Anagrams of qualifications
Word qualifications has
1310 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of qualifications.
- qualification
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noun,
a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- acquisition
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noun,
the act of acquiring or gaining possession:
- antisocial
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noun,
a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
- fasciation
-
noun,
the act of binding up or bandaging.
- scalation
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noun,
an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- Lusitania
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noun,
(italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- acquaints
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verb (used with object),
to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with):
- factional
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adjective,
of a faction or factions.
- filiation
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noun,
the fact of being the child of a certain parent.
- Castilian
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noun,
the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
- faunistic
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adjective,
of or relating to the geographical distribution of animal life.
- Louisiana
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noun,
a state in the S United States. 48,522 sq. mi. (125,672 sq. km). Capital: Baton Rouge.
Abbreviation: LA (for use with zip code), La.
- causation
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noun,
the action of causing or producing.
- fictional
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adjective,
invented as part of a work of fiction:
- siciliano
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noun,
a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- Tanaquil
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noun,
a legendary queen of Rome who prophesied the future greatness of Servius Tullius and helped him to gain the throne after the murder of her husband by a political faction.
- actinias
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- aliquant
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adjective,
contained in a number or quantity, but not dividing it evenly:
- siauliai
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noun,
a city in N Lithuania, N of Kaunas.
- osculant
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adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- fistiana
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noun,
the sport or world of boxing:
- factious
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adjective,
given to faction; dissentious:
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- aquatics
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noun,
an aquatic plant or animal.
- no-fault
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noun,
Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
- Faliscan
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noun,
a member of an ancient people who inhabited southern Etruria.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- aliquots
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noun,
an aliquot part.
- tinfoils
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- finalist
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noun,
a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.
- Faustian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Faust:
- fantails
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noun,
a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan.
- inflicts
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verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- fication
-
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- coquinas
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noun,
Also called pompano, butterfly-shell clam. a small clam, Donax variabilis, abundant in the intertidal zone of eastern and southern U.S. coastal beaches, having fanlike bands of various hues, the paired empty shells often spread in a butterfly shape.
- nautical
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adjective,
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:
- folacins
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noun,
folic acid.
- Caulonia
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noun,
a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- Lusatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- quantics
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noun,
a rational, integral, homogeneous function of two or more variables.
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- Quantico
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noun,
a U.S. Marine Corps base and development and education command in NE Virginia, NE of Fredericksburg on the Potomac River.
- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- acquaint
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verb (used with object),
to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with):
- quintics
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noun,
a quantity of the fifth degree.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- quintals
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (220.5 avoirdupois pounds).
- sulfonic
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adjective,
sulfo.
- fustian
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noun,
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- quintic
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noun,
a quantity of the fifth degree.
- Fulanis
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noun,
Also, Fulah. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through W Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- finials
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noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- tinfoil
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noun,
tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.
- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- Aquinas
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noun,
Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
- finical
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adjective,
finicky.
- folacin
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noun,
folic acid.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- aquatic
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noun,
an aquatic plant or animal.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- fistula
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noun,
Pathology. a narrow passage or duct formed by disease or injury, as one leading from an abscess to a free surface, or from one cavity to another.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- flaunts
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noun,
the act of flaunting.
- flacons
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noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- Asiatic
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noun,
an Asian person.
- Lucania
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noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- Sultana
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noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- coquina
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noun,
Also called pompano, butterfly-shell clam. a small clam, Donax variabilis, abundant in the intertidal zone of eastern and southern U.S. coastal beaches, having fanlike bands of various hues, the paired empty shells often spread in a butterfly shape.
- canfuls
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noun,
the amount that a can will hold.
- consult
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noun,
a consultation.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- colitis
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noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- solatia
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noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- canulas
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noun,
cannula.
- solicit
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verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- Sno-Cat
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- cofinal
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adjective,
of or relating to a subset of a set with a partial order relation, as “greater than” or “equal to,” in which corresponding to each element in the set is an element in the subset that is in relation to the given element.
- coastal
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adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- Catalin
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- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Clifton
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- asocial
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adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- asquint
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adverb, adjective,
with an oblique glance or squint; askance; slyly; dubiously.
- Sicilia
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noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- silici-
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- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- siliqua
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noun,
a silver coin of the later Roman Empire, the 24th part of a solidus, first issued by Constantine.
- Toscana
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noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- fantail
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noun,
a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan.
- caftans
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noun,
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
- fanatic
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noun,
a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- falcons
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noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- factual
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adjective,
of or relating to facts; concerning facts:
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- facials
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noun,
a treatment to beautify the face.
- quintal
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (220.5 avoirdupois pounds).
- Ciliata
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noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- Iquitos
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noun,
a city in NE Peru, on the upper Amazon.
- initial
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- isation
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- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- inflict
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verb (used with object),
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered:
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- aliquot
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noun,
an aliquot part.
- alinota
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noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- Actinia
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- Tunisia
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noun,
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Nilotic
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noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Laotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Italian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- actinal
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adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- acquits
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verb (used with object),
to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty:
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- quantal
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adjective,
of or relating to quanta or quantum mechanics.
- actino-
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- quantic
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noun,
a rational, integral, homogeneous function of two or more variables.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- quinols
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noun,
hydroquinone.
- quinoas
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noun,
a tall crop plant, Chenopodium quinoa, of the amaranth family, cultivated mainly in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, which is used as a food staple.
- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- Ictinus
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noun,
flourished mid-5th century b.c, Greek architect, a designer of the Parthenon.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- loquats
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noun,
a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
- Lusatia
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noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- AFL-CIO
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- lacunas
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noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- Laconia
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noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- lacinia
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noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- oculist
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- coutil
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noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- facias
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noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Latina
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noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- sinful
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adjective,
characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked:
- Quinta
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noun,
an inn, especially one in the countryside.
- lauans
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noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- coulis
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noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Lucian
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noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Lucias
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- loquat
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noun,
a small evergreen tree, Eriobotrya japonica, native to China and Japan, cultivated as an ornamental and for its yellow, plumlike fruit.
- clifts
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noun,
cliff.
- clino-
-
- locust
-
noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- squint
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noun,
an act or instance of squinting.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- clonus
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- clouts
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noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- coalas
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noun,
koala.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- natals
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- sol-fa
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noun,
Music. the set of syllables, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti, sung to the respective tones of the scale. All but do and ti are attributed to Guido d'Arezzo.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- consul
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noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- Latona
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noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- facula
-
noun,
an irregular, unusually bright patch on the sun's surface.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- quasi-
-
- fiscal
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noun,
(in some countries) a prosecuting attorney.
- infula
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noun,
one of the two embroidered lappets of the miter of a bishop.
- fistic
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adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- flacon
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noun,
a small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
- flatus
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noun,
intestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines and composed primarily of hydrogen sulfide and varying amounts of methane.
- quanta
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noun,
plural of quantum.
- flaunt
-
noun,
the act of flaunting.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- flints
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noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- floats
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- flouts
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noun,
a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
- Santal
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noun,
sandalwood.
- quants
-
noun,
Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.
- fontal
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adjective,
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- quilts
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noun,
a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Fulani
-
noun,
Also, Fulah. a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of mixed African and Mediterranean ancestry, scattered through W Africa from Senegal to Cameroon.
- quino-
-
- Fulton
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noun,
Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
- fusain
-
noun,
a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- fusion
-
noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- quinoa
-
noun,
a tall crop plant, Chenopodium quinoa, of the amaranth family, cultivated mainly in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile for its small, ivory-colored seed, which is used as a food staple.
- fustic
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noun,
the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
- futons
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- quoins
-
noun,
an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
- quints
-
noun,
an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
- quinol
-
noun,
hydroquinone.
- scato-
-
- quaint
-
adjective,
having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque:
- Faisal
-
noun,
(Faisal Abdul-Aziz al Saud al Faisal) 1904–75, king of Saudi Arabia 1964–75 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Saud).
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Falcon
-
noun,
any of several birds of prey of the family Falconidae, especially of the genus Falco, usually distinguished by long, pointed wings, a hooked beak with a toothlike notch on each side of the upper bill, and swift, agile flight, typically diving to seize prey: some falcon species are close to extinction.
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lacuna
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- lacto-
-
- quint-
-
- fascia
-
noun,
a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- itious
-
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- fatsia
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Fatsia japonica, of the ginseng family, having large, glossy, palmately compound leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- faucal
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adjective,
pertaining to the fauces or opening of the throat.
- faults
-
noun,
a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
- faunas
-
noun,
the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- finals
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- finial
-
noun,
Architecture. a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- quoits
-
noun,
quoits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
- facial
-
noun,
a treatment to beautify the face.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- tafias
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- Calif.
-
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- califs
-
noun,
caliph.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- actual
-
adjective,
existing in act or fact; real:
- canful
-
noun,
the amount that a can will hold.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- afocal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having no finite focal point, as a telescope.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Aquilo
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of the north wind.
- Aquila
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- acquit
-
verb (used with object),
to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty:
- unfact
-
noun,
a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- unfits
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- afloat
-
adverb, adjective,
floating or borne on the water; in a floating condition:
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Tuinal
-
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- caftan
-
noun,
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- aftosa
-
noun,
foot-and-mouth disease.
- Tiflis
-
noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- acious
-
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- antiq.
-
- causal
-
adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- aniso-
-
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- casual
-
noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- unific
-
adjective,
unifying; uniting:
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- canula
-
noun,
cannula.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- quilt
-
noun,
a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
- ilio-
-
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- quin-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- folic
-
adjective,
of or derived from folic acid.
- futon
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- aloft
-
adverb,
high up; far above the ground.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- alifs
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- sanit
-
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- 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.
- Quant
-
noun,
Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.
- folia
-
noun,
plural of folium.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- incl.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- quot.
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- fusil
-
noun,
a light flintlock musket.
- Fusan
-
noun,
Pusan.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- quota
-
noun,
the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.
- anis-
-
- quoin
-
noun,
an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
- quits
-
noun,
any of various small tropical birds.
- Quito
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ecuador, in the N part. 9348 feet (2849 meters) above sea level.
- anat.
-
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- anal.
-
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Fulas
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- FSLIC
-
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- alti-
-
- Fount
-
noun,
a spring of water; fountain.
- fouls
-
noun,
foot rot.
- ician
-
- icons
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Alta.
-
- quoit
-
noun,
quoits, (used with a singular verb) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- init.
-
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Unit.
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- natl.
-
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- naut.
-
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- naso-
-
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- noct-
-
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- 30-30
-
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- USLTA
-
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- NAAFI
-
noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loafs
-
verb (used with object),
to pass idly (usually followed by away):
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- 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.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- 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.
- actos
-
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- istic
-
- Alas.
-
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- Qiana
-
- Quail
-
noun,
a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of the Old World.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- inst.
-
- tufas
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- insol
-
- alfas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- UNCIO
-
- lact-
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- afoul
-
Idioms,
run / come / fall afoul of,
to become entangled with:
to come into conflict with:
- nuci-
-
- Ital.
-
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- ocul-
-
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ition
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- focus
-
noun,
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
- 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.
- focal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a focus.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cata-
-
- Faial
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 66 sq. mi. (171 sq. km).
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- facia
-
noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- Sino-
-
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- squat
-
noun,
the act or fact of squatting.
- auto.
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Aust.
-
- fa-la
-
noun,
a text or refrain in old songs.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- fails
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- conf.
-
- Cant.
-
- Cons.
-
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Const
-
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- cont.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- SNAFU
-
noun,
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation:
Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up.
Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- sito-
-
- foals
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- colat
-
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- fatal
-
adjective,
causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly:
- sulfo
-
adjective,
containing the sulfo group; sulfonic.
- ation
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- tious
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- flans
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aquas
-
noun,
Chiefly Pharmacology.
water.
a liquid.
a solution, especially in water.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- sulf-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- float
-
noun,
something that floats, as a raft.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- flout
-
noun,
a disdainful, scornful, or contemptuous remark or act; insult; gibe.
- flocs
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- anti-
-
- flats
-
noun,
something flat.
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- flics
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- 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.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- asco-
-
- scat-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Clift
-
noun,
cliff.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- caus.
-
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Ficus
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
- Faust
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- fauns
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- filos
-
- Scot.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- fault
-
noun,
a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing:
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Fauna
-
noun,
the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
- sulfa
-
noun,
sulfa drug.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- NACA
-
- NOAA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Sol.
-
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- USNA
-
- USIA
-
- Soni
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- soln
-
- USCA
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- 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.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- USTC
-
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- USAF
-
noun,
the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- NCAA
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- uni-
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- 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.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- quat
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tufa
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- qto.
-
- qats
-
noun,
kat.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- scil
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- 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.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- 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.
- quit
-
noun,
any of various small tropical birds.
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- tion
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- sci.
-
- quos
-
- out-
-
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- ulto
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- NTIA
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- nos-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Oct.
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- SLIC
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- 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.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- 1080
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- asc-
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- cis-
-
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- ious
-
- filt
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- aqua
-
noun,
Chiefly Pharmacology.
water.
a liquid.
a solution, especially in water.
- Fin.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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).
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- fict
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- 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.
- itis
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- foul
-
noun,
something that is foul.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Anas
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- itol
-
- cit.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ano-
-
- 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.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- iso-
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ANTU
-
- FICA
-
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Fla.
-
- Alis
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- FOIA
-
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- fol.
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- fut.
-
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- calf
-
noun,
the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.
- iana
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- CanF
-
- Fuls
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Fula
-
noun,
Fulani.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- foal
-
noun,
a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- Inc.
-
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- intl
-
- flic
-
noun,
a police officer; cop.
- atic
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- infl
-
- Inf.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- 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.
- IATA
-
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- 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.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- floc
-
noun,
Also, flock. a tuftlike mass, as in a chemical precipitate.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- alt.
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ACLU
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loaf
-
noun,
a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ACLS
-
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- liq.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- ALFA
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- loq.
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Col.
-
- 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.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- cts.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- cat.
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Lani
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Ala.
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- AISI
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- Lat.
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- Alco
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- AFSC
-
- fac.
-
- FACS
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- St.
-
- CFA
-
- Sta
-
- CLI
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- STI
-
- CFO
-
- Clo
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- CIA
-
- CNO
-
- CIF
-
- cfs
-
- CLU
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- STL
-
- Sq.
-
- suf
-
- SQA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- CFL
-
- CFI
-
- CNS
-
- LST
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- UFC
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- AFS
-
- ult
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- UIT
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- AFL
-
- USA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ALC
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Tu.
-
- unc
-
- AFC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- UTC
-
- Af.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USO
-
- AIA
-
- USN
-
- an.
-
- AFA
-
- USC
-
- AUC
-
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- AAF
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAU
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TSI
-
- ALU
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cf.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ATA
-
- ATC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AUA
-
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Co.
-
- TAL
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- suq
-
noun,
suk.
- at.
-
- TCA
-
- ANC
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ANF
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AOA
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- AOU
-
- TCS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ASI
-
- 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.
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- SOF
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Fia
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Isl
-
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- of-
-
- ONI
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- La.
-
- OCS
-
- Lt.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ONF
-
- ons
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- 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 = .
- QSO
-
- ql.
-
- QIS
-
- IOC
-
- qat
-
noun,
kat.
- qaf
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a uvular stop consonant sound.
- qt.
-
- IOF
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ISA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- OTS
-
- 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
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- IOU
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OAS
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- qua
-
adverb,
as; as being; in the character or capacity of:
- NAA
-
- NIA
-
- NFS
-
- NFL
-
- NFC
-
- Lif
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOC
-
- NSF
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LON
-
- 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.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- LCT
-
- OTC
-
- NSA
-
- OSF
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUL
-
- LaF
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NOC
-
- NLF
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- LCA
-
- LCF
-
- LCI
-
- qu.
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- LTA
-
- fic
-
- Sfc
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- SCF
-
- FIO
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- sc.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- FCS
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- flu
-
noun,
influenza.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- FSA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- FCA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- SNU
-
- CSA
-
- CSF
-
- CSO
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- SLA
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- fo.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- FAA
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- FAO
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- FAQ
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noun,
a document, in question and answer format, that introduces newcomers to a topic or answers common questions.
- ft.
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- Fl.
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- FTC
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- ITC
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- ILS
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- ILO
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
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- IFC
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
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- Ia.
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- ful
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noun,
Fulani.
- ITU
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- IFS
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ics
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- io-
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- SAA
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- fun
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noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
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- LC
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NI
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- SN
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- CU
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- NF
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
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- QA
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noun,
an exchange of questions and answers.
- AO
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- SU
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- TC
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- t.
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- L.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- QN
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- CQ
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- A.
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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.
- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- QF
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- FC
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- ic
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- SL
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- TN
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- SA
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- S.
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- O.
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- TL
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- i.
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SF
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AQ
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- U.
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- UC
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- L2
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- IQ
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- UI
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- UL
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- NL
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- L1
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- fn
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ol
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- Q.
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LF
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- QC
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- OA
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.