man employed to drive a coach or carriage.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- mineral.
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- cerulean
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adjective, noun,
deep blue; sky blue; azure.
- MacNeice
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noun,
Louis, 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland.
- harmonic
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noun,
Music. overtone (def 1).
- mechanic
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noun,
a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.:
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- choleric
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adjective,
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible:
- Cameroun
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noun,
Cameroon (def 1).
- cromlech
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noun,
(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb.
- cumarone
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noun,
coumarone.
- aureolin
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noun,
a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- hielamon
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noun,
a shield made of wood or bark.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- conceal
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- cenacle
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noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- Cenaeum
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a NW promontory of Euboea.
- ceramic
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noun,
ceramic material.
- coracle
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noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- Michael
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noun,
a militant archangel. Dan. 10:13.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- caliche
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noun,
a surface deposit consisting of sand or clay impregnated with crystalline salts such as sodium nitrate or sodium chloride.
- creance
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noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- neuroma
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noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- caloric
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noun,
heat.
- Calhoun
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noun,
John Caldwell, 1782–1850, vice president of the U.S. 1825–32.
- craunch
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
crunch.
- caleche
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noun,
Also, calash. (especially in Quebec, Canada) a type of calash pulled by a single horse, seating two passengers and having two wheels and a folding top.
- calcium
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noun,
a silver-white divalent metal, occurring combined in limestone, chalk, gypsum, etc., occurring also in vertebrates and other animals, as a component of bone, skeletal mass, shell, etc., and as a necessary element in nerve conduction, heartbeat, muscle contraction, and many other physiological functions. Symbol: Ca; atomic weight: 40.08; atomic number: 20; specific gravity: 1.55 at 20°C.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- Nichole
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noun,
a female given name.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- mainour
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noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- cranium
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- mulcher
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noun,
a person or thing that mulches.
- Coucher
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noun,
the worker who transfers sheets of wet pulp to the couch.
- manhole
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noun,
a hole, usually with a cover, through which a person may enter a sewer, drain, steam boiler, etc., especially one located in a city street.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- caroche
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noun,
(in the 17th century) a luxurious or stately coach or carriage.
- council
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noun,
an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice.
- craniom
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- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- courlan
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noun,
the limpkin.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- cranio-
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- craniol
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- cerumen
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noun,
earwax.
- cheerio
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- comical
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adjective,
producing laughter; amusing; funny:
- coacher
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noun,
a person who coaches; a coach.
- Clurman
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noun,
Harold (Edgar) 1901–80, U.S. theatrical director, author, and critic.
- choline
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noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- Mechlin
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noun,
French Malines. Flemish Mechelen [mekh-uh-luh n] /ˈmɛx ə lən/ (Show IPA). a city in N Belgium.
- cholera
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noun,
Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
- mechan-
-
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- chloric
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adjective,
of or containing chlorine in the pentavalent state.
- chorale
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noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Miocene
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noun,
the Miocene Epoch or Series.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- cochair
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noun,
a cochairperson.
- miracle
-
noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- cochlea
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noun,
a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals.
- Meilhac
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1831–97, French dramatist: collaborator with Ludovic Halévy.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- chimere
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noun,
a loose upper robe, especially of a bishop, to which the lawn sleeves are usually attached.
- Menorah
-
noun,
a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues).
- circum-
-
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- Clarice
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- cineole
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Melanie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Michele
-
noun,
a female given name.
- chronic
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noun,
Slang. cronic.
- chromic
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adjective,
of or containing chromium in the trivalent state, as chromic hydroxide, Cr(OH) 3 .
- Chromel
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- melano-
-
- chorine
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- Mochica
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a pre-Inca culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru from the 3rd century b.c. to the 7th century a.d. and is especially noted for fine pottery vessels with stirrup spouts, some bearing drawings of all aspects of cultural life.
- chimera
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
- Marcion
-
noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- chancer
-
noun,
a person who takes many risks.
- Cheiron
-
noun,
Chiron.
- cheiro-
-
- Chaucer
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noun,
Geoffrey, 1340?–1400, English poet.
- charnel
-
noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- Charlie
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- chancre
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noun,
the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base.
- chancel
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noun,
the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials.
- Chelmno
-
noun,
a Nazi concentration camp in central Poland.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- chalone
-
noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- chalice
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical.
a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass.
the wine contained in it.
- chalco-
-
- 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.
- morceau
-
noun,
piece; morsel.
- monarch
-
noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- Molucca
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plural noun,
a group of islands in Indonesia, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. About 30,000 sq. mi. (78,000 sq. km).
- mochila
-
noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- Mohican
-
noun,
Mahican.
- Cochran
-
noun,
Jacqueline, 1910?–80, U.S. aviator.
- McLuhan
-
noun,
Marshall, 1911–80, Canadian cultural historian and mass-communications theorist.
- coeliac
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adjective,
celiac.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- Chicano
-
noun,
a Mexican-American.
- chicane
-
noun,
deception; chicanery.
- Maureen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- maunche
-
noun,
manche.
- Marline
-
noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Moliere
-
noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- Chenier
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noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- cheneau
-
noun,
an ornamented cresting on a cornice or coping.
- Marlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nomarch
-
noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- claimer
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- leucine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- echino-
-
- Homeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- echelon
-
noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- eccrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- licence
-
noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- haulier
-
noun,
hauler.
- armhole
-
noun,
an opening in a garment, for the arm.
- lucarne
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- Anouilh
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, French dramatist.
- leucoma
-
noun,
leukoma.
- Lucerne
-
noun,
alfalfa.
- Eunomia
-
noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- Alcmene
-
noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- inhaler
-
noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- humeral
-
adjective,
Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the humerus or brachium.
- helico-
-
- humoral
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or proceeding from a fluid of the body.
- racemic
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to any of various organic compounds in which racemism occurs.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- archine
-
noun,
arshin.
- unmoral
-
adjective,
neither moral nor immoral; amoral; nonmoral:
- Helicon
-
noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- ecorche
-
noun,
an anatomical model of part or all of the human body with the skin removed, to allow study of the underlying musculature.
- limacon
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- Lecuona
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Lumiere
-
noun,
Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas [oh-gyst ma-ree lwee nee-kaw-lah] /oʊˈgüst maˈri lwi ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1862–1954, and his brother, Louis Jean [lwee zhahn] /lwi ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA) 1864–1948, French chemists and manufacturers of photographic materials: inventors of a motion-picture camera (1895) and a process of color photography.
- reclaim
-
noun,
reclamation:
- Emanuel
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God is with us.”.
- machine
-
noun,
an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work:
- Rumelia
-
noun,
a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- nuclear
-
noun,
nuclear energy:
- hernio-
-
- Erechim
-
noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- machree
-
noun,
my dear.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- Romanic
-
noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Noricum
-
noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, roughly corresponding to the part of Austria south of the Danube.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- eucaine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- crucial
-
adjective,
involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical:
- almoner
-
noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- nucleo-
-
- Laureen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- reclame
-
noun,
publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
- recline
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- rhenium
-
noun,
a rare metallic element of the manganese subgroup: used, because of its high melting point, in platinum-rhenium thermocouples. Symbol: Re; atomic number: 75; atomic weight: 186.2.
- hemiola
-
noun,
a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two.
- hemline
-
noun,
the bottom edge of a coat, dress, skirt, etc.
- Lachine
-
noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- aureole
-
noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Laconic
-
adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- heroine
-
noun,
a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- auricle
-
noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- cumarin
-
noun,
coumarin.
- numeral
-
noun,
a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number:
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- McCrae
-
noun,
John, 1872–1918, Canadian physician, soldier, and poet.
- Hameln
-
noun,
a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- euchre
-
noun,
Cards. a game played by two, three, or four persons, usually with the 32, but sometimes with the 28 or 24, highest cards in the pack.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cohune
-
noun,
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- coerce
-
verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Cochin
-
noun,
one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
- inhume
-
verb (used with object),
to bury; inter.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- inhaul
-
noun,
any of various lines for hauling a sail, spar, etc., inward or inboard in order to stow it after use.
- haemo-
-
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Hamlin
-
noun,
Hannibal, 1809–91, U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1861–65.
- heaume
-
noun,
helm2 (def 1).
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- hiero-
-
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- cliche
-
noun,
a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- Cleome
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- clench
-
noun,
the act of clenching.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- menhir
-
noun,
an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany.
- hiemal
-
adjective,
of or relating to winter; wintry.
- Holman
-
noun,
Nathan ("Nat") 1896–1995, U.S. basketball player and coach.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Hermon
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- mohair
-
noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- hareem
-
noun,
harem.
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- icemen
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Harlem
-
noun,
a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- hauler
-
noun,
a person who hauls.
- healer
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- humane
-
adjective,
characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed:
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- holmic
-
adjective,
of or containing the element holmium.
- Helena
-
noun,
Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- melan-
-
- helic-
-
- clonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- helio-
-
- helium
-
noun,
an inert, gaseous element present in the sun's atmosphere and in natural gas, and also occurring as a radioactive decomposition product, used as a substitute for flammable gases in dirigible balloons. Symbol: He; atomic weight: 4.0026; atomic number: 2; density: 0.1785 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- cloche
-
noun,
a woman's close-fitting hat with a deep, bell-shaped crown and often a narrow, turned-down brim.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- clino-
-
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- macro-
-
- Lamech
-
noun,
the son of Enoch, and the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. Gen. 4:18.
- coucal
-
noun,
any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike hind claw.
- louche
-
adjective,
dubious; shady; disreputable.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coulee
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- echoic
-
adjective,
resembling an echo.
- couche
-
adjective,
(of an escutcheon) depicted in a diagonal position, the sinister chief uppermost.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- cranch
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
crunch.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Lochia
-
noun,
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Manche
-
noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- Manchu
-
noun,
a member of a Tungusic people of Manchuria who conquered China in the 17th century and established a dynasty there (Manchu dynasty, or Ch'ing, 1644–1912).
- corium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- Mahler
-
noun,
Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- 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).
- crunch
-
noun,
an act or sound of crunching.
- Cuenca
-
noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- macule
-
noun,
mackle.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- Machen
-
noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- Machel
-
noun,
Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- MAeroE
-
- Crinum
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- lumine
-
verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- Mahren
-
noun,
German name of Moravia.
- cumene
-
noun,
a colorless and toxic liquid, C 9 H 12 , soluble in alcohol: used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and acetone.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- creche
-
noun,
a small or large modeled representation or tableau of Mary, Joseph, and others around the crib of Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem, as is displayed in homes or erected for exhibition in a community at Christmas season.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- March.
-
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- crouch
-
noun,
the act of crouching.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- lecher
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- launch
-
noun,
the act of launching.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- conch-
-
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- leuco-
-
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- concur
-
verb (used without object),
to accord in opinion; agree:
- Concha
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a shell-like structure, especially the external ear.
any turbinate bone, especially in the nose.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Lehman
-
noun,
Herbert H(enry) 1878–1963, U.S. banker and statesman.
- Elohim
-
noun,
God, especially as used in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- MArchE
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- column
-
noun,
Architecture.
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces.
a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- clinch
-
noun,
the act of clinching.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- Caelum
-
noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- caecum
-
noun,
cecum.
- cachou
-
noun,
catechu.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- Arnhem
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- circle
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- archil
-
noun,
orchil.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- archi-
-
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- calci-
-
- orchil
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- mulier
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- Cecile
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Munich
-
noun,
German München. a city in and the capital of Bavaria, in SW Germany.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- Muriel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- caucho
-
noun,
rubber obtained from the latex of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Castilla, especially C. elastica, of Central America.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- calico
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- Namhoi
-
noun,
Nanhai.
- narco-
-
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- necro-
-
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- neuro-
-
- neurol
-
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Orlich
-
noun,
Francisco J [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–69, Costa Rican engineer and statesman: president 1962–66.
- celure
-
noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- unreel
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- aeron.
-
- unchic
-
adjective,
not chic; inelegant; passé.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- unhair
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- accrue
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- accel.
-
- urano-
-
- urchin
-
noun,
a mischievous boy.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- urino-
-
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- aneuch
-
adjective, noun, adverb, interjection,
enough.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- anemo-
-
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- Rachel
-
noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- amino-
-
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- rhino-
-
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- alumin
-
- relume
-
verb (used with object),
to light or illuminate again; relumine.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- almuce
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- rhinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- alchem
-
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Herman
-
noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- C-in-C
-
- Michal
-
noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- Chance
-
noun,
the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency:
- chiral
-
adjective,
(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Michol
-
noun,
Michal.
- Chirac
-
noun,
Jacques (René) born 1932, prime minister of France 1974–76, 1986–88; president 1995–2007.
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- Chino-
-
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- chilo-
-
- charco
-
noun,
a water hole, pool, or puddle.
- choral
-
noun,
chorale.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- chiro-
-
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- choric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or written for a chorus.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- micro-
-
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- chemic
-
adjective,
of or relating to alchemy; alchemic.
- chori-
-
- cherem
-
noun,
herem.
- chemo-
-
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- chimar
-
noun,
chimere.
- Molech
-
noun,
Moloch (defs 1, 2).
- Chilon
-
noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- chrom-
-
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- chole-
-
- Chron.
-
- choice
-
noun,
an act or instance of choosing; selection:
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- chicle
-
noun,
a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- moulin
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- chroma
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- chlor-
-
- morula
-
noun,
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- Moriah
-
noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- cholee
-
noun,
choli.
- reni-
-
- rhin-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- Iran.
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Melia
-
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- rhoea
-
- 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.
- Rheum
-
noun,
a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, especially during a cold.
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- 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.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- mech.
-
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Reaum
-
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Mehul
-
noun,
Étienne Nicolas [ey-tyen nee-kaw-lah] /eɪˈtyɛn ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), or Étienne Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1763–1817, French composer.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- incr.
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- incor
-
- hilum
-
noun,
Botany.
the mark or scar on a seed produced by separation from its funicle or placenta.
the nucleus of a granule of starch.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- UNCIO
-
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- UNHCR
-
- Miche
-
verb (used without object),
to lurk out of sight.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- meno-
-
- Mich.
-
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- uran-
-
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- mero-
-
- hier-
-
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Uriah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Urias [yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Houma
-
noun,
a city in S Louisiana.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- incl.
-
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- 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.
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- houri
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- uhlan
-
noun,
one of a group of lancers in a light-cavalry unit, first appearing in Europe in the Polish army.
- 30-30
-
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- humor
-
noun,
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement:
- humic
-
adjective,
of or noting a substance, as an acid, obtained from humus.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- human
-
noun,
a human being.
- Huila
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in central Colombia. 18,700 feet (5700 meters).
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- neur-
-
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nuci-
-
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- mach.
-
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- occur
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Macc.
-
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- lurch
-
noun,
an act or instance of swaying abruptly.
- lunch
-
noun,
a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- neume
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- mulch
-
noun,
a covering, as of straw, compost, or plastic sheeting, spread on the ground around plants to prevent excessive evaporation or erosion, enrich the soil, inhibit weed growth, etc.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- muco-
-
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- mucic
-
adjective,
of or derived from mucic acid.
- Munch
-
noun,
Informal. a snack.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- munic
-
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- mouch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nahum
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- male-
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Lumen
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omni-
-
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- onium
-
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- orch.
-
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- leuc-
-
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lemur
-
noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lehua
-
noun,
Also called ohia lehua. a tree, Metrosideros villosa, of the Hawaiian islands, yielding a hard wood.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- ocul-
-
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Louhi
-
noun,
a sorceress, the mistress of Pohjola and an enemy of the Finns, eventually defeated by Vainamoinen.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- OIcel
-
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- mohur
-
noun,
any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.
- lm-hr
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- mohel
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- locum
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- olein
-
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.
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Icel.
-
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Ecua.
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cecum
-
noun,
a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- elem.
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- char-
-
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Chaco
-
noun,
a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
- econ.
-
- cero-
-
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- eccl.
-
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ecol.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ChemE
-
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Arnel
-
- Armen
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arium
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- areo-
-
- arche
-
- Arch.
-
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- canc.
-
- calc-
-
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Elihu
-
noun,
a young man who entered into discourse with Job. Job. 32–37.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- encl.
-
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- caco-
-
- cache
-
noun,
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
- chem.
-
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- cinch
-
noun,
a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- Comr.
-
- cine-
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- conc.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- 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.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- churl
-
noun,
a rude, boorish, or surly person.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- coach
-
noun,
a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- coel-
-
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- coele
-
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- curch
-
noun,
a simple, close-fitting cap worn by women in colonial America.
- culch
-
noun,
the stones, old shells, etc., forming an oyster bed and furnishing points of attachment for the spawn of oysters.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- Chimu
-
noun,
a member of an Amerindian people inhabiting the northern coast of Peru and having a highly developed urban culture that lasted until its destruction by the Incas.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- chime
-
noun,
an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- Chico
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- chiru
-
noun,
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- couch
-
noun,
a piece of furniture for seating from two to four people, typically in the form of a bench with a back, sometimes having an armrest at one or each end, and partly or wholly upholstered and often fitted with springs, tailored cushions, skirts, etc.; sofa.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- chol-
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- heli-
-
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- halo-
-
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- aero-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- hema-
-
- haem-
-
- Amer.
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- hemal
-
adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- aeri-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- hemi-
-
- hemia
-
- AMORC
-
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Alcor
-
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- haulm
-
noun,
stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, especially as used for litter or thatching.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- alum.
-
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- amin-
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Euro-
-
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- accum
-
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- hemo-
-
- anim.
-
- hemin
-
noun,
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.
- hemic
-
adjective,
hematic.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- men-
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- acc.
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- uni-
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- 1080
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Mic.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- 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.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- acr-
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- uria
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Alco
-
- Aire
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- chm.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- 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.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- AIME
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- MILR
-
- Mon.
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Chou
-
noun,
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- Chr.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- min.
-
- chum
-
noun,
a close or intimate companion:
- ACLU
-
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- mil.
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- clar
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- RONA
-
- chmn
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- rune
-
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.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- cir.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nom.
-
- 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.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- cac-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- aur-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- 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).
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- NIRA
-
- NIMH
-
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RCCh
-
- Cal.
-
- 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).
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- ano-
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- 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.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ole-
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- orle
-
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:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Arm.
-
- OEEC
-
- ouch
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ance
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- muc-
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- mun.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- cen.
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- much
-
noun,
a great quantity, measure, or degree:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- mRNA
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- CERN
-
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Chal
-
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Neh.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Can.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neem
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- 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.
- Nah.
-
- rel.
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- uro-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- EEOC
-
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- hal-
-
- 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.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Inc.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- ical
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- ICAO
-
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Ice.
-
- haul
-
noun,
an act or instance of hauling; a strong pull or tug.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- ile-
-
- eco-
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- IMCO
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- loin
-
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.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- inae
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- hol-
-
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- lea.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Eur.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lien
-
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.
- Leno
-
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.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- emia
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Ire.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- enl.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- HOLC
-
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- 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.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- IMHO
-
- Hume
-
noun,
David, 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- HEAO
-
- cule
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- huia
-
noun,
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- coch
-
- hem-
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- 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.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- Man.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- hula
-
noun,
a sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in pantomime, usually danced to rhythmic drumming and accompanied by chanting.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Cor.
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Cmon
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Con.
-
- hor.
-
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- coml
-
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- cml.
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- hurl
-
noun,
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- 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.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Com.
-
- hom-
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- cur.
-
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- 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.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- unc
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AHL
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRO
-
- Re.
-
- AEC
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- ial
-
- ium
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- UCC
-
- UAM
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- UAE
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- UAR
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- AHE
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ae.
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- La.
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Une
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- aor
-
- eu-
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AOU
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- RMA
-
- HCR
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- ILO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- il-
-
- ALU
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RNA
-
- ALM
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- AMC
-
- ICC
-
- ALC
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- HCM
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ier
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- HRE
-
- Ir.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- 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 = .
- AMU
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ior
-
- IOU
-
- IRC
-
- IOC
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- IRL
-
- AIC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- AME
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ROA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ine
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- INH
-
- REA
-
- RCN
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- RCA
-
- hr.
-
- Hum
-
noun,
the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
- CMA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Ola
-
- eo-
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- MOR
-
- ea.
-
- an.
-
- EOM
-
- al.
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ac-
-
- Mc-
-
- MOI
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- 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.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- EEO
-
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- LOC
-
- EEC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ec-
-
- CEO
-
- LON
-
- Ar.
-
- ECM
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ECA
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- 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.
- CCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHE
-
- MHA
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MCI
-
- cle
-
- MCR
-
- CLI
-
- mi.
-
- CNO
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Clo
-
- CNM
-
- CNC
-
- CLR
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- CMC
-
- CLU
-
- MHR
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MNE
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- MNA
-
- Am.
-
- MLR
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- CRC
-
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- MIE
-
- CIA
-
- CIC
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- Mao
-
- CCU
-
- UCR
-
- AUC
-
- NRC
-
- UNO
-
- ca.
-
- NUM
-
- NUL
-
- cc.
-
- ch.
-
- 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.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- NRA
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- nr.
-
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cl.
-
- ene
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- CAI
-
- en-
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Oc.
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- OIr
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- oic
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- OEM
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- OCR
-
- EOE
-
- 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.
- ARU
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- LCM
-
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- CCA
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EMR
-
- NEA
-
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LIM
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- NHA
-
- NCC
-
- eir
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Ehr
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NCO
-
- ure
-
- NOC
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- NHI
-
- NIH
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- NHL
-
- 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.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ur-
-
- NMU
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- 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.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- AO
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- UI
-
- HL
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- UL
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- CE
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NM
-
- NL
-
- NH
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- LM
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- ln
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- CM
-
- LR
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MN
-
- CU
-
- MH
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- O.
-
- UC
-
- RC
-
- U.
-
- RU
-
- RO
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- i.
-
- ic
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RH
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- 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.
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- ol
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- le
-
- OA
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.