Anagrams of prostaglandin
Word prostaglandin has
2341 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of prostaglandin.
- gladiators
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.
- Stalingrad
-
noun,
former name of Volgograd.
- Darlington
-
noun,
a city in S Durham, in NE England.
- snapdragon
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum, of the figwort family, especially A. majus, cultivated for its spikes of showy flowers, each having a corolla supposed to resemble the mouth of a dragon.
- strap-laid
-
adjective,
noting a type of flat cordage made by stitching strands together side by side.
- diagonals
-
noun,
a diagonal line or plane.
- talapoins
-
noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- darnation
-
interjection, noun,
damnation; hell.
- trainload
-
noun,
the cargo or passenger capacity of a train.
- antisolar
-
adjective,
(on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
- rationals
-
noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- antipodal
-
adjective,
Geography. on the opposite side of the globe; pertaining to the antipodes.
- gradation
-
noun,
any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- Aldington
-
noun,
Richard, 1892–1962, English poet, novelist, and composer.
- gold-star
-
noun,
a gold-colored star displayed, as on a service flag, to indicate that a member of one's family, organization, or the like, was killed in war as a member of the armed forces.
- plantains
-
noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- nationals
-
noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- adnations
-
noun,
the condition of being adnate.
- gladiator
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.
- part-song
-
noun,
a song with parts for several voices, especially one meant to be sung without accompaniment.
- gas-plant
-
noun,
a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor.
- analogist
-
noun,
a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- Annapolis
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Maryland, in the central part, on Chesapeake Bay: U.S. Naval Academy.
- sporangia
-
noun,
the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- nostalgia
-
noun,
a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time:
- dog-latin
-
noun,
mongrel or spurious Latin.
- springald
-
noun,
a youth; young fellow.
- prodigals
-
noun,
a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.
- Daltonian
-
adjective,
of John Dalton or his atomic theory.
- tragopans
-
noun,
any of several Asian pheasants of the genus Tragopan, having two fleshy, erectile horns on the head and wattles on the throat.
- paranoids
-
noun,
a person suffering from paranoia.
- Arlington
-
noun,
a county in NE Virginia, opposite Washington, D.C.: national cemetery.
- planation
-
noun,
the process whereby an irregular land surface is made flat or level by erosion.
- plainsong
-
noun,
the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
- pangolins
-
noun,
any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.
- salpingo-
-
- Landsting
-
noun,
(formerly) the upper house of the Danish parliament.
- Spingarn
-
noun,
Joel Elias, 1875–1939, U.S. literary critic, publisher, and editor.
- snot-rag
-
noun,
a handkerchief.
- saltando
-
adverb,
in a saltando manner.
- pangolin
-
noun,
any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.
- antilogs
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- galipots
-
noun,
a type of turpentine exuded on the stems of certain species of pine.
- otalgias
-
noun,
earache.
- laniards
-
noun,
lanyard.
- annalist
-
noun,
a chronicler of events, especially yearly ones; historian.
- stand-in
-
noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- rational
-
noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- partials
-
noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- goliards
-
noun,
one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc.
- Granados
-
noun,
Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- Langston
-
noun,
John Mercer, 1829–97, U.S. public official, diplomat, and educator.
- grandpas
-
noun,
grandfather.
- tragions
-
noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- tragopan
-
noun,
any of several Asian pheasants of the genus Tragopan, having two fleshy, erectile horns on the head and wattles on the throat.
- Standing
-
noun,
rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.:
- platings
-
noun,
a thin coating of gold, silver, etc.
- grandson
-
noun,
a son of one's son or daughter.
- darnings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that darns.
- andirons
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- goldarns
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- platino-
-
- pastoral
-
noun,
a poem, play, or the like, dealing with the life of shepherds, commonly in a conventional or artificial manner, or with simple rural life generally; a bucolic.
- paranoid
-
noun,
a person suffering from paranoia.
- Spaniard
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Spain.
- also-ran
-
noun,
Sports.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
- Spalding
-
noun,
Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.
- ordinals
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- organist
-
noun,
a person who plays the organ.
- laotians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- dilators
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- sonatina
-
noun,
a short or simplified sonata.
- podagras
-
noun,
gouty inflammation of the great toe.
- orinasal
-
noun,
an orinasal sound.
- Portland
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
- 11-point
-
- Lantsang
-
noun,
Chinese name of Mekong.
- National
-
noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- partisan
-
noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- podalgia
-
noun,
pain in the foot.
- Diaspora
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.
- Diapason
-
noun,
a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
- Sogdiana
-
noun,
a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Capital: Samarkand.
- partings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- diagonal
-
noun,
a diagonal line or plane.
- aspirant
-
noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- dipnoans
-
noun,
a dipnoan fish.
- tripodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having the form of a tripod.
- granolas
-
noun,
a breakfast food consisting of rolled oats, brown sugar, nuts, dried fruit, etc., usually served with milk.
- poignant
-
adjective,
keenly distressing to the feelings:
- pantonal
-
adjective,
marked by or using pantonality.
- intrados
-
noun,
the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- plastron
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
- intrans.
-
- notarial
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- satinpod
-
noun,
either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- trinodal
-
adjective,
having three nodes or joints.
- dalapons
-
noun,
a selective herbicide, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 O 2 , used to eradicate certain grass weeds in sugarcane and other crops.
- dog-nail
-
noun,
a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- garlands
-
noun,
a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration:
- dog-star
-
noun,
the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
- Santiago
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
- trigonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or shaped like a triangle; having three angles; triangular.
- plantain
-
noun,
a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana.
- paladins
-
noun,
any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
- anglians
-
noun,
an Angle.
- landings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that lands:
- adnation
-
noun,
the condition of being adnate.
- prodigal
-
noun,
a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.
- palisado
-
noun,
palisade (defs 1, 2, 4, 5).
- Starling
-
noun,
a chunky, medium-sized European passerine bird, Sturnus vulgaris, of iridescent black plumage with seasonal speckles, that nests in colonies: introduced into North America.
- paraison
-
noun,
parison.
- stapling
-
noun,
a collar formed of angle iron surrounding a structural member passing through a deck or bulkhead to make a seal that is watertight, oiltight, etc.
- salt-pan
-
noun,
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- Siangtan
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xiangtan.
- Rosalind
-
noun,
a female given name.
- langosta
-
noun,
spiny lobster.
- roasting
-
noun,
a severely critical notice or review; pan.
- sparling
-
noun,
the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.
- pandoras
-
noun,
bandore.
- displant
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge.
- pintados
-
noun,
cero (def 1).
- diplonts
-
noun,
the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- pintanos
-
noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- lordings
-
noun,
lord.
- norlands
-
noun,
northland.
- talapoin
-
noun,
a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- Gastonia
-
noun,
a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.
- Londrina
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- parotids
-
noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- radiants
-
noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- sporting
-
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.
- ignorant
-
adjective,
lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned:
- platinas
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- apastron
-
noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- poniards
-
noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- loadstar
-
noun,
lodestar.
- loadings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that loads.
- largando
-
adjective,
allargando.
- prandial
-
adjective,
of or relating to a meal, especially dinner.
- parodist
-
noun,
a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.
- parlando
-
adjective,
sung or played as though speaking or reciting (a musical direction).
- Anapolis
-
noun,
a city in central Brazil.
- dispart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- posting
-
noun,
assignment to a post, command, or particular location, especially in a military or governmental capacity.
- disport
-
noun,
diversion; amusement; play; sport.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- tiglons
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- dognaps
-
verb (used with object),
to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- stoping
-
noun,
a process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks.
- pandits
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- Artigas
-
noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- paginal
-
adjective,
of or relating to pages.
- pongids
-
noun,
any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- daltons
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Pandora
-
noun,
bandore.
- dalapon
-
noun,
a selective herbicide, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 O 2 , used to eradicate certain grass weeds in sugarcane and other crops.
- padrino
-
noun,
a godfather.
- pagodas
-
noun,
(in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
- Pontian
-
noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- paisano
-
noun,
paisan.
- paladin
-
noun,
any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
- palato-
-
- palings
-
noun,
Also called paling fence. picket fence.
- Polaris
-
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.
- astrol.
-
- astroid
-
noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- poniard
-
noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- dansant
-
noun,
thé dansant.
- dipnoan
-
noun,
a dipnoan fish.
- diglots
-
noun,
a bilingual book or edition.
- diplont
-
noun,
the diploid individual in a life cycle that has a diploid and a haploid phase.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ordinal
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- origans
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- dilator
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- pontils
-
noun,
punty.
- otalgia
-
noun,
earache.
- tarpons
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- tarpans
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- darning
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that darns.
- Darling
-
noun,
a person very dear to another; one dearly loved.
- darings
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- taipans
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- porting
-
noun,
the changing of the size, shape, or location of the intake and exhaust ports in an internal-combustion engine, generally to improve performance.
- sparoid
-
noun,
a sparoid fish.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- inlands
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- sapling
-
noun,
a young tree.
- saponin
-
noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- Isadora
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- sarangi
-
noun,
(in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- Linsang
-
noun,
any of several civetlike carnivores of the genera Prionodon, of the East Indies, and Poiana, of Africa, having retractile claws and a long tail: some East Indies linsangs are endangered.
- introns
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- innards
-
noun,
the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
- loading
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that loads.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- in-goal
-
noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- Signora
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- Logania
-
noun,
any of several plants or shrubs of the genus Logania, native chiefly to Australia, having small white or pink flowers.
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- longans
-
noun,
the small, one-seeded, greenish-brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi.
- slating
-
noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- lording
-
noun,
lord.
- plantar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sole of the foot.
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- ligands
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- gratins
-
noun,
au gratin.
- latrias
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- lasting
-
noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- lariats
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- latigos
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- lardons
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- lap-dog
-
noun,
a small pet dog that can easily be held in the lap.
- laparo-
-
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Lansing
-
noun,
Robert, 1864–1928, U.S. lawyer and statesman: secretary of state 1915–20.
- laniard
-
noun,
lanyard.
- sangria
-
noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- Langton
-
noun,
Stephen, c1165–1228, English theologian, historian, and poet: archbishop of Canterbury.
- langsat
-
noun,
an East Indian tree, Lansium domesticum, of the mahogany family.
- Landtag
-
noun,
the legislature of certain states in Germany.
- landsat
-
noun,
a U.S. scientific satellite that studies and photographs the earth's surface by using remote-sensing techniques.
- Landing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that lands:
- sandlot
-
noun,
a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- sandpit
-
noun,
a deep pit in sandy soil from which sand is excavated.
- Ladinos
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- ladings
-
noun,
the act of lading.
- Sandron
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Gratian
-
noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- dopants
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- ganoids
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- sparing
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Paoting
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Baoding.
- gastro-
-
- gastrin
-
noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- Spartan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- spatial
-
adjective,
of or relating to space.
- raglans
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- Garland
-
noun,
a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration:
- gardant
-
adjective,
guardant.
- galipot
-
noun,
a type of turpentine exuded on the stems of certain species of pine.
- sorting
-
noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- galiots
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- norland
-
noun,
northland.
- spongin
-
noun,
a scleroprotein occurring in the form of fibers that form the skeleton of certain sponges.
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- radiant
-
noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- radians
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- radials
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- stadial
-
noun,
stade.
- Stagira
-
noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- ragtops
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- girasol
-
noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Goliard
-
noun,
one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc.
- granola
-
noun,
a breakfast food consisting of rolled oats, brown sugar, nuts, dried fruit, etc., usually served with milk.
- granita
-
noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- grandpa
-
noun,
grandfather.
- snap-on
-
adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- gradins
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- Gotland
-
noun,
an island in the Baltic, forming a province of Sweden. 1212 sq. mi. (3140 sq. km). Capital: Visby.
- ratings
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Gosplan
-
noun,
the official planning organization, which drew up projects embracing trade and industry, agriculture, education, and public health.
- Gordian
-
Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- soaring
-
noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- goldarn
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- randans
-
noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- rasping
-
noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- Sogdian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
- goannas
-
noun,
any of the several large monitor lizards of the family Varanidae, of Australia, especially Varanus varius and V. giganteus, both sometimes growing to 6 feet (1.8 meters).
- solaria
-
noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- glorias
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- Rapidan
-
noun,
a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- girl-os
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- aristo-
-
- Saladin
-
noun,
(Salāh-ed-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb) 1137–93, sultan of Egypt and Syria 1175–93: opponent of Crusaders.
- parados
-
noun,
a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear.
- aldrins
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Ansonia
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- plagio-
-
- pinards
-
noun,
wine.
- parting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- antilog
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- pinatas
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- antings
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- partial
-
noun,
Bridge. part-score.
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- plaints
-
noun,
a complaint.
- Aorangi
-
noun,
Cook, Mount.
- partons
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- parotid
-
noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- against
-
Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- torpids
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Alastor
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- aporias
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- apostil
-
noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- parings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- tragion
-
noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- trigons
-
noun,
a triangle.
- pintado
-
noun,
cero (def 1).
- parians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- anopias
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- transp.
-
- Anglian
-
noun,
an Angle.
- agnosia
-
noun,
partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
- patrial
-
noun,
a native of any country who, by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent in Great Britain, has citizenship and residency rights there.
- anginal
-
adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to angina, especially angina pectoris.
- anginas
-
noun,
any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
- andiron
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- plastid
-
noun,
a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment.
- pitanga
-
noun,
Surinam cherry.
- anaspid
-
noun,
any member of an extinct order, Anaspida, of small, freshwater jawless fishes of the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by a single nostril, narrow rows of scales, and, usually, an armor-plated head.
- anapsid
-
noun,
a reptile of the subclass Anapsida.
- analogs
-
noun,
analogue.
- podagra
-
noun,
gouty inflammation of the great toe.
- Adonais
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- Anglist
-
noun,
Anglicist.
- Plantin
-
noun,
Christophe [kree-stawf] /kriˈstɔf/ (Show IPA), c1520–1589, French typographer.
- Pianola
-
noun,
(lowercase) Bridge. a hand, as a laydown, that is very easy to play.
- angoras
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- toprail
-
noun,
the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- adagios
-
noun,
Music. an adagio movement or piece.
- topsail
-
noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- Annatol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- pinangs
-
noun,
the betel palm or its nut.
- pointal
-
noun,
pointel.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- tripods
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- transl.
-
- Andrias
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- tin-pan
-
adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- agonist
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- plating
-
noun,
a thin coating of gold, silver, etc.
- pintano
-
noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- agnails
-
noun,
hangnail.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Platina
-
noun,
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, osmium, etc.
- Trianda
-
noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- argasid
-
noun,
any of the numerous ticks of the family Argasidae, comprising the soft ticks.
- parangs
-
noun,
a large, heavy knife used as a tool or a weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.
- Argolis
-
noun,
an ancient district in SE Greece.
- pardons
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- paragon
-
noun,
a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence:
Synonyms: ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm.
- parasol
-
noun,
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- isopag
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Gildas
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- nitro-
-
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- pignon
-
noun,
the edible seed of the cones of certain pines, as the nut pine, Pinus pinea, of southern Europe.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- ligno-
-
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- pliant
-
adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- adopts
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- sapro-
-
- agoras
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- pilots
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nidana
-
noun,
any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- inland
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- Lindon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- gipons
-
noun,
jupon.
- randan
-
noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- gastr-
-
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- galops
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- agonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or symptomatic of agony, especially paroxysmal distress, as the death throes.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- galiot
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- Galati
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- Galton
-
noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- spiro-
-
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- lading
-
noun,
the act of lading.
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- analog
-
noun,
analogue.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- iatro-
-
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- Singan
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- ragtop
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- Gardas
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- spigot
-
noun,
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
- Garand
-
noun,
John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
- Raglan
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- ligand
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- ganoin
-
noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- intro.
-
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- inspan
-
verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- intra-
-
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Gosala
-
noun,
died c484 b.c, Indian religious leader: founder of the Ajivaka sect.
- Agadir
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- gorals
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- Nagano
-
noun,
a city on central Honshu, in central Japan.
- grails
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- gonads
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- grani-
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- trans.
-
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- instr.
-
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- grano-
-
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- pinnas
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- grands
-
noun,
grand piano.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- grinds
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- grand-
-
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- Platas
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- gnarls
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- longi-
-
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Gloria
-
noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- gloats
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- Longan
-
noun,
the small, one-seeded, greenish-brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- pinang
-
noun,
the betel palm or its nut.
- alodia
-
noun,
allodium.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- alogia
-
noun,
aphasia.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- pingos
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Loring
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- goanna
-
noun,
any of the several large monitor lizards of the family Varanidae, of Australia, especially Varanus varius and V. giganteus, both sometimes growing to 6 feet (1.8 meters).
- inorg.
-
- Lipton
-
noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- algoid
-
adjective,
like algae.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- agron.
-
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- sprang
-
noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- Padang
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Danang
-
noun,
a seaport in central Vietnam.
- pongid
-
noun,
any anthropoid primate of the family Pongidae, comprising the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan; a great ape.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- apodal
-
adjective,
having no distinct feet or footlike members.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- dalasi
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- planar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a geometric plane.
- Pagnol
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1974, French playwright.
- pagoda
-
noun,
(in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
- plani-
-
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- pontil
-
noun,
punty.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- andro-
-
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- diglot
-
noun,
a bilingual book or edition.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- posada
-
noun,
(in some Spanish-speaking countries) a government-operated or -approved inn offering moderately priced rooms to tourists, especially in a historic area.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- anting
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Darlan
-
noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- Asgard
-
noun,
the home of the Aesir and location of Valhalla and the palaces of the individual gods: connected with the earth by the rainbow bridge, Bifrost.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- tarso-
-
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Panoan
-
noun,
a family of South American Indian languages spoken in Peru, Bolivia, and western Brazil.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- panto-
-
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- parang
-
noun,
a large, heavy knife used as a tool or a weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Salado
-
noun,
Rí·o [ree-oh;; Spanish ree-aw] /ˈri oʊ;; Spanish ˈri ɔ/ (Show IPA) a river in N Argentina, flowing SE to the Paraná River. About 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- Poland
-
noun,
a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- pangas
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- astro-
-
- polit.
-
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- palais
-
noun,
French. a palace, especially a French government or municipal building.
- 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.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- paling
-
noun,
Also called paling fence. picket fence.
- plano-
-
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- astron
-
- Aragon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- argals
-
noun,
argol.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- largos
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- pandal
-
noun,
(in India) a temporary shed, especially one used for public meetings.
- pandas
-
noun,
Also called giant panda. a white-and-black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the raccoon family but now classified as a bear subfamily, Ailuropodinae, or as the sole member of a separate family, Ailuropodidae, which diverged from an ancestral bear lineage.
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- latigo
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- dorsal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- lagans
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- stalag
-
noun,
a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
- doping
-
noun,
Slang. an act or instance of giving a narcotic, usually a steroid, to an athlete to unfairly boost performance in a competition.
- Anglo-
-
- dopant
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- prongs
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- Angola
-
noun,
a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Capital: Luanda.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- sandal
-
noun,
a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- dongas
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- organa
-
noun,
a plural of organon.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Angora
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- onding
-
noun,
the act of continued outpouring or falling; a continuing torrent, as of rain.
- adapts
-
verb (used with object),
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly:
- dorsi-
-
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- radio-
-
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- nosing
-
noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- patri-
-
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- angina
-
noun,
any attack of painful spasms characterized by sensations of choking or suffocating.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- angio-
-
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- Ladoga
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of St. Petersburg: largest lake in Europe. 7000 sq. mi. (18,000 sq. km).
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- doting
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- L-dopa
-
noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- annals
-
noun,
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- distr.
-
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- doings
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- plasia
-
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- adagio
-
noun,
Music. an adagio movement or piece.
- Tongan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Tonga.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- aniso-
-
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Prasad
-
noun,
Rajendra [rah-jen-druh] /rɑˈdʒɛn drə/ (Show IPA), 1884–1963, first president of the Republic of India 1950–62.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- dognap
-
verb (used with object),
to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- diplo-
-
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- lipo-
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- plast
-
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- ling.
-
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- plan-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- lign-
-
- plat.
-
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- Plata
-
noun,
Rí·o de la [ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- nitr-
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- olig-
-
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- prand
-
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- 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.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Prot.
-
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- prod.
-
- patr-
-
- pros.
-
- prong
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- pron.
-
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- Prog.
-
- prods
-
noun,
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- pari-
-
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- ponds
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- panda
-
noun,
Also called giant panda. a white-and-black, bearlike mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, now rare and restricted to forest areas of central China containing stands of bamboo, on which it mainly subsists: formerly placed with the raccoon family but now classified as a bear subfamily, Ailuropodinae, or as the sole member of a separate family, Ailuropodidae, which diverged from an ancestral bear lineage.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- panga
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete.
- pant-
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pagan
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use) one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- ordn.
-
- post-
-
- orial
-
- orig.
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Port.
-
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- part.
-
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pongs
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Parl.
-
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- nona-
-
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- nano-
-
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- 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.
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- 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.
- Longs
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- pingo
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- para-
-
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- plio-
-
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- plods
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- ploid
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- natl.
-
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Dagan
-
noun,
the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- darts
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- diag.
-
- dial.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- tangs
-
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- astr.
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- ation
-
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- 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.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- dorps
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- drags
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- 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.
- spor-
-
- 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.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- gains
-
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- dipl.
-
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dist.
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- galas
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- algia
-
- 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.
- algid
-
adjective,
cold; chilly.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- algo-
-
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- agro-
-
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- adapt
-
verb (used with object),
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- trop-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trig.
-
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Alta.
-
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- Apgar
-
noun,
Virginia, 1909–74, U.S. physician: developed test to evaluate health of newborns.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- 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.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- andr-
-
- tonia
-
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- angi-
-
- Angl.
-
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- annot
-
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anon.
-
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- galop
-
noun,
a lively round dance in duple time.
- sito-
-
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Sino-
-
- sing.
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Indo-
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Goldi
-
noun,
Nanay.
- golds
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- gonna
-
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- lang.
-
- Laoag
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- Salpa
-
noun,
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus Salpa, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- insol
-
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- intr.
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- 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.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Iran.
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Ital.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- sanit
-
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- Golda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naso-
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- span-
-
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- glops
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Gilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- gilds
-
noun,
guild.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- glads
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Ganda
-
noun,
Luganda.
- girds
-
noun,
a gibe.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Sat.
-
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rpt.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- std.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- pro-
-
- tonn
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Sig.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- sgd.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- top-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- RONA
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- poda
-
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- 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.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- tRNA
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- tron
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- rad.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Soni
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Sra.
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- prs.
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- PSAT
-
- psia
-
- psid
-
- trid
-
- psig
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ptg.
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- tri-
-
- pts.
-
- PTSD
-
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- soln
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- pot.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- str.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- Rida
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- 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.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- 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:
- Sol.
-
- pos.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- TDRS
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- 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.
- TODS
-
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Pol.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- prin
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- 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.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- stlg
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- rit.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- RNAS
-
- tion
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- stg.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- sld.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- 1080
-
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- dat.
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Danl
-
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- itol
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dino
-
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Din.
-
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- dig.
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- dia-
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- lond
-
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- gids
-
- asgd
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- art.
-
- Ltd.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ARIS
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ator
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- log-
-
- 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:
- lit.
-
- LitD
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- 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.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- Gold
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- golp
-
noun,
a roundel purpure.
- gon-
-
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- gpad
-
- Gal.
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gild
-
noun,
guild.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glop
-
noun,
unappetizing food, especially of a semiliquid consistency.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- dir.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- iod-
-
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- dol.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dlr.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- dis-
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- iana
-
- gro.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- gtd.
-
- Ind.
-
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- IATA
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- dpt.
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ign.
-
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Arg.
-
- AInd
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ont.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- opia
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- ord.
-
- alt.
-
- ano-
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ann.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- ands
-
- NTIA
-
- Anas
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- Alg.
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Ald.
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- org.
-
- ANPA
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- patd
-
- 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.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- AARP
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- pil-
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- par.
-
- Pan.
-
- agst
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- OSRD
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pal.
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Ala.
-
- gds.
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- NOAA
-
- apo-
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- NASD
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ant.
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- APSA
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- NIRA
-
- Apr.
-
- Nor.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NADP
-
- NDSL
-
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- non-
-
- SPR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- tlo
-
- gi.
-
- at.
-
- DSR
-
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- ast
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- APS
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- DST
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- GOP
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ASN
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- GDR
-
- GDP
-
- ap-
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ad-
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- trp
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ag-
-
- AIA
-
- TID
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- AAP
-
- ASI
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TGN
-
- Aar
-
- Tro
-
- al.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- TIA
-
- ARS
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- DSP
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- DSA
-
- aor
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- tra
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- AOA
-
- ard
-
- STP
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tpr
-
- 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.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DSO
-
- DLO
-
- DOA
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- tr.
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DLS
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DAR
-
- TAL
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANG
-
- di.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TPN
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- DIL
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tpd
-
- TPI
-
- STL
-
- DNA
-
- ATA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DPA
-
- DPI
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- St.
-
- DPS
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Tng
-
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- Dr.
-
- tlr
-
- DRG
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DNR
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- do.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- STI
-
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- Doi
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ATP
-
- Apl
-
- Agt
-
- Sta
-
- PLA
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NAA
-
- NAD
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RDS
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNP
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NOP
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rd.
-
- RDA
-
- 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.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- RPG
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- LNG
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ROG
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- LON
-
- ROA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RLD
-
- 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.
- LPG
-
- LPN
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- LSI
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ltr
-
- NSA
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- RTS
-
- PDL
-
- Pa.
-
- pd.
-
- POR
-
- Pg.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PaG
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PDT
-
- OTA
-
- PGA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- POA
-
- PLR
-
- PID
-
- PLO
-
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- pli
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pl.
-
- OTS
-
- ot-
-
- op.
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OSA
-
- OSD
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSG
-
- OAP
-
- PSA
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODT
-
- oid
-
- OIr
-
- OSP
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- OLG
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- OPA
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- PRA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- rt.
-
- ROI
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- SAR
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- GSA
-
- IRL
-
- Ia.
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Isl
-
- IPO
-
- ISR
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ist
-
- ial
-
- SLP
-
- ITA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- SLR
-
- La.
-
- il-
-
- IPA
-
- IDP
-
- GTS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ing
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- id.
-
- Sgt
-
- SDR
-
- io-
-
- ILO
-
- GSR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- GTO
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- gt.
-
- ior
-
- 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
-
- LDS
-
- Gr.
-
- ILP
-
- SAA
-
- Ld.
-
- Ldg
-
- LDP
-
- lg.
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- IAS
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- 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.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sd.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- GPS
-
- LSD
-
- GPD
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- 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.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- GNP
-
- Lt.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SLA
-
- Gld
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- gl.
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- ILS
-
- SA
-
- i.
-
- AO
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- GD
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- 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.
- GN
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- SN
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- G.
-
- GP
-
- RI
-
- ol
-
- LR
-
- NG
-
- ND
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L2
-
- DG
-
- NP
-
- RO
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- D.
-
- RP
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DP
-
- SL
-
- dl
-
- SG
-
- NI
-
- T1
-
- IG
-
- RN
-
- TP
-
- OA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OG
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- O.
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
-
- IP
-
- TD
-
- DN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- TN
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TL
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- t.
-
- TG
-
- rg
-