Anagrams of parochialism
Word parochialism has
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- maiolicas
-
noun,
majolica.
- Charolais
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noun,
one of a breed of large white or cream-colored beef cattle, originally of France, often used in crossbreeding.
- parochial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes:
- proclaims
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verb (used with object),
to announce or declare in an official or formal manner:
- piclorams
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noun,
a colorless powder, C 6 H 3 Cl 3 N 2 O 2 , used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
- macropsia
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noun,
a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- Pharisaic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Pharisees.
- micropsia
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noun,
a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- pharmaco-
-
- mariachis
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noun,
a member of such a band.
- racialism
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noun,
racism.
- chloasma
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noun,
a condition in which light-brown spots occur on the skin, caused by exposure to sun, dyspepsia, or certain specific diseases.
- mochilas
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noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- chiliasm
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noun,
the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
- poli-sci
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noun,
political science:
- Maricopa
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
- archaism
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noun,
something archaic, as a word or expression.
- mariachi
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noun,
a member of such a band.
- charisma
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noun,
Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
- calipash
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noun,
the part of a turtle next to the upper shield, consisting of a greenish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
- camphols
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noun,
borneol.
- caporals
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noun,
a variety of tobacco.
- camphors
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noun,
a whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant-odored terpene ketone, C 10 H 16 O, obtained from the camphor tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a counter-irritant for infections and in the treatment of pain and itching.
- acholias
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noun,
lack of a secretion of bile.
- airmails
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noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- aphorism
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noun,
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton).
- maiolica
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noun,
majolica.
- proclaim
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verb (used with object),
to announce or declare in an official or formal manner:
- picloram
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noun,
a colorless powder, C 6 H 3 Cl 3 N 2 O 2 , used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
- comparsa
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noun,
a song and folk dance of Cuba.
- amphoras
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noun,
a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
- amphoric
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adjective,
resembling the deep, hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a large, narrow-necked, empty bottle:
- parosmia
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noun,
a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- Cimarosa
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noun,
Domenico [daw-me-nee-kaw] /dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1801, Italian conductor and composer.
- apicals
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noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- camphor
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noun,
a whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant-odored terpene ketone, C 10 H 16 O, obtained from the camphor tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a counter-irritant for infections and in the treatment of pain and itching.
- Shapiro
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noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- scapho-
-
- camphol
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noun,
borneol.
- rompish
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adjective,
given to romping; frolicsome.
- camails
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- laparo-
-
- caliphs
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noun,
a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- Orphism
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noun,
the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school.
- sarcoma
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noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- amphora
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noun,
a large two-handled storage jar having an oval body, usually tapering to a point at the base, with a pair of handles extending from immediately below the lip to the shoulder: used chiefly for oil, wine, etc., and, set on a foot, as a commemorative vase awarded the victors in contests such as the Panathenaic games.
- archils
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noun,
orchil.
- scholia
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noun,
Often, scholia.
an explanatory note or comment.
an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- scholar
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noun,
a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- morphic
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noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- orchils
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noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- asocial
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adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- oralism
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noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- lipomas
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- aphasic
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noun,
Also, aphasiac [uh-fey-zee-ak] /əˈfeɪ ziˌæk/ (Show IPA). a person affected with aphasia.
- aporias
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noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- chamiso
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noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- pachisi
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noun,
a board game, originated in ancient India, in which four players advance four pieces each along a route on a cross-shaped board toward a center square by throws of cowrie shells or dice.
- chorals
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noun,
chorale.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- plasmo-
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- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- compar.
-
- picaras
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noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- phrasal
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or of the nature of a phrase or phrases:
- colmars
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- philos.
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- clamors
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noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- raphias
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noun,
raffia.
- paschal
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noun,
a paschal candle or candlestick.
- chromas
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- impairs
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- impalas
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noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- caporal
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noun,
a variety of tobacco.
- pariahs
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noun,
an outcast.
- chimars
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noun,
chimere.
- chiasma
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noun,
Anatomy. a crossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
- Chiapas
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noun,
a state in S Mexico. 28,732 sq. mi. (74,415 sq. km). Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
- parasol
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noun,
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- paramos
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noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- chamois
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noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- Palomar
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in S California, NE of San Diego: site of observatory. 6126 feet (1867 meters) high.
- Palmira
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- carpals
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noun,
a carpale.
- isopach
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points of equal thickness of a particular geologic formation.
- carhops
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noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- Paharis
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noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- Amharic
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noun,
the Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia.
- prosaic
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adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- almirah
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noun,
Indian English. a wardrobe, cabinet, or cupboard.
- Marshal
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noun,
a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.
Compare field marshal.
- Malachi
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noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 5th century b.c.
- solaria
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noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- malaco-
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- acholia
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noun,
lack of a secretion of bile.
- malpais
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noun,
Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
- mohairs
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- Marisol
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noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- airmail
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noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- Somalia
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noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- mochila
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noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- Masorah
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noun,
a collection of critical and explanatory notes on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, compiled from the 7th? to 10th centuries a.d. and traditionally accepted as an authoritative exegetic guide, chiefly in matters of pronunciation and grammar.
- similar
-
adjective,
having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way:
- airship
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noun,
a self-propelled, lighter-than-air aircraft with means of controlling the direction of flight; dirigible.
- spacial
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adjective,
spatial.
- charas
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noun,
hashish.
- carpal
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noun,
a carpale.
- Marcia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- Palmas
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noun,
Las. Las Palmas.
- carpo-
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- carpos
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noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Marcos
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noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- comals
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noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Colima
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noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- rachis
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noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- Caspar
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noun,
one of the three Magi.
- Paloma
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noun,
a female given name.
- Ischia
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noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- chairs
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- mishap
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noun,
an unfortunate accident.
- Pamirs
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Pamiri
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noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- Colmar
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- Chamos
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noun,
Chemosh.
- champs
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noun,
the act of champing.
- Isaiah
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noun,
Also called Isaiah of Jerusalem. a Major Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- caroms
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Sirach
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noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- claros
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noun,
such a cigar.
- Campos
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noun,
a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
- lamias
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- Romish
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adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- holism
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noun,
Philosophy. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts.
Compare organicism (def 1).
- copals
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- holmic
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adjective,
of or containing the element holmium.
- capias
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noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- Pahari
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noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- airish
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adjective,
given to putting on airs.
- aiolis
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- palmar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in or on the palm of the hand or to the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- lahars
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noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- micro-
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- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- palish
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adjective,
somewhat pale.
- smirch
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noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- Somali
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noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- phasia
-
- chopas
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noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- impala
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noun,
an African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, the male of which has ringed, lyre-shaped horns.
- choral
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noun,
chorale.
- chori-
-
- ralphs
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noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- impair
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noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- chrism
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noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- Marsha
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noun,
a female given name.
- chrom-
-
- chroma
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- clomps
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- imparl
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verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- parols
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- Pascal
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noun,
the standard unit of pressure or stress in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one newton per square meter. Abbreviation: Pa.
- Rascal
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noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- Icaria
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noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- claims
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- clamps
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noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- Raphia
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noun,
raffia.
- ihrams
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noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- chomps
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- Imphal
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Manipur state, in NE India.
- charms
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- chimar
-
noun,
chimere.
- ahimsa
-
noun,
the principle of noninjury to living beings.
- paramo
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noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- milpas
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noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- spiro-
-
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- philo-
-
- coalas
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noun,
koala.
- philic
-
- marish
-
noun,
a marsh.
- pariah
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noun,
an outcast.
- chilo-
-
- philia
-
- Cloris
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- chimps
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noun,
chimpanzee.
- parica
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noun,
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
- chiral
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adjective,
(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
- chiro-
-
- chiros
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noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- Parish
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- phials
-
noun,
vial.
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- chlor-
-
- impish
-
adjective,
mischievous.
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- copras
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- archi-
-
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- shrimp
-
noun,
any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Schipa
-
noun,
Tito [tee-taw] /ˈti tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1965, Italian operatic tenor.
- MSPhar
-
- scarph
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noun,
a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
- crimps
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noun,
the act of crimping.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- Michal
-
noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- archil
-
noun,
orchil.
- MSArch
-
- malars
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noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- scampi
-
noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- Lochia
-
noun,
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- plasma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- haplo-
-
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- lampas
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noun,
congestion of the mucous membrane of the hard palate of horses.
- plasm-
-
- scalar
-
noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- sarco-
-
- schorl
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a black tourmaline.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- plasia
-
- alphas
-
noun,
the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α).
- macro-
-
- Polish
-
noun,
a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
- Machos
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- Sharia
-
noun,
law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- shamir
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- MAArch
-
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- Shalom
-
interjection,
peace (used as a word of greeting or farewell).
- mopish
-
adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- amphi-
-
- alohas
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- almahs
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noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Moriah
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noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- morph-
-
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- hamals
-
noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- March.
-
- morphs
-
noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- mohair
-
noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- apical
-
noun,
Phonetics. an apical sound.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- Omahas
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- sacro-
-
- Michol
-
noun,
Michal.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- Lashio
-
noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- Orlich
-
noun,
Francisco J [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–69, Costa Rican engineer and statesman: president 1962–66.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- orchil
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- calash
-
noun,
Also, calèche. a light vehicle pulled by one or two horses, seating two to four passengers, and having two or four wheels, a seat for a driver on a splashboard, and sometimes a folding top.
- mochas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- caliph
-
noun,
a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- picro-
-
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- pachas
-
noun,
pasha.
- alarms
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- pisci-
-
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- sapro-
-
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Ascham
-
noun,
Roger, 1515–68, English scholar and writer: tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.
- ashram
-
noun,
a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism.
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- ashlar
-
noun,
Masonry.
a squared building stone cut more or less true on all faces adjacent to those of other stones so as to permit very thin mortar joints.
such stones collectively.
masonry made of them.
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- halo-
-
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- halms
-
noun,
haulm.
- Pharm
-
- halas
-
noun,
George Stanley, 1895–1983, U.S. football coach and team owner.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- masc.
-
- Mich.
-
- pico-
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- plio-
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Phil.
-
- haoma
-
noun,
a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- phial
-
noun,
vial.
- hosp.
-
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- plash
-
noun,
a gentle splash.
- Holms
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- Hamal
-
noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- pilch
-
noun,
an infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
- Phila
-
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- pashm
-
noun,
the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- orch.
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- lipo-
-
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Lhasa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tibet, in the SE part: sacred city of Lamaism. About 12,000 feet (3650 meters) above sea level.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- orial
-
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- pacas
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- pacha
-
noun,
pasha.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- lm-hr
-
- miso-
-
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- mach.
-
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- 30-30
-
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Omaha
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- pasha
-
noun,
a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- pari-
-
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Parl.
-
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- ilio-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Pasch
-
noun,
the Jewish festival of Passover.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- para-
-
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Palma
-
noun,
Also called Palma de Mallorca [Spanish pahl-mah th e mah-lyawr-kah] /Spanish ˈpɑl mɑ ðɛ mɑˈlyɔr kɑ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in and the capital of the Balearic Islands, on W Majorca.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- lahar
-
noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- misc.
-
- mahal
-
noun,
a palace or mansion.
See also Taj Mahal.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Alcor
-
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- almah
-
noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Aloha
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Alpha
-
noun,
the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α).
- caps.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Alas.
-
- caphs
-
noun,
kaph.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- chol-
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Aisha
-
noun,
a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chimp
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- Apoc.
-
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Champ
-
noun,
the act of champing.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- char-
-
- chap.
-
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- AMPAS
-
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- sarc-
-
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- Arch.
-
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- amahs
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Calah
-
noun,
Biblical name of Kalakh.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- ASPCA
-
- Shama
-
noun,
a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- AMORC
-
- chomp
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- corp.
-
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- prom.
-
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- pros.
-
- copr-
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Comr.
-
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- comp.
-
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Corpl
-
- proc.
-
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- prim.
-
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- spor-
-
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- crim.
-
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- acro-
-
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- SPCA
-
- SLIC
-
- scr.
-
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- mil.
-
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Sra.
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- MSCP
-
- MSHA
-
- SRAM
-
- 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.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Sol.
-
- MIPS
-
- mol.
-
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- mis-
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- MILR
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- shr.
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- MSPH
-
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- phr.
-
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Phar
-
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- psia
-
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RCMP
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- par.
-
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Pol.
-
- pos.
-
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- pil-
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- prs.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- sch.
-
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saml
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- opia
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- 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.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- OAPC
-
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- pam.
-
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Pal.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Rom.
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 1080
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Imp.
-
- IMHO
-
- IMCO
-
- Cal.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ICSH
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- cap.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- HRIP
-
- Hos.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- hor.
-
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- hom-
-
- Lam.
-
- Apr.
-
- APSA
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- ARIS
-
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Arm.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asc-
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- 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).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clar
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- cml.
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- coml
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- hal-
-
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- HOLC
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- hol-
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- HMAS
-
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chal
-
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- cis-
-
- cir.
-
- Mic.
-
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- chm.
-
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- apo-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Alco
-
- acr-
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- AHSA
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AISI
-
- Ala.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Alis
-
- 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.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Amal
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MCPO
-
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- AARP
-
- MALS
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- mal-
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mac-
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Com.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- amp.
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- aph-
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- AMLS
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- APC
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sr.
-
- RCS
-
- Am.
-
- RCP
-
- CIP
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- CIM
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- RCA
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- SCP
-
- sc.
-
- aor
-
- Apl
-
- CIA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- SPR
-
- ap-
-
- Aar
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- al.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CMA
-
- CLR
-
- SCM
-
- Ar.
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- CLI
-
- AIA
-
- RMA
-
- ac-
-
- APS
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- AAM
-
- AAP
-
- Clo
-
- cl.
-
- AOA
-
- RPO
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ALM
-
- shp
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ASR
-
- sho
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ca.
-
- ROP
-
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- RPM
-
- Rs.
-
- ROI
-
- RSA
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- Co.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- cp.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- AMC
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAI
-
- ASM
-
- 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).
- ACP
-
- SLP
-
- SAR
-
- ACS
-
- CAA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- AMS
-
- AHL
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- SMA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- SLR
-
- AIC
-
- ALC
-
- ROA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SHA
-
- ASI
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- 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.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- RMC
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SLA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- PLR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MAA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- MOI
-
- pm.
-
- pc.
-
- Mao
-
- Pa.
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- OSP
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCM
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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).
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- LIM
-
- IRS
-
- IPM
-
- IPO
-
- ml.
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ISA
-
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- MLA
-
- La.
-
- MLR
-
- MLS
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MSH
-
- OAP
-
- Mo.
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- lpm
-
- MSI
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Mc-
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- LSC
-
- MSA
-
- LSI
-
- MRP
-
- MRI
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPH
-
- MPA
-
- LSM
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- OAS
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Om.
-
- OPM
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OPA
-
- OMS
-
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.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MOR
-
- MSC
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- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Ola
-
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MSL
-
- OIr
-
- LOC
-
- 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.
- oic
-
- Ohm
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noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- iph
-
- IPA
-
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- HAO
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- POM
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noun,
pommy.
- hr.
-
- HSM
-
- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POC
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- HAM
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noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- POA
-
- PLO
-
- pli
-
- HMS
-
- PLC
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- HAP
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noun,
one's luck or lot.
- PLA
-
- PL1
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noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- has
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noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HCM
-
- pis
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HCR
-
- POR
-
- MHR
-
- Ios
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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.
- CPL
-
- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- CPM
-
- mi.
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- PRC
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- PRA
-
- CSR
-
- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- HIC
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interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- IHS
-
- ich
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noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- PHA
-
- MCP
-
- PCS
-
- MCI
-
- PCM
-
- PCI
-
- IHP
-
- MIP
-
- IAS
-
- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- il-
-
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- IOC
-
- ior
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- pim
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plural,
personal information manager.
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- MHA
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- ial
-
- PHS
-
- PhM
-
- PhL
-
- hrs
-
- MCR
-
- ics
-
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- MH
-
- MP
-
- AI
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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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- M.
-
- RO
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RP
-
- PH
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- IP
-
- HL
-
- HP
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- RI
-
- RH
-
- RC
-
- SM
-
- CM
-
- LR
-
- LM
-
- O.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OA
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- ol
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- L.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LH
-
- R.
-
- LC
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