Anagrams of osculation
Word osculation has
816 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of osculation.
- locutions
-
noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- locations
-
noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- auctions
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- locution
-
noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- colonist
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- location
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- coolants
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noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- solution
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noun,
the act of solving a problem, question, etc.:
- osculant
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adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- Ilocanos
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noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- Ilocano
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Latinus
-
noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- consult
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noun,
a consultation.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- oculist
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- 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.
- 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.
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- colonus
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noun,
a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period.
- soliton
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- sociol.
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- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Sno-Cat
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- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- scolion
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noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- actino-
-
- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- tolans
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Toluca
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- insult
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noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- saloon
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noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Cloots
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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.
- clouts
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noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- clonus
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- sultan
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noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- clino-
-
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- scoto-
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- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- scato-
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- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- Caslon
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noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- cantus
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noun,
cantus firmus.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- stolon
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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.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- lacto-
-
- Colton
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- toluic
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adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- acious
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- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Alonso
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noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- coulis
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noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- Tuscan
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noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- cotula
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- costo-
-
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- solion
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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.
- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- uncool
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adjective,
not self-assured or relaxed:
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Alston
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noun,
a male given name.
- lotion
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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.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- colous
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- icono-
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- coutil
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noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- tonsil
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Uticas
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- consol
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noun,
singular of consols.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- locust
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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.
- toucan
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Toulon
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France: naval base.
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Tucson
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noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- Tuinal
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- aniso-
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- oculo-
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- consul
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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.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- socio-
-
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- nocti-
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- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- actin-
-
- Solon
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noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- inst.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- insol
-
- slant
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noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snoot
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noun,
Slang. the nose.
- ictus
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noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- snout
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noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Sloan
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noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- 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.
- cutis
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noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- icons
-
- incl.
-
- cutin
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noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- solan
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noun,
a gannet.
- Cunas
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noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Louis
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noun,
louis d'or.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- sito-
-
- nuci-
-
- locos
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noun,
locoweed.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- ocul-
-
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- octo-
-
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- lotas
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noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- octal
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noun,
octonary (def 6).
- lotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lotos
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noun,
lotus.
- 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.
- octa-
-
- louts
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noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Lucan
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noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- noto-
-
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- noso-
-
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- naso-
-
- noct-
-
- natl.
-
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Sino-
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Scot.
-
- scoot
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noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Ital.
-
- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- scat-
-
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- lact-
-
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- sanit
-
- onco-
-
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- onto-
-
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- tious
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- alto-
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- caus.
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- asco-
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- alti-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ation
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- tono-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tonia
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Aust.
-
- anti-
-
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- auto.
-
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- cont.
-
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Unit.
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- colat
-
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Colo.
-
- 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.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- 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.
- USLTA
-
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- naut.
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 30-30
-
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- UNCIO
-
- actos
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- 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.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- NTIA
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- uni-
-
- ulto
-
- USTC
-
- USNA
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- not-
-
- 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.
- nos-
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- USCA
-
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- USIA
-
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- 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.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Oct.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Soni
-
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- SLIC
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- 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.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- 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.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- soln
-
- 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:
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- scil
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sci.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Sat.
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tion
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 1080
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- asc-
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- cis-
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- ICAO
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ical
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- ant.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lit.
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- ANSI
-
- 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:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ANTU
-
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- atic
-
- Lat.
-
- ano-
-
- intl
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- iso-
-
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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 = .
- itol
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- 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.
- int.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Inc.
-
- Lani
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ins.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Aus.
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- aut-
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- ious
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- cts.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- ACLU
-
- Col.
-
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- ACLS
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Con.
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- 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.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Alis
-
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Alco
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- STI
-
- STL
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CIA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CLU
-
- CLI
-
- 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.
- CNO
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- CNS
-
- TAL
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Clo
-
- NIA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- AIC
-
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- USA
-
- UIT
-
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ult
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ANC
-
- ACS
-
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- USC
-
- AUC
-
- USN
-
- an.
-
- USO
-
- al.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTC
-
- uti
-
- ac-
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TCA
-
- ca.
-
- TCS
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- Co.
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- 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.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- 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.
- ATC
-
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ASI
-
- AOU
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- TSI
-
- Tu.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- at.
-
- uts
-
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.
- Sta
-
- OTS
-
- Ola
-
- LOC
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OOT
-
- OSO
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- LON
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- So.
-
- St.
-
- LCA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- OIt
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Lt.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOC
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- NUL
-
- Oc.
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- OAO
-
- OAS
-
- LSI
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- LSC
-
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCS
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Lot
-
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.
- oic
-
- sc.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IOC
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- SLA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- CSO
-
- 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.
- Ia.
-
- CST
-
- SNU
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CTA
-
- io-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ITU
-
- ics
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- La.
-
- IUS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- IOT
-
- ISA
-
- Isl
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- CSA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- IOU
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- CU
-
- SU
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NL
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- N.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NI
-
- NC
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- UT
-
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.
- AO
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- O.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- LC
-
- L1
-
- TN
-
- L2
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TC
-
- ln
-
- i.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ol
-
- SN
-
- TL
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- OA
-
- ic
-