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- sea-robin
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noun,
any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- Serbonian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or designating the large marshy tract of land in the northern part of ancient Egypt in which entire armies are said to have been swallowed up.
- arabinose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology.
- abrasion
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noun,
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
- Roseanna
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noun,
a female given name.
- baronies
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- environs
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plural noun,
the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.
- nirvanas
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noun,
(often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- bavarois
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noun,
Bavarian cream.
- Saarinen
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noun,
Eero [air-oh] /ˈɛər oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- abrasive
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noun,
any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
- aversion
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noun,
a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to):
- Navarino
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noun,
a seaport in the SW Peloponnesus, in SW Greece: Turkish and Egyptian fleets defeated near here in a naval battle 1827.
- sea-born
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adjective,
born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- Bernanos
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1948, French novelist and pamphleteer.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- aerobia
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noun,
aerobe.
- banians
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noun,
banyan.
- Ansonia
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noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- evasion
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noun,
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:
- aeonian
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adjective,
eternal; everlasting.
- Ravenna
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noun,
a city in NE Italy: the capital of Italy in the period of the Byzantine Empire; tomb of Dante.
- Baranov
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noun,
Aleksandr Andreyevich [uh-lyi-ksahn-dr uhn-drye-yi-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr ʌnˈdryɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1747–1819, Russian fur trader in Alaska.
- bravoes
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noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- version
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noun,
a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
- venison
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noun,
the flesh of a deer or similar animal as used for food.
- Barinas
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- boranes
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- Sanborn
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noun,
a male given name.
- savarin
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noun,
a spongelike cake leavened with yeast, baked in a ring mold, and often soaked with a rum syrup.
- ovaries
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- ovarian
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adjective,
of or relating to an ovary.
- benison
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noun,
benediction.
- arseno-
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- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- environ
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plural noun,
the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.
- Bernina
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noun,
a mountain in SE Switzerland, in the Rhaetian Alps. 13,295 feet (4050 meters).
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- nirvana
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noun,
(often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- novenas
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noun,
a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- vanners
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noun,
the owner or driver of a van, especially one of customized design.
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- bovines
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noun,
a bovine animal.
- Brasov
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noun,
a city in central Romania.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Averno
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noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Savoie
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noun,
a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- brines
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- bravas
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noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- bravos
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noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- asonia
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noun,
tone deafness.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- brevi-
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- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Savior
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noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
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- sovran
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noun, adjective,
sovereign.
- nasion
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- avoir.
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- borane
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- bovine
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noun,
a bovine animal.
- sabora
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noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- Savona
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noun,
a city in N Italy on the Mediterranean.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Sarnen
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- Benoni
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noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- bivane
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noun,
a sensitive vane that measures both the horizontal and vertical components of wind direction.
- beanos
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noun,
bingo.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Sennar
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noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- basion
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- boners
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noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Barnes
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noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Bonnes
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noun,
a maid-servant.
- Bonnie
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- sinner
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noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- Sabina
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Sabean
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noun,
an inhabitant of Saba.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- servo-
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- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- Boreas
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- serbo-
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- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- banian
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noun,
banyan.
- Banias
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noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Banner
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noun,
the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- Nivose
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noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- aboves
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noun,
something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
- irones
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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.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- renvoi
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noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- varies
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verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- vibro-
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- vario-
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- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- varnas
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noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- Vasari
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noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- aniso-
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- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- ovines
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- ravins
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- invars
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- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- nebris
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noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- Ravens
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noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- venins
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noun,
any of several poisonous substances occurring in snake venom.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Verona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Vernon
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noun,
Edward ("Old Grog") 1684–1757, British admiral.
- aeron.
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- Anvers
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noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- Vienna
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noun,
German Wien. a port in and the capital of Austria, in the NE part, on the Danube.
- vanner
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noun,
the owner or driver of a van, especially one of customized design.
- novena
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noun,
a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.
- Vinson
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noun,
Frederick Moore, 1890–1953, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1946–53.
- Arabis
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noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- vireos
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noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- Ariane
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noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Novara
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noun,
a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- inborn
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adjective,
naturally present at birth; innate.
- Nevins
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noun,
Allan, 1890–1971, U.S. historian.
- navies
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noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- ribose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- ovaria
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noun,
ovary.
- Vannes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Morbihan, in NW France.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- bones
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- raias
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noun,
rayah.
- Saran
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noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Sabra
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- Bonne
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noun,
a maid-servant.
- Rains
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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).
- bines
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noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bonns
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noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- nones
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noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- biers
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noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Evora
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- inane
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Invar
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- birse
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noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- boars
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noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- ovine
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- Ibsen
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noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Saiva
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noun,
Shaiva.
- boers
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noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- bison
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noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- birne
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noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Saone
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noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Boise
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- overs
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noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ornes
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- over-
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- Rabin
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- SABRE
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- boner
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noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Evans
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noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- eosin
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- brios
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noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Norns
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noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- roves
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noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Norse
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- rosin
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Brine
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Novia
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noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- brise
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noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- brave
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noun,
a brave person.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- bros.
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noun,
a brother.
- Brose
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noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- riven
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verb,
a past participle of rive.
- novas
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noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Ronne
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noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- ronin
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noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronan
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noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- roans
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- robes
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noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- bravo
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noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Sabir
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Sabin
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- ErvIn
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noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- rason
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noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Raven
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noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Iran.
-
- boras
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noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- ravin
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Robin
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noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Bores
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noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Boris
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noun,
a male given name.
- borne
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noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Brava
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noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- Saber
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Ensor
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noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- reins
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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.
- Ennis
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noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Renan
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noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- brain
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- reni-
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- renin
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- irone
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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.
- Brans
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noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Nevin
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noun,
Ethelbert Woodbridge, 1862–1901, U.S. composer.
- Basov
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noun,
Nikolai Gennadiyevich [nyi-kuh-lahy gyi-nah-dyi-yi-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ gyɪˈnɑ dyɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1922–2001, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1964.
- savin
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noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- anoia
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noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- A-one
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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.
- vari-
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- Anson
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noun,
a male given name.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- Ansar
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noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- anon.
-
- anoas
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noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Arab.
-
- Varna
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noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- anniv
-
- Annie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- vaso-
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- naso-
-
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- areo-
-
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- ASEAN
-
- vino-
-
- vibes
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- above
-
noun,
something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- nears
-
- veni-
-
- venin
-
noun,
any of several poisonous substances occurring in snake venom.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- aero-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- Nebr.
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- NoibN
-
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- baro-
-
- Nabis
-
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- banns
-
noun,
notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Benin
-
noun,
Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- Bevin
-
noun,
Ernest, 1881–1951, British labor leader: foreign minister 1941–51.
- Bevan
-
noun,
Aneurin [uh-nahy-ruh n] /əˈnaɪ rən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1960, British political leader: minister of health 1945–50.
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- 30-30
-
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- sebi-
-
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- bavin
-
noun,
a piece of kindling wood.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Serov
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- soave
-
noun,
a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- nano-
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Avars
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- avers
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- Sino-
-
- nona-
-
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- nos-
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- obs.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Nor.
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- NRAB
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NOAA
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- non-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Nov.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NIRA
-
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- 1080
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Sra.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- serv
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- var.
-
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- vers
-
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vin-
-
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Veno
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Ven.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- vas-
-
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ovi-
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Rev.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- RIBA
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sab.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- riv.
-
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nev.
-
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Ave.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- avn.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- inae
-
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- eso-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- iana
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- IAEA
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bar.
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bin-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bio-
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- BSAE
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- BSNA
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- BSAA
-
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brev
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ins.
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abr.
-
- iso-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- ISBN
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- inv.
-
- abs-
-
- 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.
- aer-
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- 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.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- NEbn
-
- nav.
-
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Anas
-
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- ANSI
-
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ano-
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ann.
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- 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.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SBE
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- av.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- AAE
-
- Va.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SVR
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- SBA
-
- vs.
-
- Aar
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- sb.
-
- ab-
-
- 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.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- VOA
-
- BIE
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- vo.
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- BeV
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- Ar.
-
- bi-
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Ver
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- ASI
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Avi
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- abv
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- a-v
-
- vb.
-
- ASV
-
- ASR
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ASN
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SRB
-
- ARS
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- abn
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Bav
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Sr.
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- asb
-
- ase
-
- Br.
-
- be-
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- RSE
-
- Bn.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ose
-
- Orv
-
- 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 = .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- ior
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ir.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ov-
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ib.
-
- Ia.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- BNS
-
- ine
-
- Re.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OIr
-
- obv
-
adverb,
obviously:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- NBA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NNE
-
- NbE
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- NBS
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NAA
-
- ISV
-
- IRO
-
- OSA
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OBE
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OSB
-
- ob.
-
- ISR
-
- NSA
-
- IRS
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- io-
-
- VOR
-
- RSA
-
- RSV
-
- SAA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- SRO
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- So.
-
- ean
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- BVE
-
- NES
-
- BVA
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- BSO
-
- BSN
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- BSE
-
- BSA
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Rs.
-
- BRE
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SAR
-
- ESR
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- RBI
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EbN
-
- ERV
-
- ESA
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- REA
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- env
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- eir
-
- EBS
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- NB
-
- NI
-
- VN
-
- RV
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- i.
-
- EI
-
- N.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- RI
-
- SV
-
- V.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- VI
-
- VR
-
- R.
-
- SN
-
- Eb
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- B-
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- BO
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- NV
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- BV
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noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- EV
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RO
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- OA
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- RN
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