Anagrams of noncombustible
Word noncombustible has
1904 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of noncombustible.
- combustible
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adjective,
capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable; flammable:
- columbines
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noun,
a plant, Aquilegia caerula, of the buttercup family, having showy flowers with white petals and white to blue sepals that form long, backward spurs: the state flower of Colorado.
- combustion
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noun,
the act or process of burning.
- elocutions
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noun,
a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public:
- incumbents
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noun,
the holder of an office:
- somnolent
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adjective,
sleepy; drowsy.
- outclimbs
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or outdo in climbing; climb higher or better than:
- nobeliums
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noun,
a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
- semicolon
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noun,
the punctuation mark (;) used to indicate a major division in a sentence where a more distinct separation is felt between clauses or items on a list than is indicated by a comma, as between the two clauses of a compound sentence.
- noontimes
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noun,
noon; noontide; noonday:
- cloisonne
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noun,
enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground.
- consolute
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adjective,
(of two liquids) mutually soluble in all proportions.
- Columbine
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noun,
a plant, Aquilegia caerula, of the buttercup family, having showy flowers with white petals and white to blue sepals that form long, backward spurs: the state flower of Colorado.
- buntlines
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noun,
one of the ropes attached to the foot of a square sail to haul it up to the yard for furling.
- contusion
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noun,
an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise.
- columbite
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noun,
a black, crystalline mineral, iron niobate, (Fe, Mn)Nb 2 O 6 , the principal ore of niobium, an end member of a series of solid solutions in which manganese and tantalum combine to form tantalite.
- columnist
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noun,
the writer or editor of a newspaper or magazine column.
- continuos
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- continues
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- locutions
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noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- bolection
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noun,
a raised molding, especially one having flat edges and a raised center, for framing a panel, doorway, fireplace, etc.
- Montlucon
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noun,
a city in central France.
- incumbent
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noun,
the holder of an office:
- Tomlinson
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noun,
Henry Major, 1873–1958, English journalist and novelist.
- monecious
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adjective,
monoecious.
- elocution
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noun,
a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public:
- economist
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noun,
a specialist in economics.
- monocline
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noun,
a monoclinal structure or fold.
- buncombes
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noun,
bunkum.
- monticule
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noun,
a subordinate volcanic cone.
- botulins
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noun,
the toxin formed by botulinus and causing botulism.
- no-count
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adjective, noun,
no-account.
- simoleon
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noun,
a dollar.
- monocles
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noun,
an eyeglass for one eye.
- boomlets
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noun,
a brief increase, as in business activity or political popularity.
- bounties
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noun,
a premium or reward, especially one offered by a government:
- botulism
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noun,
a sometimes fatal disease of the nervous system acquired from spoiled foods in which botulin is present, especially improperly canned or marinated foods.
- bitumens
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noun,
any of various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, or gilsonite, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
- Colonies
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noun,
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
- ton-mile
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noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- combines
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noun,
a combination.
- comb-out
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noun,
a thorough combing or brushing of the hair.
- buntline
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noun,
one of the ropes attached to the foot of a square sail to haul it up to the yard for furling.
- miscount
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noun,
an erroneous counting; miscalculation.
- Comenius
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noun,
John Amos (Jan Amos Komenský) 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.
- Comnenus
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noun,
a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople, 1057?–1185, and at Trebizond in Asia Minor, 1204–1461?.
- colonist
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- Colombes
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noun,
a city in N France, NW of Paris.
- centimos
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- noontime
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noun,
noon; noontide; noonday:
- emulsion
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid.
- toilsome
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adjective,
characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.
- insolent
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noun,
an insolent person.
- connotes
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- nobelium
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noun,
a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
- Nobelist
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noun,
a person who is awarded a Nobel prize.
- noctules
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- moonlets
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noun,
a small natural or artificial satellite, as one of a number of natural satellites thought to be embedded in the ring system of Saturn.
- tunicles
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- mentions
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- Buncombe
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noun,
bunkum.
- subtonic
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noun,
the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- closeout
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noun,
a sale on all goods in liquidating a business.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Coliseum
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noun,
Also, colosseum. an amphitheater, stadium, large theater, or other special building for public meetings, sporting events, exhibitions, etc.
- binocles
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- Moliones
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noun,
Cteatus and Eurytus, the twin sons of Molione, sometimes said to have been joined at the waist. They were fathered by Poseidon and reared by Actor.
- entomol.
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- outlines
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- bibelots
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noun,
a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- eclosion
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noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- coulombs
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noun,
the standard unit of quanitity of electricity in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second across a conductor in which there is a constant current of one ampere. Abbreviation: C.
- unloosen
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verb (used with object),
to unloose; loosen.
- continuo
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- continue
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- Nicolson
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noun,
Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).
- contemns
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- nelumbos
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noun,
lotus (def 3).
- solution
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noun,
the act of solving a problem, question, etc.:
- nucleons
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noun,
a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- cutlines
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- obnounce
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verb (used without object),
(in ancient Rome) to announce an unfavorable omen.
- locution
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noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- oilstone
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noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- unctions
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- outclimb
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or outdo in climbing; climb higher or better than:
- minutes
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- timeous
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adjective,
timely; sufficiently early.
- sociol.
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- bunnies
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noun,
Informal. a rabbit, especially a small or young one.
- nucleon
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noun,
a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- loments
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noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- minuets
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- nombles
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plural noun,
numbles.
- scumble
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noun,
the act or technique of scumbling.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- centimo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- cultism
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noun,
the practices and devotions of a cult.
- Miletus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a son of Apollo and Aria, and the founder of the city of Miletus.
- loobies
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noun,
an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.
- noncoms
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noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- soliton
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- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- noisome
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adjective,
offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- Molinos
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noun,
Miguel de [mee-gel de] /miˈgɛl dɛ/ (Show IPA), c1640–c95, Spanish priest and mystic: chief exponent of quietism.
- emotion
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noun,
an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.
- botulin
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noun,
the toxin formed by botulinus and causing botulism.
- embolus
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noun,
undissolved material carried by the blood and impacted in some part of the vascular system, as thrombi or fragments of thrombi, tissue fragments, clumps of bacteria, protozoan parasites, fat globules, or gas bubbles.
- embolic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to an embolus or to embolism.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- boucles
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noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- bounces
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- oculist
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- noctule
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- lobbies
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noun,
an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- bumbles
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noun,
an awkward blunder.
- ocelots
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noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- locoism
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noun,
a disease chiefly of sheep, horses, and cattle, caused by the eating of locoweed and characterized by weakness, impaired vision, irregular behavior, and paralysis.
- ebonist
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noun,
a worker in ebony.
- Moebius
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noun,
August Ferdinand, Möbius, August Ferdinand.
- inconel
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- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- mobiles
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noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- cubbies
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noun,
a cubbyhole.
- bubonic
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adjective,
of or relating to a bubo.
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Sunbelt
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noun,
the southern and southwestern region of the U.S.
- nonsuit
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noun,
a judgment given against a plaintiff who neglects to prosecute, or who fails to show a legal cause of action or to bring sufficient evidence.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- Colobus
-
noun,
any of several large, slender African monkeys of the genus Colobus, lacking thumbs and having long silky fur of black and white (C. polykomos), black and reddish-brown (C. badius), or olive (C. verus): now dwindling.
- costume
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noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- lotions
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noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- linnets
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- nubbles
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noun,
a small lump or piece.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- numbles
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plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- combine
-
noun,
a combination.
- combust
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verb (used with or without object),
to burn.
- nubbins
-
noun,
a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
- contemn
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- come-on
-
noun,
inducement; lure.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- coniums
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- connote
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- consume
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verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- consult
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noun,
a consultation.
- nucleo-
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- consent
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noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- entomo-
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- coeloms
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noun,
the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- entombs
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verb (used with object),
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
- counsel
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- omnibus
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noun,
bus1 (def 1).
- Sunnite
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noun,
Sunni (def 1).
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- console
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noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- nuncles
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noun,
uncle.
- ominous
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adjective,
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
- Clinton
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noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- nuncios
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noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- mention
-
noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- suction
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- notions
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- clootie
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- Coulomb
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noun,
the standard unit of quanitity of electricity in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second across a conductor in which there is a constant current of one ampere. Abbreviation: C.
- Coueism
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noun,
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.
- meltons
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noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- subtile
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adjective,
subtle.
- clubmen
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noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- Sublime
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noun,
the sublime.
the realm of things that are sublime:
the quality of being sublime:
the greatest or supreme degree.
- stumble
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noun,
the act of stumbling.
- stubble
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noun,
Usually, stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
- cobbles
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noun,
a cobblestone.
- cobnuts
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noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- colonus
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noun,
a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period.
- centums
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noun,
one hundred.
- muntins
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noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- oolites
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noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- benison
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noun,
benediction.
- motions
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- binocle
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- nibbles
-
noun,
a small morsel or bit:
- intens.
-
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- bonbons
-
noun,
a fondant, fruit, or nut center dipped in fondant or chocolate; a chocolate.
- bibelot
-
noun,
a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
- bombous
-
adjective,
convex; spherical.
- bonitos
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Moulins
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noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- bonnets
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noun,
a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
- Belmont
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noun,
Alva Ertskin Smith Vanderbilt [urt-skin] /ˈɜrt skɪn/ (Show IPA), 1853–1933, U.S. women's-rights activist and socialite.
- unction
-
noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- ionones
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- outsole
-
noun,
the outer sole of a shoe.
- muscone
-
noun,
an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 16 H 30 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
- neuston
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noun,
the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
- nobbles
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verb (used with object),
to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- Boletus
-
noun,
any mushroomlike fungus of the genus Boletus, having an easily separable layer of tubes on the underside of the cap or pileus.
- moonset
-
noun,
the setting of the moon below the horizon.
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- unbolts
-
verb (used with object),
to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- unbosom
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Idioms,
unbosom oneself, to disclose one's thoughts, feelings, etc., to another person; confide one's private affairs:
- outline
-
noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- moonlet
-
noun,
a small natural or artificial satellite, as one of a number of natural satellites thought to be embedded in the ring system of Saturn.
- benumbs
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verb (used with object),
to make numb; deprive of sensation:
- Boeotus
-
noun,
a son of Arne and Poseidon, and ancestor of the Boeotians.
- outcome
-
noun,
a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- unbelts
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the belt from.
- unclose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- bilboes
-
noun,
a finely tempered sword.
- moonlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the moon.
- bimboes
-
noun,
a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- uncoils
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- bitumen
-
noun,
any of various natural substances, as asphalt, maltha, or gilsonite, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- niobous
-
adjective,
Chemistry. containing trivalent niobium, as niobous chloride, NbCl 3 .
- Nelumbo
-
noun,
lotus (def 3).
- unloose
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
- tunnies
-
noun,
tuna1 .
- blouson
-
noun,
a woman's outer garment having a drawstring, belt, or similar closing, at or below the waist, which causes it to blouse.
- Mountie
-
noun,
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- boomlet
-
noun,
a brief increase, as in business activity or political popularity.
- monocle
-
noun,
an eyeglass for one eye.
- boonies
-
noun,
Informal. boondocks.
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- utensil
-
noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- boobies
-
noun,
a stupid person; dunce.
- moutons
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- tunnels
-
noun,
an underground passage.
- Moncton
-
noun,
a city in SE New Brunswick, in E Canada.
- intombs
-
verb (used with object),
entomb.
- Bontocs
-
noun,
Bontok.
- bon-ton
-
noun,
good or elegant form or style.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- Neilson
-
noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- tunicle
-
noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- numble
-
plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- multi-
-
- luteo-
-
- colous
-
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- mulcts
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- nubble
-
noun,
a small lump or piece.
- Coombs
-
noun,
combe.
- unbent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unbend.
- contin
-
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- tunnel
-
noun,
an underground passage.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- bimbos
-
noun,
a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- blites
-
noun,
sea blite.
- Mouton
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- unbelt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the belt from.
- muesli
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- Nimbus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- steno-
-
- biomes
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- lumbo-
-
- nimble
-
adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- lumens
-
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.
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- bisect
-
noun,
Also called split. Philately. a portion of a stamp, usually half, used for payment of a proportionate amount of the face value of the whole stamp.
- lumine
-
verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- ultimo
-
adverb,
in or of the month preceding the current one:
Abbreviation: ult., ulto.
Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- combos
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- nubile
-
adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- osteo-
-
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- oleums
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- umbles
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- Combes
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- mucins
-
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.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- umbels
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- 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.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- Lucite
-
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- socio-
-
- ostium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- ennuis
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- unison
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- nibble
-
noun,
a small morsel or bit:
- locums
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- locust
-
noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- sobeit
-
conjunction,
if it be so that; provided that.
- Beloit
-
noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- oleins
-
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.
- muslin
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- uncool
-
adjective,
not self-assured or relaxed:
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- oboles
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- oboist
-
noun,
a player of the oboe.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- Belton
-
noun,
a town in W Missouri.
- obolus
-
noun,
a modern Greek unit of weight equal to 0.1 gram.
- Ennius
-
noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- oculo-
-
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Slocum
-
noun,
Joshua, 1844–c1910, U.S. mariner, author, and lecturer, born in Nova Scotia.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- N-bomb
-
noun,
neutron bomb.
- litmus
-
noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- lobose
-
adjective,
having broad, thick pseudopodia, as certain ameboid protozoans.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Nesbit
-
noun,
E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- Lobito
-
noun,
a seaport in W Angola.
- obtuse
-
adjective,
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- cumins
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- muntin
-
noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Benton
-
noun,
Thomas Hart ("Old Bullion") 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- benumb
-
verb (used with object),
to make numb; deprive of sensation:
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- somni-
-
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- costo-
-
- cosmo-
-
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- unbolt
-
verb (used with object),
to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
- numis.
-
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- cubits
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Cubism
-
noun,
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
- nuncle
-
noun,
uncle.
- obelus
-
noun,
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.
- cubebs
-
noun,
the spicy fruit or drupe of an East Indian climbing shrub, Piper cubeba, of the pepper family.
- entomb
-
verb (used with object),
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- Benoit
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- Benoni
-
noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- muscle
-
noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- cteno-
-
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- nubbin
-
noun,
a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- scoto-
-
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- imbues
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- buteos
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- moonie
-
noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- bustle
-
noun,
thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.
- Busoni
-
noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- busmen
-
noun,
a person who operates a bus.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- bunton
-
noun,
one of a number of struts reinforcing the walls of a shaft and dividing it into vertical compartments.
- bonbon
-
noun,
a fondant, fruit, or nut center dipped in fondant or chocolate; a chocolate.
- Bunsen
-
noun,
Robert Wilhelm [rob-ert wil-helm;; German roh-bert vil-helm] /ˈrɒb ərt ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈroʊ bɛrt ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1811–99, German chemist.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- bunion
-
noun,
inflammation of the synovial bursa of the great toe, usually resulting in enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- bombes
-
noun,
a round or melon-shaped frozen mold made from a combination of ice creams, mousses, or ices.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- bonito
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- centi-
-
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- icono-
-
- bolson
-
noun,
a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- Toombs
-
noun,
Robert, 1810–85, U.S. lawyer, orator, and Confederate statesman and army officer.
- Bolton
-
noun,
a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- celto-
-
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- buncos
-
noun,
bunko.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Seboim
-
noun,
Zeboim.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- boutel
-
noun,
boltel (def 1).
- nocti-
-
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- bounce
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- boules
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- boucle
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- Bootes
-
noun,
the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- botels
-
noun,
boatel.
- bootie
-
noun,
Also, bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection:
- Bootle
-
noun,
a city in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- Boston
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- Bonnes
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- bumble
-
noun,
an awkward blunder.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Bonnet
-
noun,
a hat, usually tying under the chin and often framing the face, formerly much worn by women but now worn mostly by children.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Bonnie
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- buboes
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the groin or armpit.
- 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.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- Mobile
-
noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- Tobies
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Mobius
-
noun,
August Ferdinand [ou-goo st fer-di-nahnt] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1790–1868, German mathematician.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Bontoc
-
noun,
Bontok.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- telium
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- noncom
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- subnet
-
noun,
the abstraction, in topology, of a subsequence.
- Tumbes
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Peru.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- subito
-
adverb,
(as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly:
- sublet
-
noun,
a sublease.
- intomb
-
verb (used with object),
entomb.
- submit
-
verb (used with object),
to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- clouts
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- moults
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- bluets
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- moulin
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- subtle
-
adjective,
thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- blunts
-
noun,
something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- limbos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- clones
-
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.
- limbus
-
noun,
limbo1 .
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- lutose
-
adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- blooms
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- colent
-
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- coeno-
-
- mounts
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- coelom
-
noun,
the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- blouse
-
noun,
a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- cobnut
-
noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- cobble
-
noun,
a cobblestone.
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- climbs
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- nobble
-
verb (used with object),
to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- clino-
-
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Lieut.
-
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- boites
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- tubmen
-
noun,
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- leuco-
-
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- Toulon
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France: naval base.
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- onco-
-
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- onto-
-
- leuc-
-
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- lenos
-
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.
- omni-
-
- lect.
-
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- oste-
-
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- oleo-
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- osmo-
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- licet
-
- limbo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- onium
-
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- 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.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- noso-
-
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Mont.
-
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- mono-
-
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- noct-
-
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- moles
-
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.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- NoibN
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- miso-
-
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- mools
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- Minn.
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- 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.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- neut.
-
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- muons
-
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.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- munic
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- mulct
-
noun,
a fine, especially for a misdemeanor.
- 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.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Mosul
-
noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- MOTOS
-
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- 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.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- MSEnt
-
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- looms
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- nuci-
-
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- numbs
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- numen
-
noun,
divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- lumb-
-
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- obole
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- locum
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- obols
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- Obote
-
noun,
(Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.
- lobus
-
noun,
a lobe.
- lobos
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- octo-
-
- ocul-
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- OIcel
-
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- 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.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- nomo-
-
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- nones
-
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.).
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- Metol
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- noto-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- meso-
-
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- meno-
-
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- cent.
-
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- COBOL
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.
- stome
-
- coel-
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Boise
-
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.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- Colo.
-
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- bombe
-
noun,
a round or melon-shaped frozen mold made from a combination of ice creams, mousses, or ices.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- 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.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- bolos
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coomb
-
noun,
combe.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Const
-
- Blunt
-
noun,
something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- blume
-
noun,
Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cont.
-
- Cons.
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- comb.
-
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- combo
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- Combs
-
noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- tubes
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- tubi-
-
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Bluet
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- boons
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Boots
-
noun,
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- built
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- boost
-
noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Bunin
-
noun,
Ivan Alekseevich [ee-vahn uh-lyi-ksye-yi-vyich] /iˈvɑn ʌ lyɪˈksyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1953, Russian poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Bunns
-
noun,
bun1 (def 1).
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- bunts
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Boone
-
noun,
Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- booms
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- tious
-
- bosom
-
noun,
the breast of a human being.
- Buteo
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Boult
-
noun,
Sir Adrian Cedric, 1889–1983, English conductor.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- tombe
-
noun,
a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.
- BSCom
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- BSMet
-
- boson
-
noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- Tobol
-
noun,
a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Butes
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- cine-
-
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Bonns
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- bones
-
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.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- bombs
-
noun,
Military. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Boole
-
noun,
George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
- boobs
-
noun,
a stupid person; fool; dunce.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- teno-
-
- Tenn.
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- telo-
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- tono-
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- solum
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- bents
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- seti-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- semi-
-
- Bennu
-
noun,
Benu.
- sect.
-
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- sebum
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Icel.
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- sito-
-
- bilbo
-
noun,
a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners.
- ento-
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- eosin
-
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.
- UNCIO
-
- Sino-
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bible
-
noun,
the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- Bibl.
-
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- 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.
- icons
-
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- insol
-
- inst.
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Unit.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- 30-30
-
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- sebi-
-
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- ileo-
-
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- imbue
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Scot.
-
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- incl.
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- in-lb
-
- umbos
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- econ.
-
- bison
-
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.
- ecol.
-
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- ulent
-
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- blebs
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- Bloom
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- culms
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- ecto-
-
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- embus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get or put on a bus.
- encl.
-
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- emuls
-
- bimbo
-
noun,
a foolish, stupid, or inept person.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- cubeb
-
noun,
the spicy fruit or drupe of an East Indian climbing shrub, Piper cubeba, of the pepper family.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- umble
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- biol.
-
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- biont
-
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- umbel
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- USMC
-
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- neo-
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- 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.
- 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).
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- USTC
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ulto
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- 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.
- Tues
-
- uni-
-
- tonn
-
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- sub-
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SLBM
-
- SLIC
-
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- ole-
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- oils
-
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.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Oct.
-
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- obs.
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- 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.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- out-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- SBIC
-
- SBLI
-
- ScBE
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- sci.
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- scil
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- sec.
-
- Sem.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- Sol.
-
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- TCBM
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- non-
-
- ten.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- nom.
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tion
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Tob.
-
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- nos-
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- soln
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- 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.
- obb.
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- 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.
- Soni
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- NTSB
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 1080
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- eco-
-
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cule
-
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- ebbs
-
noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- ect-
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- elms
-
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.
- 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.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- cts.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- eous
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Cobb
-
noun,
Howell [hou-uh l] /ˈhaʊ əl/ (Show IPA), 1815–68, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1849–51.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Col.
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Com.
-
- coml
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eso-
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lib.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- itol
-
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- 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.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- est.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- etc.
-
- NEbn
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ible
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICBM
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- IMCO
-
- iso-
-
- Inc.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ious
-
- ISBN
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Cmon
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Bol.
-
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- blub
-
noun,
a swelling of fresh plasterwork.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- Blum
-
noun,
Léon [lee-on;; French ley-awn] /ˈli ɒn;; French leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1872–1950, French statesman, journalist, and Socialist Party leader: premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946–47.
- BMet
-
- BMOC
-
- Bobo
-
noun,
Informal. a liberal, highly educated person who combines a bourgeois, affluent lifestyle with nonconformist values and attitudes.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- BLit
-
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- bomb
-
noun,
Military. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft.
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- 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.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- boob
-
noun,
a stupid person; fool; dunce.
- boom
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- blob
-
noun,
a globule of liquid; bubble.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- bet.
-
- BMus
-
- bbl.
-
plural,
barrel.
- bbls
-
plural,
barrel.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Bib.
-
- bleb
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bin-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- cml.
-
- cit.
-
- CBEL
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cet-
-
- Ceto
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- but-
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- BSLM
-
- bot.
-
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- BSCE
-
- BSEc
-
- BSEM
-
- BSIE
-
- BSIT
-
- BSME
-
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- BSMT
-
- BSOT
-
- btl.
-
- Bubo
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the groin or armpit.
- bubs
-
noun,
(used as an often insolent term of address) brother; buddy.
- bul.
-
- bulb
-
noun,
Botany.
a usually subterranean and often globular bud having fleshy leaves emergent at the top and a stem reduced to a flat disk, rooting from the underside, as in the onion and lily.
a plant growing from such a bud.
- Bunn
-
noun,
bun1 (def 1).
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- bus.
-
- 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.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mon.
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mout
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mun.
-
- mult
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- 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.
- muc-
-
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- MSBC
-
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- MSCE
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- mus.
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- 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.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- 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).
- mil.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- men-
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- ment
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mes-
-
- met.
-
- lit.
-
- 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.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- 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.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- mol.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- min.
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- 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.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Mic.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- NCTE
-
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- lobs
-
- 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.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- MusB
-
- LitB
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USO
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Co.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- CBS
-
- 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.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- CEO
-
- MLS
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CBE
-
- bbs
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- bec
-
- Une
-
- uti
-
- BCS
-
- BBC
-
- CIE
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ne-
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- MOI
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CIB
-
- CIM
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CLU
-
- bl.
-
- BEM
-
- be-
-
- USB
-
- USC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USM
-
- Clo
-
- CNO
-
- BCE
-
- BCL
-
- MIE
-
- CNM
-
- CNN
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- TCS
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- USN
-
- TBO
-
- Tbi
-
- ml.
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- MIT
-
- NEC
-
- uns
-
- cle
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- CNS
-
- UTC
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- CLI
-
- UNO
-
- BSC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- mtn
-
- TSI
-
- ult
-
- TSE
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- Bob
-
noun,
a short, jerky motion:
- 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.
- MTO
-
- MTI
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- MSI
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Tu.
-
- BNS
-
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- BLM
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- BLS
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- UIT
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- BME
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- BMI
-
- tue
-
- MTS
-
- BMS
-
- BMT
-
- Bn.
-
- MSE
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- NOC
-
- Bt.
-
- NbE
-
- BSN
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BSO
-
- NBS
-
- BST
-
- BTE
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- bu.
-
- TNB
-
- TMO
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- ble
-
- Bub
-
noun,
(used as an often insolent term of address) brother; buddy.
- NBC
-
- BSM
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UMT
-
- BIE
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- BSL
-
- NCO
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- BSE
-
- NES
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- bi-
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- unc
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- mi.
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- 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.
- ine
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- SCM
-
- OBE
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- IOC
-
- ion
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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 = .
- SCB
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- sc.
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- SBE
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- in.
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- sb.
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- So.
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- IOT
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- IOU
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- loo
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noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
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- Isl
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- obl
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- ism
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noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- OTC
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- imu
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noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ist
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- ib.
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- ETS
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- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sib
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noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Lot
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noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- eu-
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- ics
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- ITU
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- io-
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- OSB
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- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- Ibo
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noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ob.
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- il-
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- se-
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- Oc.
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- ILO
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- ILS
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- LON
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- ITC
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- Nun
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noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LOC
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- Les
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- ONI
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- OMS
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noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- OCS
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- OMB
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- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Om.
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- LIM
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- LMT
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- OEM
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- OEO
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- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
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- oil
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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.
- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OIt
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- ons
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- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ite
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- OSO
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- oui
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adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTS
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ium
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- IUS
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- ote
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- OTB
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- ot-
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- Lt.
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- lb.
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plural,
pound.
- oo-
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- LBO
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- LBS
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plural,
pound.
- ose
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- LCI
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- OOT
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- LCM
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- LCT
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- oon
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- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- o-o
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ETO
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- IBN
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- ESU
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- Cui
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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.
- CST
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- cte
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- Me.
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- Cub
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noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- Mc-
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- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- NSC
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- NSU
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- Mo.
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- MBE
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- cum
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noun,
come (def 24).
- nub
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noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Cut
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noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- eo-
-
- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- EOM
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- SOB
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noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SNU
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- CSO
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- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- EbN
-
- COO
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noun,
a cooing sound.
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- STM
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- STL
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- Meo
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noun,
Miao (def 1).
- STI
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- Mel
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noun,
honey.
- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- STB
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- St.
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- MCI
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- MBO
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- Sou
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noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- M-1
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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.
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- Soo
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noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- MSC
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- MSL
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ebb
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noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- uts
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- EBS
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- NUM
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- ELM
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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.
- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
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- EMU
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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.
- en-
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- LST
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- SLE
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- NUL
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- LSM
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- EIS
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- LSI
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- LSC
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- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Esc
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- ESL
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Lou
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noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- lub
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- Luo
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noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- SMB
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- ECM
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- ec-
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- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ln
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- BM
-
- Eb
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- UC
-
- TN
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- BB
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noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- TM
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- NM
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- NL
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- BO
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- SN
-
- SU
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- LM
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- M.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- S.
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SL
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- SM
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- BC
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- ol
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- CE
-
- B-
-
- CB
-
- EI
-
- TL
-
- TB
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- UI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UL
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- L.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TC
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- L1
-
- T1
-
- L2
-
- t.
-
- UB
-
- N.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- CM
-
- NB
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- NC
-
- CU
-
- MB
-
- NI
-
- MN
-
- le
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- O.
-
- U.
-