Anagrams of phonocardiogram
Word phonocardiogram has
1679 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of phonocardiogram.
- craniograph
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noun,
an instrument that outlines the skull.
- cardiograph
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noun,
electrocardiograph.
- coronograph
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noun,
coronagraph.
- coronagraph
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noun,
an instrument for observing and photographing the sun's corona, consisting of a telescope fitted with lenses, filters, and diaphragms that simulate an eclipse.
- macrograph
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noun,
a representation of an object that is of the same size as or larger than the object.
- anamorphic
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adjective,
Optics. having or producing unequal magnifications along two axes perpendicular to each other.
- carpogonia
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noun,
the one-celled female sex organ of some red algae, that, when fertilized, gives rise to the carpospores.
- chronogram
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noun,
an inscription in which certain Roman numeral letters express a date or epoch on being added together by their values.
- drag-chain
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noun,
one of a number of chains attached to a hull about to be launched in restricted waters in order to slow its motion by dragging along the bottom.
- cramp-iron
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noun,
a piece of iron with bent ends for holding together building stones or the like.
- cardiogram
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noun,
electrocardiogram.
- radiograph
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noun,
Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.
- monograph
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noun,
a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- monopodia
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noun,
a single main axis that continues to extend at the apex in the original line of growth, giving off lateral branches beneath in acropetal succession.
- chondroma
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noun,
a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- arcograph
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noun,
an instrument for drawing arcs, having a flexible arc-shaped part adjusted by an extensible straight bar connecting its sides.
- radiogram
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noun,
a message transmitted by radiotelegraphy.
- honoraria
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noun,
a payment in recognition of acts or professional services for which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set:
- harmonica
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noun,
Also called mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.
- carangoid
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noun,
a carangoid fish.
- ondograph
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noun,
an instrument for graphically recording oscillatory variations, as in alternating currents.
- omophagia
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noun,
the eating of raw food, especially raw meat.
- omnigraph
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noun,
a device for converting Morse Code signals that are punched on a tape into audio signals, used in the training of telegraph operators.
- gonopodia
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noun,
the modified anal fin of a male poeciliid fish, serving as an organ of copulation.
- diaphragm
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noun,
Anatomy.
a muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity.
the partition separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals.
- Podgorica
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noun,
the capital of Montenegro.
- phonogram
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noun,
a unit symbol of a phonetic writing system, standing for a speech sound, syllable, or other sequence of speech sounds without reference to meaning.
- anaphoric
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adjective,
referring back to or substituting for a preceding word or group of words:
- Armorican
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noun,
a native of Armorica.
- pharmaco-
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- Pharaonic
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adjective,
(sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh:
- marigraph
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noun,
a device that automatically registers the rise and fall of the tide.
- cairngorm
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noun,
smoky quartz.
- arachnoid
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noun,
an arachnid.
- angiocarp
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noun,
a plant bearing an angiocarpous fruit.
- Champaign
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noun,
level, open country; plain.
- comprador
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noun,
(formerly in China) a native agent or factotum, as of a foreign business house.
- radioman
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- chinampa
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noun,
(in Mesoamerica) a long and narrow floating field on a shallow lake bed, artificially built up by layering soil, sediment, and decaying vegetation and used, especially by the Aztecs, to grow crops.
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- chorioma
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noun,
any benign or malignant tumor of chorionic tissue; choriocarcinoma.
- Grampian
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noun,
a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- chondria
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noun,
a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- Gomorrah
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noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Gomorrha. an ancient city destroyed, with Sodom, because of its wickedness. Gen. 19:24, 25.
- Gondomar
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noun,
Diego Sarmiento de Acuña [dye-gaw sahr-myen-taw th e ah-koo-nyah] /ˈdyɛ gɔ sɑrˈmyɛn tɔ ðɛ ɑˈku nyɑ/ (Show IPA), Count of, 1567–1626, Spanish diplomat.
- Giordano
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noun,
Luca [loo-kuh;; Italian loo-kah] /ˈlu kə;; Italian ˈlu kɑ/ (Show IPA), ("Luca Fapresto") 1632–1705, Italian painter.
- Goodrich
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noun,
Samuel Griswold [griz-wuh ld,, -wohld,, -wawld] /ˈgrɪz wəld,, -woʊld,, -wɔld/ (Show IPA), ("Peter Parley") 1793–1860, U.S. author and publisher.
- orchido-
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- odograph
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noun,
a recording odometer.
- compania
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noun,
company.
- amphoric
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adjective,
resembling the deep, hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a large, narrow-necked, empty bottle:
- Coronado
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noun,
Francisco Vásquez de [frahn-thees-kaw bahs-keth th e,, frahn-sees-kaw bahs-kes] /frɑnˈθis kɔ ˈbɑs kɛθ ðɛ,, frɑnˈsis kɔ ˈbɑs kɛs/ (Show IPA), 1510–54? Spanish explorer in North America.
- paranoid
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noun,
a person suffering from paranoia.
- phoronid
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noun,
any member of the invertebrate phylum Phoronida, wormlike marine animals living in a chitinous tube and having an anterior structure bearing ciliated tentacles for feeding.
- pair-oar
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noun,
a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.
- diagraph
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noun,
a device for drawing, used in reproducing outlines, plans, etc., mechanically on any desired scale.
- pagandom
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noun,
the part of the world inhabited by pagans.
- Garamond
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noun,
a printing type designed in 1540 by Claude Garamond (c1480–1561), French type founder.
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- dog-poor
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adjective,
very poor.
- picogram
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noun,
one trillionth of a gram. Abbreviation: pg.
- Cimarron
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noun,
bighorn.
- charming
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- poaching
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noun,
the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.
- dragoman
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noun,
(in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- raindrop
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noun,
a drop of rain.
- Corrigan
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noun,
Mairead [muh-reyd] /məˈreɪd/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1976.
- Charmian
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “source of joy.”.
- campaign
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noun,
Military.
military operations for a specific objective.
Obsolete. the military operations of an army in the field for one season.
- rigadoon
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noun,
a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.
- hoarding
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noun,
the act of a person who hoards.
- cardroom
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noun,
a room equipped for playing cards:
- monocarp
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noun,
a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
- monoacid
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noun,
an acid having one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- Cardigan
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noun,
a usually collarless knitted sweater or jacket that opens down the front.
- carangid
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noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas.
- iodophor
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noun,
a complex of iodine and a surfactant that releases free iodine in solution, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.
- macaroni
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- acromion
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noun,
the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
- macaroon
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noun,
a drop cookie made of egg whites, sugar, usually almond paste or coconut, and sometimes a little flour.
- marocain
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noun,
a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- armchair
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noun,
a chair with sidepieces or arms to support a person's forearms or elbows.
- Prichard
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noun,
a city in S Alabama.
- Maricopa
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
- mandioca
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noun,
cassava.
- Armorica
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noun,
an ancient region in NW France, corresponding generally to Brittany.
- margaric
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adjective,
pearly; resembling a pearl.
- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- mridanga
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noun,
an ancient drum of India shaped like a long conical barrel with two tuned heads of different sizes.
- horn-mad
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adjective,
furiously enraged; intensely angry.
- Harriman
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noun,
Edward Henry, 1848–1909, U.S. financier and railroad magnate.
- handicap
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noun,
a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- harridan
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noun,
a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew.
- Harmonia
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noun,
the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus.
- Richmond
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noun,
former name of Staten Island (def 2).
- harmonic
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noun,
Music. overtone (def 1).
- chadarim
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noun,
plural of cheder.
- chairman
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noun,
the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
- Chamorro
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noun,
a people inhabiting the Mariana Islands.
- handgrip
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noun,
the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting:
- charango
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noun,
a small South American guitar made from the shell of an armadillo or similar animal and having two to five strings.
- arachnid
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noun,
any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy-longlegs, having a body divided into two parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen, and having eight appendages and no antennae.
Compare insect.
- champion
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noun,
a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place:
- corrida
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noun,
a bullfight.
- Chapman
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noun,
British. a peddler.
- picador
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noun,
one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- 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.
- chagrin
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noun,
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- corpora
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noun,
a plural of corpus.
- cording
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noun,
cord covered with yarns or fabric, used decoratively.
- Phocion
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noun,
402?–317 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Camorra
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noun,
a secret society of Naples, Italy, first publicly known about 1820, that developed into a powerful political organization and was later associated with blackmail, robbery, etc., until its destruction in 1911.
- campong
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noun,
kampong.
- Pogonia
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noun,
a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.
- chingma
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noun,
the fiber of the Indian mallow.
- Campion
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- compar.
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- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- podagra
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noun,
gouty inflammation of the great toe.
- chromo-
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- choroid
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noun,
choroid coat.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- chorogi
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noun,
Chinese artichoke.
- chrono-
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- poniard
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noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- carping
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noun,
petty faultfinding.
- chorion
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noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- pochard
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noun,
an Old World diving duck, Aythya ferina, having a chestnut-red head.
- poor-do
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noun,
scrapple.
- cardoon
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noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- Chardin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
- cardio-
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- Cipango
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noun,
Japan.
- piranha
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noun,
any of several small South American freshwater fishes of the genus Serrasalmus that eat other fish and sometimes plants but occasionally also attack humans and other large animals that enter the water.
- coaming
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noun,
a raised border around an opening in a deck, roof, or floor, designed to prevent water from running below.
- carding
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noun,
the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning.
- Comorin
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noun,
Cape, a cape on the S tip of India, extending into the Indian Ocean.
- chondr-
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- rrhagia
-
- diorama
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noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- corrido
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noun,
a Mexican ballad or folksong about struggle against oppression and injustice.
- Harding
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noun,
Chester, 1792–1866, U.S. portrait painter.
- homonid
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noun,
hominid.
- homoio-
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- 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).
- morpho-
-
- harpoon
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noun,
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- harping
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noun,
any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- hardpan
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noun,
any layer of firm detrital matter, as of clay, underlying soft soil.
Compare caliche, duricrust.
- handcar
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noun,
a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand, used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers.
- Morandi
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noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- Hadrian
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noun,
(Publius Aelius Hadrianus) a.d. 76–138, Roman emperor 117–138.
- hadarim
-
noun,
plural of heder.
- Gronchi
-
noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1887–1978, Italian statesman: president 1955–62.
- gripman
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noun,
a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car.
- narcoma
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noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- grapho-
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- graphic
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noun,
a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- Honiara
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Solomon Islands, N Guadalcanal.
- hoopman
-
noun,
a basketball player.
- grandma
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Mindoro
-
noun,
a central island of the Philippines. 3922 sq. mi. (10,158 sq. km).
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- manhood
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noun,
the state or time of being a man or adult male person; male maturity.
- Mahonia
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noun,
any of various evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, including the Oregon grape.
- Mahican
-
noun,
a tribe or confederacy of Algonquian-speaking North American Indians, centralized formerly in the upper Hudson valley.
- Machaon
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noun,
a son of Asclepius who was famed as a healer and who served as physician of the Greeks in the Trojan War.
- macaron
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noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- Marrano
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noun,
a Spanish or Portuguese Jew who was converted to Christianity during the late Middle Ages, usually under threat of death or persecution, especially one who continued to adhere to Judaism in secret.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- mooring
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that moors.
- mirador
-
noun,
(in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.
- Miranda
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- Mogador
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noun,
former name of Essaouira.
- Mohican
-
noun,
Mahican.
- monacid
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- monarch
-
noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- Monarda
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noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- monodic
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adjective,
of or relating to monody.
- grandpa
-
noun,
grandfather.
- grandam
-
noun,
a grandmother.
- crampon
-
noun,
a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
- Pandora
-
noun,
bandore.
- Domingo
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noun,
Placido [plah-si-doh;; Spanish plah-thee-th aw,, -see-] /ˈplɑ sɪˌdoʊ;; Spanish ˈplɑ θi ðɔ,, -si-/ (Show IPA), born 1941, Spanish operatic tenor, in the U.S.
- Orinoco
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noun,
a river in N South America, flowing N from the border of Brazil, along the E border of Colombia, and NE through Venezuela to the Atlantic. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
- padrino
-
noun,
a godfather.
- proagon
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noun,
(in ancient Greek comedy) a disputatious exchange, sometimes of a slapstick nature, between the chorus and the characters, or among the characters themselves, usually following the parodos and preceding the agon.
- dimorph
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noun,
either of the two forms assumed by a mineral or other chemical substance exhibiting dimorphism.
- digraph
-
noun,
a pair of letters representing a single speech sound, as ea in meat or th in path.
- diagram
-
noun,
a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
- Daphnia
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noun,
a genus of tiny, freshwater crustaceans having a transparent body, used in biological research and as food for tropical fish.
- organic
-
noun,
a substance, as a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
- panocha
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noun,
Also, penuche. a coarse grade of sugar made in Mexico.
- parador
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noun,
a government-sponsored inn in Spain, usually in a scenic or historic area, that offers lodging and meals at reasonable prices.
- damping
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noun,
a decreasing of the amplitude of an electrical or mechanical wave.
- paragon
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noun,
a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence:
Synonyms: ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- parodic
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adjective,
having or of the nature of a parody.
- craniom
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- cranio-
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- organo-
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- doorman
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noun,
the door attendant of an apartment house, nightclub, etc., who acts as doorkeeper and may perform minor services for entering and departing residents or guests.
- gormand
-
noun,
gourmand.
- nomarch
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noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- Gordian
-
Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- good-oh
-
adverb,
all right.
- Goodman
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noun,
the master of a household; husband.
- no-good
-
noun,
a person or thing that is worthless or undependable.
- godroon
-
noun,
gadroon.
- God-man
-
noun,
Jesus Christ.
- nomadic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- orchard
-
noun,
an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- ochroid
-
adjective,
yellow as ocher.
- omicron
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noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- gadroon
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noun,
Architecture. an elaborately carved or indented convex molding.
- oogonia
-
noun,
one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes.
- Dragoon
-
noun,
(especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
- drachma
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of modern Greece until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 lepta. Abbreviation: dr., drch.
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- arraign
-
verb (used with object),
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- rampion
-
noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- Rhodora
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noun,
a low North American shrub, Rhododendron canadense, of the heath family, having rose-colored flowers that appear before the leaves.
- 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.
- Amphion
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noun,
a son of Antiope by Zeus, and the husband of Niobe. With his twin brother, Zethus, he built the walls of Thebes, charming the stones into place with his lyre.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Romanic
-
noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- angioma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- Romania
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- amorino
-
noun,
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- Aorangi
-
noun,
Cook, Mount.
- program
-
noun,
a plan of action to accomplish a specified end:
- Romagna
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noun,
a former province of the Papal States, in NE Italy. Capital: Ravenna.
- airdrop
-
noun,
the act or process of airdropping.
- Richard
-
noun,
Maurice [maw-rees;; French moh-rees] /mɔˈris;; French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), ("Rocket") 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.
- roaring
-
noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- arching
-
noun,
arched work or formation.
- Amharic
-
noun,
the Semitic language that is the official language of Ethiopia.
- Ahriman
-
noun,
Angra Mainyu.
- aphonic
-
noun,
Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.
- Rhodian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- acaroid
-
adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- Ricardo
-
noun,
David, 1772–1823, English economist.
- Andorra
-
noun,
a republic in the E Pyrenees between France and Spain, under the joint suzerainty of France and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel. 191 sq. mi. (495 sq. km).
- aphonia
-
noun,
loss of voice, especially due to an organic or functional disturbance of the vocal organs.
- Rapidan
-
noun,
a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- hairdo
-
noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- phago-
-
- PharmD
-
- hangar
-
noun,
a shed or shelter.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- orchid
-
noun,
any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers.
Compare orchid family.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Grodno
-
noun,
a city in W Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Niemen River: formerly in Poland.
- Dagmar
-
noun,
a female given name: from Danish, meaning “day” and “glory.”.
- Dacron
-
- Namhoi
-
noun,
Nanhai.
- pardah
-
noun,
purdah.
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- pariah
-
noun,
an outcast.
- amphi-
-
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- parica
-
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.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- hadron
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- hagdon
-
noun,
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- phagia
-
- hagio-
-
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- picro-
-
- Comdr.
-
- comdg.
-
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- hodman
-
noun,
hod carrier.
- morion
-
noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- homing
-
noun,
a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- Moriah
-
noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- coding
-
noun,
the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
- Morgan
-
noun,
one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aching
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- coming
-
noun,
approach; arrival; advent:
- Angora
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- coping
-
noun,
a finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like.
- andro-
-
- coring
-
noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- phono-
-
- copro-
-
- Adamic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.
- Moroni
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- adagio
-
noun,
Music. an adagio movement or piece.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- conoid
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- condom
-
noun,
a thin sheath, usually of very thin rubber, worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease.
- Ahmadi
-
noun,
a member of the Ahmadiya.
- morph-
-
- angio-
-
- dahoon
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- parang
-
noun,
a large, heavy knife used as a tool or a weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- organa
-
noun,
a plural of organon.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- gnomic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a gnome.
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- Domino
-
noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- Girard
-
noun,
Stephen, 1750–1831, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist, born in France.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- dognap
-
verb (used with object),
to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- doping
-
noun,
Slang. an act or instance of giving a narcotic, usually a steroid, to an athlete to unfairly boost performance in a competition.
- agric.
-
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- Garcon
-
noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- oompah
-
noun,
a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.
- Raphia
-
noun,
raffia.
- drongo
-
noun,
any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
- Gandhi
-
noun,
Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- Garand
-
noun,
John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- agron.
-
- drachm
-
noun,
a dram in apothecaries' and troy weights, and sometimes in avoirdupois weights.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- narco-
-
- agamic
-
adjective,
Biology.
asexual.
occurring without sexual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic.
- grampa
-
noun,
grandfather.
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- grand-
-
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- agamid
-
noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Agamidae, related to the iguanids.
- amino-
-
- grani-
-
- Dharma
-
noun,
essential quality or character, as of the cosmos or one's own nature.
- grano-
-
- Agadir
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.
- Rahman
-
noun,
Prince Abdul [ahb-dool] /ˈɑb dul/ (Show IPA), 1903–90, Malayan political leader: prime minister of Malaya 1957–63; premier of Malaysia 1963–70.
- grinch
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others.
- paramo
-
noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- dhaman
-
noun,
a large, harmless, colubrid snake, Ptyas mucosus, of southern Asia, the skin of which is used in making shoes, purses, and other items.
- dharna
-
noun,
(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- dirham
-
noun,
a money of account of Iraq, the 20th part of a dinar, equal to 50 fils.
- rhodic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhodium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Padang
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- ramrod
-
noun,
a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
- rhino-
-
- pagoda
-
noun,
(in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
- Pahang
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the SE Malay Peninsula. 13,820 sq. mi. (35,794 sq. km). Capital: Kuantan.
- Pahari
-
noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- goonda
-
noun,
a rogue or hoodlum.
- digram
-
noun,
a sequence of two adjacent letters or symbols.
- Graham
-
noun,
Katharine Meyer, 1917–2001, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- rhodo-
-
- dicho-
-
- Gordon
-
noun,
Charles George ("Chinese Gordon"; "Gordon Pasha") 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
- Amidah
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer that is recited in standing position at each of the three daily services and consists of three opening blessings, three closing blessings, and one intermediate blessing on the Sabbath and holy days and 13 intermediate blessings on other days.
- Gorham
-
noun,
a town in SW Maine.
- amido-
-
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- Moraga
-
noun,
a city in W California.
- Hindoo
-
noun,
Hindu.
- cirro-
-
- carpo-
-
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- pongid
-
noun,
any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- micro-
-
- carrom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- March.
-
- archi-
-
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- McAdoo
-
noun,
William Gibbs, 1863–1941, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1913–18.
- Carnap
-
noun,
Rudolf P. 1891–1970, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
- Marron
-
noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- poncho
-
noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- MAArch
-
- Ingmar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pohang
-
noun,
a port city in SE South Korea.
- Pomona
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.
- charro
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- radio-
-
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- Ingram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- inorg.
-
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Chaoan
-
noun,
former name of Chaozhou.
- Aragon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
- minhag
-
noun,
a custom or procedure among Jews that is so firmly established as to have almost the binding force of law.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- chimar
-
noun,
chimere.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- Manado
-
noun,
Menado.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Manoah
-
noun,
the father of Samson. Judges 13.
- margin
-
noun,
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- armpad
-
noun,
a small cushion forming part of the arm of a chair, sofa, or the like.
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Armagh
-
noun,
a county in S Northern Ireland. 489 sq. mi. (1267 sq. km). County seat: Armagh.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- Madag.
-
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- cardi-
-
- maroon
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- macro-
-
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Madang
-
noun,
a seaport on the N coast of New Guinea, in Papua New Guinea.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- madcap
-
noun,
a madcap person.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Canad.
-
- incorr
-
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- Chino-
-
- monoid
-
noun,
groupoid.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- Ichang
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yichang.
- mohair
-
noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- icono-
-
- chori-
-
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chorio
-
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- chiro-
-
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- pogrom
-
noun,
an organized massacre, especially of Jews.
- Chron.
-
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- chrom-
-
- horrid
-
adjective,
such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
- ragman
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- Aparri
-
noun,
a seaport on N Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- Horgan
-
noun,
Paul, 1903–95, U.S. novelist and historian.
- Radnor
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- chroma
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- Mahan
-
noun,
Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- Mahdi
-
noun,
the Muslim messiah, an expected spiritual and temporal ruler destined to establish a reign of righteousness throughout the world.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- homo-
-
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- nomo-
-
- Magna
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- mono-
-
- magic
-
noun,
the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- gono-
-
- rhin-
-
- Magda
-
noun,
a female given name, German form of Magdalene.
- Gooch
-
noun,
George Peabody, 1873–1968, English historian.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- Hond.
-
- Omaha
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- ogham
-
noun,
an alphabetical script used originally for inscriptions in an archaic form of Irish, from about the 5th to the 10th centuries.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- Marga
-
noun,
any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- marg.
-
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- mooch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Ganda
-
noun,
Luganda.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- gamo-
-
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- 30-30
-
- gamic
-
adjective,
sexual (def 3).
- omni-
-
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- manga
-
noun,
a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Agram
-
noun,
German name of Zagreb.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Hondo
-
noun,
Honshu.
- Mongo
-
noun,
mungo.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- Mango
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Ghana
-
noun,
a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of British Togoland: member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1957. 91,843 sq. mi. (237,873 sq. km). Capital: Accra.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- agro-
-
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- rhod-
-
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- iodo-
-
- imago
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- Hadar
-
noun,
a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- 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.
- groom
-
noun,
a bridegroom.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Admah
-
noun,
one of the cities that was destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah. Deut. 29:23.
- groma
-
noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- haoma
-
noun,
a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- incor
-
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- Adnah
-
noun,
a Manassite deserter from Saul's to David's army. I Chron. 12:20.
- Haman
-
noun,
a powerful prince at the court of Ahasuerus, who was hanged upon exposure of his plan to destroy the Jews of Persia. Esther 3–6.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Hagar
-
noun,
the mother of Ishmael. Gen. 16.
- incr.
-
- Haida
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Modoc
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people belonging to the Lutuamian group and ranging from southern Oregon to northern California.
- Indo-
-
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- hagia
-
plural noun,
the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mach.
-
- gram.
-
- Hind.
-
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- 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).
- moror
-
noun,
maror.
- gramp
-
noun,
grandfather.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- mondo
-
noun,
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- grama
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- Iran.
-
- graph
-
noun,
a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- Achad
-
noun,
Akkad.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- Idaho
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise.
Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Mich.
-
- NAACP
-
- acro-
-
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- prod.
-
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- Pharm
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- corr.
-
- corpn
-
- corp.
-
- andr-
-
- Pharr
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- phon.
-
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- Archd
-
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Arch.
-
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- angi-
-
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coop.
-
- Chaga
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu people of northern Tanzania.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Congo
-
noun,
congou.
- PharD
-
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Cong.
-
- 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.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Dahna
-
noun,
an area in the NE Rubʿ al Khali desert, comprising a region of E central Saudi Arabia.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- Dagan
-
noun,
the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- dacha
-
noun,
a Russian country house or villa.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- pari-
-
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- AMORC
-
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- crim.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Apoc.
-
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- choom
-
noun,
an Englishman.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Apgar
-
noun,
Virginia, 1909–74, U.S. physician: developed test to evaluate health of newborns.
- aphid
-
noun,
any of numerous tiny soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae of worldwide distribution, that suck the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants, some developing wings when overcrowding occurs: an important pest of many fruit trees and vegetable crops.
- podo-
-
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- chimp
-
noun,
chimpanzee.
- chomp
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- Chin.
-
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- Comr.
-
- cogon
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- compo
-
noun,
composition material.
- compd
-
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- comp.
-
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- 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.
- pico-
-
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- anim.
-
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- RADAR
-
noun,
Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Cmdr.
-
- pingo
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- Champ
-
noun,
the act of champing.
- Radha
-
noun,
the milkmaid who became the consort of Krishna.
- chap.
-
- char-
-
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- ordn.
-
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- orig.
-
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Oromo
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic, pastoral people of Ethiopia and Kenya.
- dogma
-
noun,
an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church. Synonyms: doctrine, teachings, set of beliefs, philosophy.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- Prog.
-
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- prand
-
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- onco-
-
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- oomph
-
noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- proc.
-
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- droop
-
noun,
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- 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.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prim.
-
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- 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.
- orch.
-
- pacha
-
noun,
pasha.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- amin-
-
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- prom.
-
- amiga
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- diag.
-
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- 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).
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- panda
-
noun,
Also called giant panda. a white-and-black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the raccoon family but now classified as a bear subfamily, Ailuropodinae, or as the sole member of a separate family, Ailuropodidae, which diverged from an ancestral bear lineage.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- panga
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Card.
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- pron.
-
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- para-
-
- prong
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- diam.
-
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- amid-
-
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- dich-
-
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- pagan
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use) one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- min.
-
- 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.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- Rom.
-
- pro-
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- 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.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- midn
-
- Mid.
-
- Mngr
-
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- prin
-
- 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.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mic.
-
- MCPO
-
- 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.
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- RONA
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- rad.
-
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- RCMP
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 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.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- MDAP
-
- pood
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- Omoo
-
noun,
a novel (1847) by Herman Melville.
- mod.
-
- NIRA
-
- rcd.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- RdAc
-
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- NOAA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nor.
-
- NIMH
-
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pam.
-
- Pan.
-
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- par.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- NCAA
-
- oro-
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- opia
-
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- OCDM
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- OAPC
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- ord.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- org.
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- mood
-
noun,
a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- poda
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- RADM
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- mogo
-
noun,
a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Phar
-
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Nah.
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- NADP
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- NADH
-
- 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.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Rida
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- NACA
-
- phr.
-
- mRNA
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- NDAC
-
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- 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.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- GNMA
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- gon-
-
- Can.
-
- cap.
-
- Good
-
noun,
profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chmn
-
- chm.
-
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- 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.
- chg.
-
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Cdr.
-
- gimp
-
noun,
a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- 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.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Apr.
-
- gro.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Haag
-
noun,
Den [den] /dɛn/ (Show IPA) a Dutch name of The Hague.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- apo-
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Hag.
-
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- aph-
-
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- Arm.
-
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- gpad
-
- arr.
-
- gpcd
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Arg.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- 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.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- cpd.
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- DOHC
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dir.
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- doom
-
noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- damp
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dom.
-
- dioc
-
- dia-
-
- dig.
-
- dim.
-
- Din.
-
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Dino
-
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- Chr.
-
- Cmon
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- 1080
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- cog.
-
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cmdg
-
- Com.
-
- Gama
-
noun,
Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- gamp
-
noun,
an umbrella.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- cir.
-
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Cond
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Con.
-
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- drch
-
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- comd
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- ign.
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adm.
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- 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.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Imp.
-
- IMHO
-
- IMCO
-
- agha
-
noun,
aga.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- AGMA
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- ICAO
-
- iana
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Ind.
-
- agr.
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- HRIP
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- Adah
-
noun,
one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- hor.
-
- Mac-
-
- Mar.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- mag.
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- iod-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- AMDG
-
- AARP
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- acad
-
- ACDA
-
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acr-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- hom-
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- AInd
-
- hood
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amp.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- ano-
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- ANPA
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- AAM
-
- ag-
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ROI
-
- ROG
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- AAP
-
- ADC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- rnd
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- APC
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- RPM
-
- RNA
-
- RPO
-
- RMC
-
- Aar
-
- PhM
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- AOA
-
- CRP
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- DCM
-
- RPG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- do.
-
- ANG
-
- ROP
-
- PCI
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- PCM
-
- PGA
-
- PHA
-
- DOA
-
- Am.
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- ap-
-
- ANC
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CPM
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ac-
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- aor
-
- CPA
-
- ad-
-
- PhD
-
- DPH
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- CPI
-
- ACP
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ca.
-
- RDC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- 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.
- ch.
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- AGM
-
- CGI
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- CGM
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- POR
-
- RDA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- cr.
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- 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.
- CMG
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- cp.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- RCA
-
- Co.
-
- PRA
-
- RCN
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Agh
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ard
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- RCP
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- PIO
-
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PID
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- PRC
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- CMD
-
- AGC
-
- CIM
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CIA
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- CIP
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- AMC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CMA
-
- Rd.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NAD
-
- HCM
-
- HCR
-
- hd.
-
- NAA
-
- NCO
-
- MRP
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- MRI
-
- MRA
-
- MPH
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- MPG
-
- MPA
-
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- 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.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- MOR
-
- 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.
- HPD
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- id.
-
- NIH
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- NOC
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- GPD
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- gph
-
- GPM
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Gr.
-
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- NIA
-
- NHI
-
- NHG
-
- NHA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NGC
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- hr.
-
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- MHG
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- Mc-
-
- Md.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MI6
-
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.
- mi.
-
- MHR
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHD
-
- Ir.
-
- MHA
-
- MGr
-
- mgd
-
- MCR
-
- 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.
- MCP
-
- MCI
-
- mcg
-
- MAA
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Mao
-
- 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:
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- ipr
-
- io-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Ido
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noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDP
-
- IGM
-
- MOI
-
- IHP
-
- MOG
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noun,
moggy.
- in.
-
- MOC
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noun,
moccasin.
- IPO
-
- MOA
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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.
- MNA
-
- ing
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- INH
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- IOC
-
- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIP
-
- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
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- IPA
-
- iph
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- IPM
-
- goo
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noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- God
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noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- gi.
-
- DPM
-
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Dr.
-
- DRG
-
- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPM
-
- OPA
-
- Ga.
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- oon
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- GAR
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noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GCM
-
- ooh
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noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-o
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- DPC
-
- oo-
-
- Goa
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noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ONI
-
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- GOP
-
- GPO
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noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- Gad
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noun,
the act of gadding.
- GAN
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noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
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noun,
a city in E Mali.
- oma
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plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIr
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- oid
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- DPI
-
- DPA
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- prn
-
- DAP
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noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAR
-
- d-c
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- dh-
-
- dha
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- di.
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- pah
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PaG
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- PAD
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noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- DMA
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Pr.
-
- Dor
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noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- PMG
-
- pm.
-
- Pg.
-
- pd.
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- DNA
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- Orr
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noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- DNR
-
- dog
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noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- Doi
-
- Don
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DOP
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noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- oic
-
- ONR
-
- 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.
- op.
-
- GDP
-
- GDR
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- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCD
-
- GHA
-
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAP
-
- OAO
-
- Oc.
-
- ODA
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noun,
a room within a harem.
- NRC
-
- HIM
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noun,
Informal. a male:
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- GIN
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gip
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noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GMC
-
- GNP
-
- NOP
-
- OCR
-
- NRA
-
- OGO
-
- GCI
-
- gap
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noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- GCD
-
- GCA
-
- GCR
-
- OHG
-
- ND
-
- D.
-
- CM
-
- MH
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- GD
-
- NM
-
- DM
-
- AO
-
- MG
-
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NG
-
- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- PH
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- O.
-
- MP
-
- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- DG
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- GN
-
- RP
-
- DP
-
- N.
-
- NI
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RH
-
- rg
-
- G.
-
- IG
-
- ic
-
- GH
-
- HP
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- i.
-
- RN
-
- GC
-
- NH
-
- MN
-
- RI
-
- GM
-
- GP
-
- OA
-
- RO
-
- M.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- OG
-
- NP
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- RC
-
- 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.
- DN
-
- R.
-
- IP
-
- HG
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.