Anagrams of probabilistic
Word probabilistic has
1299 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of probabilistic.
- bioplastic
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noun,
plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- pictorials
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noun,
a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
- bibliotics
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noun,
the analysis of handwriting and documents, especially for authentication of authorship.
- bicipital
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adjective,
having two heads; two-headed.
- Biblicist
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noun,
a person who interprets the Bible literally.
- pictorial
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noun,
a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
- bibliotic
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noun,
the analysis of handwriting and documents, especially for authentication of authorship.
- Cristobal
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noun,
a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal, adjacent to Colón.
- piscator
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noun,
fisherman.
- poli-sci
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noun,
political science:
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- colpitis
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noun,
vaginitis.
- politics
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noun,
the science or art of political government.
- strobila
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noun,
the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region.
Compare scolex.
- parboils
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- tribasic
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adjective,
(of an acid) having three atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
- coal-pit
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noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- orbitals
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noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- bobtails
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noun,
a short or docked tail.
- tropical
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noun,
tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
- caltrops
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noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- isobaric
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adjective,
Meteorology. having or showing equal barometric pressure.
- clitoris
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noun,
the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- tripolis
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noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Sicilia
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noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- politic
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adjective,
shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- borstal
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noun,
(in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
- iatrics
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- stibial
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adjective,
of or resembling antimony.
- Script.
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- probits
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noun,
a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
- bibasic
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adjective,
(formerly) dibasic.
- prosaic
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adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- caltrop
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noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- astrol.
-
- ciboria
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noun,
a permanent canopy placed over an altar; baldachin.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Capitol
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noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- aristo-
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- Bristol
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noun,
a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- cobalts
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noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- cabrito
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noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- colitis
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noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- Tbilisi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Georgian Republic, in the SE part, on the Kura.
- silici-
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- bobtail
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noun,
a short or docked tail.
- abiotic
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adjective,
of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms.
- biblio-
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- Bastrop
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- basilic
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adjective,
kingly; royal.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- parboil
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- bipolar
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adjective,
having two poles, as the earth.
- Abitibi
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noun,
a lake in E Ontario and W Quebec, Canada. 369 sq. mi. (956 sq. km).
- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- lictors
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Biblist
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noun,
a person who regards the Bible as the only rule of faith.
- topical
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noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- bicarbs
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noun,
Informal. sodium bicarbonate.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- solicit
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verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- Tripoli
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noun,
Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- blastic
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- blasto-
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- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- orbital
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noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- bobcats
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noun,
a North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico, having a brownish coat with black spots.
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- toprail
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noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- optical
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noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- cabots
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Cabiri
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noun,
a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
- Carlos
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noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- sacro-
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- bicarb
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noun,
Informal. sodium bicarbonate.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- carbo-
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- captor
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noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- broils
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noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- sapro-
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- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- bolita
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noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- bobcat
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noun,
a North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico, having a brownish coat with black spots.
- carpo-
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- boarts
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noun,
bort.
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- bloats
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noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- social
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- borals
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noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- bistro
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noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Bicols
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noun,
Bikol.
- bracts
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noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- birota
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noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- biotic
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adjective,
pertaining to life.
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- Scipio
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noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- biotas
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biopic
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noun,
a biographical movie or TV show.
- scato-
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- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Bilbao
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noun,
a seaport in N Spain, near the Bay of Biscay.
- sarco-
-
- carobs
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- carpos
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noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- labio-
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- picaro
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- picro-
-
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- pibals
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noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- piloti
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noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- pilots
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- pisci-
-
- pistil
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noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- pistol
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noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- Labors
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- lacto-
-
- Pitris
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- lictor
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- optics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- orbits
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noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- oribis
-
noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- patri-
-
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- polit.
-
- cartop
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adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- claros
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noun,
such a cigar.
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- cobalt
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noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coapts
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verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Cloris
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- copras
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Robbia
-
noun,
Andrea della [ahn-dre-ah del-lah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1435–1525, and his uncle, Luca della [loo-kah del-lah] /ˈlu kɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA) c1400–82, Italian sculptors.
- Cibola
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noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Ibibio
-
noun,
a member of a people of southeastern Nigeria.
- probit
-
noun,
a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
- portal
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noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- iatro-
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- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- rabbis
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noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- rabbit
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noun,
any of several soft-furred, large-eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha, having a divided upper lip and long hind legs, usually smaller than the hares and mainly distinguished from them by bearing blind and furless young in nests rather than fully developed young in the open.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- oblast
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noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- tribo-
-
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tobira
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noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- tabors
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noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Baltic
-
noun,
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- tropic
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noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- tibias
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noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- atopic
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adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- astro-
-
- Strabo
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noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- tarso-
-
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- absorb
-
verb (used with object),
to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up:
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- spiro-
-
- spiral
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noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- barit.
-
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- copr-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- pari-
-
- lipo-
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Corpl
-
- corp.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- rcpt.
-
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- asco-
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- libri
-
noun,
plural of liber2 .
- Parl.
-
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- part.
-
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Apoc.
-
- colat
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- pico-
-
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plast
-
- plat.
-
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- plio-
-
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- acpt.
-
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- ilio-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Alcor
-
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Ital.
-
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- istic
-
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- acro-
-
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- prob.
-
- alto-
-
- proc.
-
- pros.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- abstr
-
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- Prot.
-
- Crabb
-
noun,
George, 1778–1851, English author and philologist.
- patr-
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Rabbi
-
noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- Port.
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- lact-
-
- alti-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- post-
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- actos
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Srta.
-
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- sito-
-
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Balbo
-
noun,
Italo [ee-tah-law] /ˈi tɑ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1940, Italian aviator, general, and statesman.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- trop-
-
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- oribi
-
noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- bact.
-
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- orial
-
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- babis
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Bart.
-
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- octa-
-
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- biol.
-
- obiit
-
- bilbo
-
noun,
a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners.
- baro-
-
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Bibl.
-
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- barbs
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- Balt.
-
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- 30-30
-
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blabs
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- BAPCT
-
- spor-
-
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Scot.
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- OBrit
-
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Capt.
-
- caps.
-
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- carb-
-
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- carp-
-
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Abbot
-
noun,
a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scat-
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Brit.
-
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sarc-
-
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- TRIB
-
- Oct.
-
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- par.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- pil-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- obs.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- opia
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pct.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- tri-
-
- pat.
-
- Pal.
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- SATB
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SBLI
-
- SBIC
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- str.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- tab.
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- rpt.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- scr.
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIC
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Sra.
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- prs.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 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.
- pro-
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pot.
-
- pos.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- psia
-
- Tob.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- top-
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- PSAT
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- RIIA
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- pts.
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- SPCA
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- Sab.
-
- BSOT
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- bbl.
-
plural,
barrel.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- bar.
-
- Barb
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- BASc
-
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- bbls
-
plural,
barrel.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Bib.
-
- bio-
-
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- blab
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Cort
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- bal.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- art.
-
- iso-
-
- asc-
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- atic
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- ator
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 1080
-
- BRCS
-
- Babi
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- Babs
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Barbara.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Cor.
-
- BLit
-
- itis
-
- 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.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- bot.
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- cap.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Cal.
-
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brob
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped spike for securing an end of a timber butting against the side of another.
- BSBA
-
- BSCP
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIT
-
- btl.
-
- BSRT
-
- BSPT
-
- bops
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- blob
-
noun,
a globule of liquid; bubble.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- Cobb
-
noun,
Howell [hou-uh l] /ˈhaʊ əl/ (Show IPA), 1815–68, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1849–51.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cir.
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clar
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Bol.
-
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- cis-
-
- ARIS
-
- BSPA
-
- LitB
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- ACLS
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- lip-
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- alt.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- abs-
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- acr-
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alb.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Alco
-
- Alis
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- lobs
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- itol
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ABLS
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- abl.
-
- Lab.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- obb.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Abib
-
noun,
Aviv.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- OAPC
-
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- ABBR
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- AIC
-
- BSA
-
- BSL
-
- ap-
-
- BRT
-
- BLS
-
- ab-
-
- TSP
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sb.
-
- trp
-
- sc.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- SCB
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TSI
-
- SBA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BSO
-
- al.
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- SCP
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Abp
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- abt
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- BPA
-
- BPI
-
- ac-
-
- Tpr
-
- TPI
-
- BPS
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- abb
-
noun,
low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece.
- Ar.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ACP
-
- SLA
-
- ACS
-
- Bob
-
noun,
a short, jerky motion:
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Tro
-
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SLP
-
- BCL
-
- TBO
-
- TCA
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- BBC
-
- STP
-
- bl.
-
- ATB
-
- TCS
-
- TIA
-
- BSC
-
- STL
-
- Br.
-
- Bab
-
noun,
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
- STI
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- STB
-
- TBA
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- asb
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- TAL
-
- ast
-
- ASI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tbi
-
- ASR
-
- APS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Bac
-
- SLR
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- BCP
-
- BCS
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- BLA
-
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- ALC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- bbs
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- BBA
-
- Apl
-
- spt
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- Sr.
-
- APC
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- APB
-
- aor
-
- SPR
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- bp.
-
- obl
-
- BSP
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- PIO
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ISA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- PCB
-
- PBS
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- PLC
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POC
-
- POB
-
- POA
-
- PLR
-
- ior
-
- PLO
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- BST
-
- IPA
-
- IRS
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- LBO
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ILS
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Oc.
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- OTC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OAS
-
- ltr
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OPA
-
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- ob.
-
- LTA
-
- LCA
-
- Pa.
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LOC
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- pc.
-
- OTS
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- IOC
-
- pli
-
- ILP
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CIB
-
- CIP
-
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROA
-
- CLI
-
- Clo
-
- CLR
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- RCT
-
- CIA
-
- RCA
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ILO
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RPS
-
- ROP
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- CPA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Bt.
-
- ca.
-
- SAR
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- cl.
-
- CAI
-
- CBS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- RPO
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ics
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- PRC
-
- PRA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- CPS
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- POR
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- PSA
-
- CTA
-
- CPL
-
- PSC
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- CPR
-
- RCS
-
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- RCP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- RO
-
- AO
-
- BC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- LC
-
- B-
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RC
-
- ol
-
- BO
-
- L1
-
- L.
-
- L2
-
- CB
-
- 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.
- BB
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OA
-
- S.
-
- IP
-
- LR
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PB
-
- P.
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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.
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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