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Mousterian
adjective, of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture of Neanderthal man dating to the early upper Pleistocene Epoch (c100,000–40,000 b.c.) and consisting of five or more stone-artifact traditions in Europe whose characteristic tools are side scrapers and points.
keratinous
adjective, composed of or resembling keratin; horny.
Turkomans
noun, a member of a Turkish people consisting of a group of tribes that inhabit the region near the Aral Sea and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.
equations
noun, the act of equating or making equal; equalization:
unmortise
verb (used with object), to unfasten or separate (something mortised).
on-stream
adverb, in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
neuromast
noun, a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
ketonuria
noun, the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
Quakerism
noun, the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.
urokinase
noun, an enzyme, present in the blood and urine of mammals, that activates plasminogen and is used medicinally to dissolve blood clots.
aequorins
noun, a protein, secreted by certain jellyfish, that produces a blue light upon binding with calcium.
Trasimeno
noun, a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
ramequins
noun, ramekin.
ruminates
verb (used with object), to chew again or over and over.
antiserum
noun, a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
antiquers
noun, a person who takes a special interest in antiques; a collector of antiquities; antiquary.
amniotes
noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
ramekins
noun, a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
taker-in
noun, licker-in.
moraines
noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
Monteria
noun, a city in N Colombia.
minarets
noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
romaines
noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
Neustria
noun, the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
Monstera
noun, any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
antiquer
noun, a person who takes a special interest in antiques; a collector of antiquities; antiquary.
tokenism
noun, the practice or policy of making no more than a token effort or gesture, as in offering opportunities to minorities equal to those of the majority.
monsieur
noun, the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
Turkomen
noun, Turkmenistan.
natriums
noun, (formerly) sodium.
unmitres
verb (used with object), unmiter.
raiments
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
outranks
verb (used with object), to have a higher rank than:
romaunts
noun, a romantic tale or poem; romance.
equation
noun, the act of equating or making equal; equalization:
quaestor
noun, one of two subordinates of the consuls serving as public prosecutors in certain criminal cases.
rimstone
noun, a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
Sumerian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
Touraine
noun, a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
Transkei
noun, a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
mounters
noun, a person or thing that mounts.
Suriname
noun, a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
Romanies
noun, Gypsy (def 2).
rainouts
noun, a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
neuromas
noun, a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
Romanite
noun, a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
ramequin
noun, ramekin.
unmiters
verb (used with object), to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
Terminus
noun, the end or extremity of anything.
Romanist
noun, Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
monikers
noun, a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
marquise
noun, the wife or widow of a marquis.
urinates
verb (used without object), to pass or discharge urine.
notaries
noun, notary public.
ruinates
adjective, ruined.
T-square
noun, a T -shaped ruler, used primarily in mechanical drawing, having a short crosspiece that slides along the edge of the drawing board as a guide to the perpendicular longer section in making parallel lines, right angles, etc., and as a support for triangles.
moisture
noun, condensed or diffused liquid, especially water:
misquote
noun, a quotation that is incorrect.
ruminate
verb (used with object), to chew again or over and over.
instroke
noun, a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
aequorin
noun, a protein, secreted by certain jellyfish, that produces a blue light upon binding with calcium.
mistaken
noun, an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
muriates
noun, (not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
remounts
noun, a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
Maronite
noun, a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
taurines
noun, a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
Quintero
noun, Álvarez Quintero.
routines
noun, a customary or regular course of procedure.
question
noun, a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
keratins
noun, a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
uranites
noun, any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
Turkoman
noun, a member of a Turkish people consisting of a group of tribes that inhabit the region near the Aral Sea and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.
Minotaur
noun, Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
Masonite
seamount
noun, a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
routeman
noun, a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
muskrat
noun, a large, aquatic, North American rodent, Ondatra zibethica, having a musky odor.
Austro-
quatres
noun, the four at cards, dice, or the like.
quinate
adjective, arranged in groups of five.
enamors
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
nemato-
manures
noun, excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
maestro
noun, an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
korunas
noun, an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
murines
noun, a murine rodent.
querist
noun, a person who inquires or questions.
mainour
noun, a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
quinoas
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.
muriate
noun, (not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
quintes
noun, the fifth of eight defensive positions.
tsunami
noun, an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
triunes
noun, (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
quakers
noun, a popular name for a member of the Religious Society of Friends.
atomies
noun, an atom; mote.
quartes
noun, the fourth of eight defensive positions.
suimate
noun, self-mate.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
natrium
noun, (formerly) sodium.
quartos
noun, a book size of about 9½ × 12 inches (24 × 30 cm), determined by folding printed sheets twice to form four leaves or eight pages. Symbol: 4to, 4°.
Manitou
noun, (among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
Sukarno
noun, Achmed [ahk-med] /ˈɑk mɛd/ (Show IPA), 1901–1970, Indonesian statesman: president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–67.
stonker
verb (used with object), to hit hard; knock unconscious.
Romains
noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
muskone
noun, muscone.
troikas
noun, a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
sinuate
adjective, bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
Kutenai
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho.
questor
noun, quaestor.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
Sirenum
noun, Mare, Mare Sirenum.
transom
noun, a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
trisome
noun, a trisomic individual.
Romaine
noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
torques
noun, a ringlike band or formation about the neck, as of feathers, hair, or integument of distinctive color or appearance; a collar.
koreans
noun, a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
nostrum
noun, a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
imarets
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
sautoir
noun, a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
Inkster
noun, a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
inquest
noun, a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, especially an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death.
kerato-
keratin
noun, a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
routine
noun, a customary or regular course of procedure.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
saunter
noun, a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
intakes
noun, the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
Kenitra
noun, a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
ruinate
adjective, ruined.
seminar
noun, a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
tinkers
noun, a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
kauries
noun, kauri.
tinamou
noun, any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
Katrine
noun, Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
kations
noun, cation.
Kastner
noun, Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, German writer.
taurine
noun, a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
irksome
adjective, annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome:
timeous
adjective, timely; sufficiently early.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
nutrias
noun, the coypu.
Kamerun
noun, German name of Cameroons.
oarsmen
noun, a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
tankers
noun, a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
Romanus
noun, died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
neuroma
noun, a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
romaunt
noun, a romantic tale or poem; romance.
Tournai
noun, a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
equator
noun, the great circle on a sphere or heavenly body whose plane is perpendicular to the axis, equidistant everywhere from the two poles of the sphere or heavenly body.
tourism
noun, the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
qintars
noun, a money of account of Albania, the 100th part of a lek.
Erikson
noun, Erik (Homburger) [hom-bur-ger] /ˈhɒm bɜr gər/ (Show IPA), 1902–94, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Germany.
Tourane
noun, former name of Danang.
roquets
noun, an act or instance of roqueting.
outrank
verb (used with object), to have a higher rank than:
marines
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
surname
noun, the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
outmans
verb (used with object), to surpass in manpower.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
kinemas
noun, cinema.
estamin
noun, a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
neutro-
Sequoia
noun, either of two large coniferous trees of California, Sequoiadendron giganteum or Sequoia sempervirens, both having reddish bark and reaching heights of more than 300 feet (91 meters).
take-in
noun, a deception, fraud, or imposition.
tonsure
noun, the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
Eunomia
noun, one of the Horae: the personification of order.
Kirsten
noun, a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
Euratom
noun, an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
ostmark
noun, (formerly) a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of East Germany: replaced by the Deutsche mark in 1990.
to-name
noun, a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
kineto-
nitrous
adjective, pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
asquint
adverb, adjective, with an oblique glance or squint; askance; slyly; dubiously.
atriums
noun, Architecture. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church. a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
Munster
noun, muenster.
matures
adjective, complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
Minster
noun, a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
monesia
noun, a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
Maurois
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
Maurist
noun, a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
sterno-
minuets
noun, a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
sternum
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
Ukraine
noun, a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Capital: Kiev.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
rainout
noun, a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
antique
noun, any work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, created or produced in a former period, or, according to U.S. customs laws, 100 years before date of purchase.
raiment
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
Amorite
noun, a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
minutes
noun, the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
Smeaton
noun, John, 1724–92, English engineer.
matrons
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
uremias
noun, a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
squamo-
Soutine
noun, Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
urinate
verb (used without object), to pass or discharge urine.
aristo-
ramekin
noun, a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
stearo-
smarten
Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
minaret
noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
moraine
noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
amosite
noun, an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
stamin-
amounts
noun, the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
amniote
noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
unmitre
verb (used with object), unmiter.
mikrons
noun, micron.
unmiter
verb (used with object), to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
unmakes
verb (used with object), to cause to be as if never made; reduce to the original elements or condition; undo; destroy.
mortise
noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
monster
noun, a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
Anterus
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
merinos
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
Riesman
noun, David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
uranite
noun, any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
mounter
noun, a person or thing that mounts.
anomite
noun, a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
Mountie
noun, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
moniker
noun, a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
antero-
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
amorist
noun, a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
Martinu
noun, Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
stinker
noun, a person or thing that stinks.
Turkmen
noun, the language of the Turkman people, a Turkic language spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran, and the Caucasus.
mistake
noun, an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
Turkman
noun, a native or inhabitant of Turkmenistan.
Turkism
noun, the culture, beliefs, principles, practices, etc., of the Turks.
remount
noun, a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
Martens
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
moisten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become moist.
arseno-
Marston
noun, John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
Marquis
noun, a nobleman ranking next below a duke and above an earl or count.
ARTEMIS
noun, Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon. Compare Diana.
marques
noun, letter of marque.
markets
noun, an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace:
remains
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
martins
noun, Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
soutane
noun, a cassock.
masquer
noun, masker.
sokeman
noun, a tenant holding land in socage.
minkes
noun, a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
squint
noun, an act or instance of squinting.
nitres
noun, niter.
squirm
noun, the act of squirming; a squirming or wriggling movement.
miners
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
nutria
noun, the coypu.
kinema
noun, cinema.
kinase
noun, a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
tanker
noun, a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
somat-
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
Kantor
noun, MacKinlay [muh-kin-lee] /məˈkɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1904–77, U.S. novelist.
Squire
noun, (in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
Keaton
noun, Buster (Joseph Francis Keaton) 1895–1966, U.S. film comedian and director.
Kanuri
noun, a member of a people living in northeast Nigeria and in Niger.
misrun
noun, an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
Kirman
noun, a Persian rug marked by ornate flowing designs and light, muted colors.
takins
noun, a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
mikron
noun, micron.
Kismet
noun, fate; destiny.
tenias
noun, taenia.
Kiruna
noun, a city in N Sweden: important iron-mining center.
tenaim
noun, the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
samite
noun, a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
somni-
oakums
noun, loose fiber obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes, used for caulking the seams of ships.
taroks
noun, a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
Kaiser
noun, a German emperor.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
somite
noun, any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
Sarouk
noun, a tightly woven Oriental rug with soft colors and, usually, a center design.
squirt
noun, the act of squirting.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
numis.
tauro-
squam-
minuet
noun, a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
moires
noun, any moiré fabric.
Mister
noun, (initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
Kastro
noun, Mytilene (def 2).
square
noun, a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
Kerman
noun, a city in SE Iran.
kerat-
Monera
noun, a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
kation
noun, cation.
Noumea
noun, a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
tarso-
Saturn
noun, an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
kermis
noun, (in the Low Countries) a local, annual outdoor fair or festival.
minute
noun, the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
squeak
noun, a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
Tarski
noun, Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
Karens
noun, a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
Miseno
noun, a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
mitres
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
Moesia
noun, an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
Nomura
noun, Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
Moneta
noun, Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
souter
noun, a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
miters
noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
monies
noun, a plural of money.
kauris
noun, Also, kauri pine. a tall, coniferous tree, Agathis australis, of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin.
Taoism
noun, the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
kernos
noun, a Mycenaean ceramic piece, usually in the form of a ring, to which were attached a number of cups or vases.
KERMIT
noun, a male given name.
Kearns
noun, a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
Serkin
noun, Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
Kistna
noun, former name of Krishna (def 2).
strake
noun, Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
makers
noun, a person or thing that makes.
sinker
noun, a person or thing that sinks.
Simeon
noun, a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
masker
noun, a person who masks; a person who takes part in a masque.
Mainer
noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
masque
noun, a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Master
noun, a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
streak
noun, a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
Maseru
noun, a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
masto-
stream
noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
strike
noun, an act or instance of striking.
maters
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
Strine
noun, Australian English.
stroke
noun, the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow.
stroma
noun, Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
matins
noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
Struma
noun, Pathology. goiter.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
muster
noun, an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
kurtas
noun, a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
marque
noun, letter of marque.
Marino
noun, Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
Marist
noun, a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
Marius
noun, Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
marine
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Munroe
noun, Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
Market
noun, an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace:
stoker
noun, a person or thing that stokes.
maquis
noun, the French underground movement, or Resistance, that combatted the Nazis in World War II.
Maoris
noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
munite
verb (used with object), to fortify.
murine
noun, a murine rodent.
muskie
noun, muskellunge.
manure
noun, excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
mantis
noun, any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
skater
noun, a person who skates.
manque
noun, the numbers 1 to 18 in roulette.
Marten
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
stinko
adjective, drunk.
Siouan
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.
musket
noun, a heavy, large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers, introduced in the 16th century: the predecessor of the modern rifle.
matri-
matron
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
Nistru
noun, Romanian name of Dniester.
mosque
noun, a Muslim temple or place of public worship.
Mequon
noun, a town in E Wisconsin.
Komura
noun, Marquis Jutaro [joo-tah-raw] /ˈdʒu tɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1855–1911, Japanese statesman and diplomat.
Merino
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
merits
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Komati
noun, a river in NE South Africa, N Swaziland, and SW Mozambique, flowing generally NE to the Indian Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
merkin
noun, false hair for the female pudenda.
koines
noun, (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
Marion
noun, Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
neuro-
merous
smoker
noun, a person or thing that smokes.
Mersin
noun, a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Merton
noun, Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
Morike
noun, Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1804–75, German poet.
Moreau
noun, Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
knouts
noun, a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
metro-
metros
noun, the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
sequin
noun, a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
stamen
noun, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
sermon
noun, a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
Mentor
noun, a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
stumer
noun, something bogus or fraudulent.
Mauser
noun, Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
nasute
noun, a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
Kumasi
noun, a city in and the capital of Ashanti district, in S Ghana.
mature
adjective, complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
suitor
noun, a man who courts or woos a woman.
Nature
noun, the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
krauts
noun, Informal. sauerkraut.
Nautes
noun, (in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
Seurat
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
kraits
noun, any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
Sumner
noun, Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
mounts
noun, the act or a manner of mounting.
nemat-
mouser
noun, an animal that catches mice:
Kosrae
noun, an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 42 sq. mi. (109 sq. km).
steno-
mourns
verb (used with object), to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
meatus
noun, an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
koruna
noun, an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
Sumter
noun, a city in central South Carolina.
Korean
noun, a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
sunket
noun, something, especially something to eat.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
nitro-
tenuis
noun, an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
quarte
noun, the fourth of eight defensive positions.
trans.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
animus
noun, strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
quakes
noun, an earthquake.
quants
noun, Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.
eikons
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
quarks
noun, Physics. any of the hypothetical particles with spin 1/2, baryon number 1/3, and electric charge 1/3 or −2/3 that, together with their antiparticles, are believed to constitute all the elementary particles classed as baryons and mesons; they are distinguished by their flavors, designated as up (u), down (d), strange (s), charm (c), bottom or beauty (b), and top or truth (t), and their colors, red, green, and blue. Compare color (def 18), flavor (def 5), quantum chromodynamics, quark model.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
aniso-
quart.
trikes
noun, tricycle.
tranks
noun, a tranquilizer.
ramets
noun, an individual of a clone.
anomie
noun, a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
Uniate
noun, a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
quarto
noun, a book size of about 9½ × 12 inches (24 × 30 cm), determined by folding printed sheets twice to form four leaves or eight pages. Symbol: 4to, 4°.
unarms
verb (used with object), to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
quarts
noun, a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Eakins
noun, Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
quasi-
antiq.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
animes
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
Quaker
noun, a popular name for a member of the Religious Society of Friends.
quatre
noun, the four at cards, dice, or the like.
armies
noun, the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
ouster
noun, expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
unmask
verb (used with object), to strip a mask or disguise from.
toques
noun, a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
outman
verb (used with object), to surpass in manpower.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
Eskimo
noun, a member of an indigenous people of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and northeastern Siberia, characterized by short, stocky build and light-brown complexion.
torque
noun, Mechanics. something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation.
outran
verb, simple past tense of outrun.
unmake
verb (used with object), to cause to be as if never made; reduce to the original elements or condition; undo; destroy.
anemo-
Roseau
noun, a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
enamor
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
roquet
noun, an act or instance of roqueting.
roques
noun, a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.
qintar
noun, a money of account of Albania, the 100th part of a lek.
ramson
noun, a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
ramous
adjective, ramose.
equant
adjective, (of a crystal) having all axes of the same length (opposed to anisometric).
ramose
adjective, having many branches.
Romans
noun, an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
eonism
noun, the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
traiks
verb (used without object), to become ill or lose one's good health.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
quaint
adjective, having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque:
Triune
noun, (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
autism
noun, Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
rimose
adjective, full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
quirts
noun, a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
quinte
noun, the fifth of eight defensive positions.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
tusker
noun, an animal with tusks, as an elephant or a wild boar.
quints
noun, an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
risque
adjective, daringly close to indelicacy or impropriety; off-color:
tuners
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
quires
noun, a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
quirks
noun, a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism:
Tunker
noun, Dunker.
quotes
noun, a quotation.
quint-
turion
noun, a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
Qumran
noun, Khirbet Qumran.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
arsen-
quoins
noun, an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
arkose
noun, a granular sedimentary rock composed of quartz and feldspar or mica; a feldspathic sandstone.
turkis
noun, the Turkic languages of central Asia, taken collectively.
arouse
verb (used with object), to stir to action or strong response; excite:
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.
armets
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
Quinta
noun, an inn, especially one in the countryside.
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.
troika
noun, a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
austr-
Austin
noun, Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
Auster
noun, the south wind personified.
Austen
noun, Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
aurist
noun, a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
auntie
noun, Informal. aunt.
queans
noun, an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy.
Antrim
noun, a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
antrum
noun, a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
trokes
noun, truck2 (defs 4–7).
querns
noun, a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.
quino-
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
truism
noun, a self-evident, obvious truth.
atrium
noun, Architecture. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church. a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
Atreus
noun, the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
Truman
noun, Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
Atkins
noun, Chester ("Chet") 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.
umiaks
noun, an open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers.
quiets
noun, freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.:
tumors
noun, a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
astron
astro-
amours
noun, a love affair.
unites
noun, a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
inter.
tinker
noun, a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
uremia
noun, a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
Aitken
noun, Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
inures
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
intros
noun, an introduction.
urates
noun, a salt of uric acid.
intro.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
intra-
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
intake
noun, the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
aketon
noun, acton.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
insure
verb (used with object), to guarantee against loss or harm.
instr.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
inseam
noun, an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
routes
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
inmost
adjective, situated farthest within:
inmate
noun, a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
rumaki
plural noun, bite-size appetizers, as chicken livers and water chestnuts wrapped in bacon and broiled.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
aeron.
utero-
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
reskin
verb (used with object), to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
isomer
noun, Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
rutins
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
remits
noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
remans
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
Ruston
noun, a city in N Louisiana.
Rustin
noun, Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
Ruskin
noun, John, 1819–1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.
ursine
adjective, of or relating to a bear or bears.
remain
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
airmen
noun, an aviator.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Timaru
noun, a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
omenta
noun, a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
timers
noun, a person or thing that times.
urino-
urines
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
rumens
noun, the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
Timour
noun, Tamerlane.
urano-
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
Ostiak
noun, Ostyak.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
rouens
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
Ransom
noun, the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
ostium
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
amnios
unseat
verb (used with object), to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
amino-
amines
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
Amiens
noun, a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
ranket
noun, a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
imaret
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
unseam
verb (used with object), to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
amount
noun, the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
aments
noun, catkin.
unrest
noun, lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
iatro-
morns
noun, morning.
ramus
noun, a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
roams
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
Morse
noun, an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
moist
adjective, moderately or slightly wet; damp.
Snark
noun, a mysterious, imaginary animal.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
remit
noun, Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
smear
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
mores
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
Moira
noun, Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
skint
adjective, having no money; penniless.
reni-
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
moans
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
Remus
noun, Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
Morea
noun, Peloponnesus.
soken
noun, a district held by socage.
MSEnt
moras
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
quot.
rimes
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
skirt
noun, the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
snoek
noun, a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
skite
noun, a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
moire
noun, any moiré fabric.
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.
quote
noun, a quotation.
Smart
noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
ranis
noun, ranee.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
Rieka
noun, Rijeka.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Mont.
Ramos
noun, Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
Rimas
noun, a female given name.
Monet
noun, Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
motes
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
mourn
verb (used with object), to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
ramet
noun, an individual of a clone.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
Ramon
noun, any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
Mount
noun, the act or a manner of mounting.
ramie
noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
snout
noun, the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
Smoke
noun, the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
moues
noun, a pouting grimace.
smote
verb, a simple past tense of smite.
reams
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
morts
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
smite
Idioms, smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
mokes
noun, Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Moqui
noun, Moki.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
rinks
noun, a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
smirk
noun, the facial expression of a person who smirks.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
snake
noun, any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
Reims
noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
monas
noun, monad.
Monte
noun, Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
Reaum
rakes
noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
Moser
noun, Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
ranks
noun, a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
MOUSE
noun, any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
rakis
noun, a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
quern
noun, a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain.
Skier
noun, a person who skis.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
nomas
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
nomes
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
route
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
saute
noun, a dish of sautéed food.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Noemi
noun, Naomi (def 1).
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
orans
noun, orant.
Norma
noun, the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
routs
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
semi-
notum
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
MASER
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
Otaru
noun, a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
Rouen
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
nitr-
nitre
noun, niter.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
oste-
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Osman
noun, 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
roues
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
rouse
noun, a rousing.
roust
verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
onium
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
oaken
adjective, made of oak:
rutin
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
oakum
noun, loose fiber obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes, used for caulking the seams of ships.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
sanit
Nurse
noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
oinks
noun, the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
saker
noun, an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
okras
noun, a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
Notus
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
omits
verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
ruins
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
rumen
noun, the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
Omuta
noun, a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
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.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
omni-
satem
adjective, belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
runts
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
Saruk
noun, Sarouk.
nukes
noun, a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
omers
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
runes
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
Nurmi
noun, Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
Omani
noun, a native or inhabitant of Oman.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
ourie
adjective, shabby; dingy.
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.
quest
noun, a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something:
Murat
noun, Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Mures
noun, a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
quin-
quiet
noun, freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.:
murks
noun, darkness; gloom:
ques.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
Sakti
noun, Shakti.
mutes
noun, Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
Sino-
Simon
noun, the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.
quean
noun, an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy.
simar
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
muras
noun, (in Japan) a village; hamlet.
quire
noun, a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper.
Namur
noun, a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
quits
noun, any of various small tropical birds.
skein
noun, a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
Skeat
noun, Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
skean
noun, a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
skate
noun, ice skate (def 1).
mukti
noun, moksha.
quoin
noun, an external solid angle of a wall or the like.
sito-
muons
noun, a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
Sitka
noun, a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
Quito
noun, a city in and the capital of Ecuador, in the N part. 9348 feet (2849 meters) above sea level.
Munro
noun, Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
quite
adverb, completely, wholly, or entirely:
quirt
noun, a riding whip consisting of a short, stout stock and a lash of braided leather.
Quirk
noun, a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism:
Names
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
Naomi
noun, the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Outer
adjective, situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
Roque
noun, a form of croquet played on a clay or hard-surface court surrounded by a low wall off which the balls may be played.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
neuks
noun, nook.
neur-
outre
adjective, passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
neut.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
outen
verb (used with object), to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
Nimes
noun, a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
sero-
serum
noun, the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
sikra
noun, sikhara.
quark
noun, Physics. any of the hypothetical particles with spin 1/2, baryon number 1/3, and electric charge 1/3 or −2/3 that, together with their antiparticles, are believed to constitute all the elementary particles classed as baryons and mesons; they are distinguished by their flavors, designated as up (u), down (d), strange (s), charm (c), bottom or beauty (b), and top or truth (t), and their colors, red, green, and blue. Compare color (def 18), flavor (def 5), quantum chromodynamics, quark model.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
siker
adverb, certainly; without doubt.
narks
noun, British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
naso-
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
naut.
nemos
noun, remote (def 10).
Quant
noun, Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
nears
quake
noun, an earthquake.
Roman
noun, a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
seti-
MNurs
token
noun, something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign:
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
teaks
noun, a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
Arius
noun, died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
kains
noun, cain.
arium
tears
kames
noun, a ridge or mound of stratified drift left by a retreating ice sheet.
teams
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
kanes
noun, cain.
Kans.
turks
noun, a native or inhabitant of Turkey.
Kansu
noun, Wade-Giles. Gansu.
kaons
noun, a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
Karen
noun, a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
karos
noun, a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
Karst
noun, an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
karts
noun, a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
Katie
noun, a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
kauri
noun, Also, kauri pine. a tall, coniferous tree, Agathis australis, of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin.
temin
noun, Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
Arkie
noun, a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
Keats
noun, John, 1795–1821, English poet.
tera-
tunka
noun, wax gourd.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
terms
noun, a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
term.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Turin
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
Armen
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
Turk.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
Turki
noun, the Turkic languages of central Asia, taken collectively.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
armet
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
teno-
tenia
noun, taenia.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
tarok
noun, a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
tunes
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
kirns
noun, a churn.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
Tamis
noun, a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
kinas
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
tames
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
kines
noun, a plural of cow1 .
ante-
treas
takin
noun, a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
takes
kiers
noun, a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
kisan
noun, (in India) a peasant.
taken
noun, the act of taking.
Unit.
kites
noun, a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
knars
noun, a knot on a tree or in wood.
Knies
noun, Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
ankus
noun, an elephant goad of India with a spike and a hook at one end.
anti-
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
keirs
noun, kier.
Keita
noun, Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
areo-
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
ukase
noun, (in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
kenos
noun, a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
Tarim
noun, a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Kerns
noun, a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
keros
noun, a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
Kerst
noun, Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Kesia
noun, a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
umiak
noun, an open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers.
tanks
noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
Unami
noun, a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
unarm
verb (used with object), to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
keto-
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
TUNIS
noun, a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
torsk
noun, a cod.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
trims
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
TORES
noun, a torus.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
toque
noun, a brimless and close-fitting hat for women, in any of several shapes.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
tonus
noun, a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
tonia
auto.
Aust.
trois
noun, the number 3.
etuis
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
troke
noun, truck2 (defs 4–7).
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Torun
noun, a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
torus
noun, Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
Euro-
traik
verb (used without object), to become ill or lose one's good health.
emits
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
trank
noun, a tranquilizer.
trams
noun, British. a streetcar.
eikon
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
enorm
adjective, enormous; huge; vast.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
ento-
touse
noun, a commotion; rumpus.
trike
noun, tricycle.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
Tours
noun, a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
equi-
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
tries
noun, plural of try.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
Toure
noun, Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
Erika
noun, a female given name.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
euros
noun, wallaroo.
tuner
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
Iran.
inure
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
astr.
tious
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
tumor
noun, a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
Timor
noun, an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
Timon
noun, c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
times
noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
timer
noun, a person or thing that times.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
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.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
intr.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Tomsk
noun, a city in the central Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ob River.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
tomia
noun, the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
tomes
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
trunk
noun, the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
IATSE
toman
noun, a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
tokes
noun, a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
ikons
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
inst.
atmo-
Imena
noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
ation
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
T-man
noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
kinos
noun, (in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
knits
noun, fabric produced by knitting.
meno-
Matsu
noun, a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
ster.
MEANS
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
meant
verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
Mears
noun, mere3 .
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
menat
noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
Mensa
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
matin
noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
steam
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
menta
noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
steak
noun, a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
urine
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
Stark
noun, Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
merit
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
merks
noun, mark2 (def 3).
mero-
matr-
mater
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
Aiken
noun, Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
marse
noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
urate
noun, a salt of uric acid.
Maris
noun, Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
stoke
noun, a unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poises divided by the density of the fluid in grams per cubic centimeter.
Marks
noun, a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise:
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Maros
noun, Hungarian name of Mures.
stirk
noun, a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
anis-
ureas
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
Marti
noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
stime
noun, the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
marts
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Marut
noun, any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
airts
noun, a direction.
Mason
noun, a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
mast-
stink
noun, a strong offensive smell; stench.
Urena
noun, any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
meros
noun, (in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
stank
noun, a strong offensive smell; stench.
Marin
noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
miser
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
squat
noun, the act or fact of squatting.
Minto
noun, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
mints
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
minus
noun, minus sign.
mires
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
aeri-
mirks
noun, darkness; gloom:
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
miso-
Minot
noun, George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
miter
noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
mites
noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
Mitra
noun, the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
Mitre
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
Usnea
noun, any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
30-30
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
Minsk
noun, a city in and the capital of Byelorussia (Belarus), in the central part, on a tributary of the Berezina.
Minos
noun, a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
meso-
meson
noun, Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
Urmia
noun, Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
meta-
metas
noun, (in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
Metis
noun, any person of mixed ancestry.
metr-
stake
noun, a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Minor
noun, a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
sruti
noun, the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
Srta.
miens
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
Mikes
noun, Also, mic. Informal. microphone.
minas
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
Miner
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
Mines
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
minke
noun, a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
aero-
Mario
noun, a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
emirs
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
urase
noun, urease.
Koran
noun, the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
Kurmi
noun, a member of a major agricultural caste widespread in northern and central India.
uran-
kurta
noun, a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
Stuka
noun, a German two-seated dive bomber with a single in-line engine, used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.
strum
noun, the act of strumming.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Amer.
amour
noun, a love affair.
Maine
noun, a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
amuse
verb (used with object), to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
Konia
noun, Konya.
mains
noun, the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
Koner
noun, Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
ament
noun, catkin.
Sumer
noun, an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
Marie
noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
stunk
noun, a strong offensive smell; stench.
amens
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
amirs
noun, emir.
krans
noun, a former silver coin of Iran.
Kraut
noun, Informal. sauerkraut.
Krems
noun, a city in NE Austria, on the Danube.
unset
adjective, not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
krona
noun, a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
krone
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
krait
noun, any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
suite
noun, a number of things forming a series or set.
amort
adjective, spiritless; lifeless.
untie
verb (used with object), to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
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.
Kosti
noun, a city in E central Sudan, on the White Nile.
amine
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
amin-
amoks
noun, (among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
Korea
noun, a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
Suomi
noun, Finnish name of Finland.
Kraus
noun, Karl, 1874–1936, Austrian writer and editor.
Akins
noun, Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
stork
noun, any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill. Compare adjutant stork, jabiru, marabou (def 1), white stork, wood ibis.
Manet
noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
Aksum
noun, the capital of an ancient Ethiopian kingdom, ruled by Himyaritic emigrants from Arabia.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
manit
noun, man-minute.
maqui
noun, an evergreen shrub, Aristotelia chilensis, of Chile, having toothed, oblong leaves, greenish-white flowers, and purple berries, grown as an ornamental in S California.
manor
noun, (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
stome
manos
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
manse
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
anime
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
Maori
noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
Manue
noun, Manoah.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
Storm
noun, a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
knurs
noun, a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
Manus
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
anim.
knout
noun, a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
mairs
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
maist
adjective, noun, adverb, most.
Maker
noun, a person or thing that makes.
stoma
noun, Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
Koine
noun, (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
sutra
noun, Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
unite
noun, a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
Surat
noun, a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
makes
noun, the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
stour
noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
makos
noun, a powerful mackerel shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Akron
noun, a city in NE Ohio.
koans
noun, a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
USIA
rime
noun, Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
Utes
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
Utas
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
USNA
trim
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
uni-
USAR
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
tri-
USMA
unto
preposition, to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
rink
noun, a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
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.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
RNAS
Tums
verb (used with object), to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
roam
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
uret
tusk
noun, (in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
uria
tune
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
tuns
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
Rom.
Tura
noun, Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
roke
noun, a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rit.
uro-
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
tRNA
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
tron
Umea
noun, a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
Ukr.
ukes
noun, ukulele.
Rima
noun, a female given name.
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.
tsar
noun, czar.
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
Tues
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
Roma
noun, Rome.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
risk
noun, exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
urea
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
trek
noun, a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
SIAM
noun, former name of Thailand (def 1).
sur-
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
sunk
noun, a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
Sumo
noun, a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
sumi
noun, black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
suit
noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
Sika
noun, a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
suet
noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
sike
noun, a small stream.
stun
noun, the act of stunning.
stum
noun, unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
Surt
noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
str.
Sekt
noun, sparkling wine; champagne.
seam
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
tank
noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
Sem.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Tams
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
Tame
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
Taku
noun, Wade-Giles. Dagu.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Sima
noun, an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
soke
noun, the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
SRAM
Sra.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
soak
noun, the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
souk
noun, suk.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Soma
noun, the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
some
adverb, (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
situ
noun, in situ.
Sink
noun, a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Skat
noun, a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
smut
noun, a particle of soot; sooty matter.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
skim
noun, an act or instance of skimming.
skin
noun, the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
skit
noun, a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
skua
noun, Also called bonxie. any of several large brown gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, especially C. skua (great skua) of colder waters of both northern and southern seas.
stem
noun, the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
Ste.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
saur
tram
noun, British. a streetcar.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tome
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
rout
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
toke
noun, a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
ruin
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
tion
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Rumi
noun, Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
rums
noun, an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
TOMS
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
roue
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
rune
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Rome
noun, Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
roms
noun, a Gypsy man or boy.
RONA
Tour
noun, a traveling around from place to place.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
Tore
noun, a torus.
tonk
noun, a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Roti
noun, roast.
Time
noun, the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
runs
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Sat.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
team
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
Sari
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Sark
noun, any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
Teak
noun, a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
taur
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
ten.
Tasm
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
task
noun, a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
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.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Sauk
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Wisconsin and Iowa, now living mostly in Oklahoma.
sank
noun, a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
runt
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Rus.
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
Rusk
noun, a slice of sweet raised bread dried and baked again in the oven; zwieback.
Rust
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
sake
noun, cause, account, interest, or benefit:
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
ter.
Saki
noun, any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
Sam.
same
Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
Sami
noun, Lapp.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Soni
req.
knar
noun, a knot on a tree or in wood.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
mis-
mise
noun, a settlement or agreement.
mist
noun, a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Mita
noun, a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
Erma
noun, a female given name.
mite
noun, any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
mkt.
Erik
noun, a male given name.
mirk
noun, darkness; gloom:
MNAS
eous
moan
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
moas
noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
moat
noun, a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
moit
noun, a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
moke
noun, Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
moki
noun, Hopi (def 1).
Mon.
Mona
noun, a female given name.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Miro
noun, Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Mons
noun, an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
Esq.
ment
menu
noun, a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
merk
noun, mark2 (def 3).
MERS
noun, Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
mes-
mesa
noun, a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
met.
est.
Miao
noun, Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
mias
plural, missing in action.
eso-
mire
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
mien
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
Esau
noun, a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
Mike
noun, Also, mic. Informal. microphone.
min.
Mina
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
MiNE
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
mink
noun, a semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, especially the North American M. vison.
Mino
noun, Minho.
mins
noun, a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
mint
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
Mira
noun, Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
Monk
noun, (in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Mora
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
Meir
noun, Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
aune
noun, an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
mus.
Muse
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae. any goddess presiding over a particular art.
musk
noun, a substance secreted in a glandular sac under the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer, having a strong odor, and used in perfumery.
must
noun, something necessary, vital, or required:
aut-
mute
noun, Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
muts
noun, mutt.
Aus.
aur-
aunt
noun, the sister of one's father or mother.
auks
noun, any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
Mure
noun, Obsolete. a wall.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
name
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
Naos
noun, a temple.
nark
noun, British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Auer
noun, Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
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.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Atum
noun, a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
ator
murk
noun, darkness; gloom:
Mura
noun, (in Japan) a village; hamlet.
more
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
morn
noun, morning.
Mort
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
Ens.
most
noun, the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Enki
noun, a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
mote
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
mots
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
moue
noun, a pouting grimace.
mout
mRNA
emit
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
muon
noun, a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
emir
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
emia
MSAE
Eisk
noun, Yeisk.
MSIE
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Muir
noun, Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
Muni
noun, a municipal bond.
men-
meat
noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
Nemo
noun, remote (def 10).
kina
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
Kern
noun, a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
kero
noun, a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ket-
keta
noun, chum salmon.
Iraq
noun, a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Capital: Baghdad.
Irak
noun, Iraq.
KIAS
Kier
noun, a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
ious
kine
noun, a plural of cow1 .
Keos
noun, a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
kino
noun, (in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
kins
noun, a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
kirn
noun, a churn.
kirs
noun, an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
kist
noun, a coffer; a money chest.
kite
noun, a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
1080
knit
noun, fabric produced by knitting.
knot
noun, an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
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 = .
Ire.
Kent
noun, James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
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.
Kars
noun, a city in NE Turkey.
item
noun, a separate article or particular:
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
iso-
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Kain
noun, cain.
kame
noun, a ridge or mound of stratified drift left by a retreating ice sheet.
Kane
noun, cain.
Kano
noun, a city in N Nigeria.
Kant
noun, Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
kaon
noun, a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
karo
noun, a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
kart
noun, a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
kens
noun, knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
Kate
noun, a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
kats
Irma
noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
Kean
noun, Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
keas
noun, a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
keat
noun, keet.
Keir
noun, kier.
Kemi
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
irks
verb (used with object), to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
keno
noun, a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
int.
meas
Mark
noun, a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise:
Mair
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
mako
noun, a powerful mackerel shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Man.
mane
noun, the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
Mani
noun, Manes.
Mano
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
Manu
noun, the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
Mar.
Mare
noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
Mari
noun, a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Marq
maes
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
etui
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
MARS
noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
Mart
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
mask
noun, a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
MatE
noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
Maui
noun, an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
Maun
auxiliary verb, must1 .
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
mear
noun, mere3 .
Main
noun, a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
Eur.
Knt.
kran
noun, a former silver coin of Iran.
knur
noun, a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
Knut
noun, Canute.
ins.
koan
noun, a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
koas
noun, a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
Komi
noun, a member of a Uralic people of northeastern European Russia.
inks
noun, a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
Kona
noun, a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
Kore
noun, Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
kors
noun, homer2 .
kras
noun, Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
M-16
noun, a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
Krio
noun, an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
inae
Kris
noun, creese.
Kuna
noun, the basic monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 lipa.
ikon
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
ikat
noun, a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
Kura
noun, a river flowing from NE Turkey, through the Georgian Republic and Azerbaijan SE to the Caspian Sea. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
Kure
noun, a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
kurn
noun, kirn2 .
Kurt
noun, a male given name.
M-14
noun, a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
mun.
neo-
Orsk
noun, a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Ural River.
ano-
anes
adverb, once.
amus
onus
noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
Amur
noun, a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
Orem
noun, a city in N Utah.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
amt.
ANSI
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
Amri
noun, Omri.
Amos
noun, a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
Amor
noun, Cupid.
Amon
noun, Amen.
amok
noun, (among members of certain Southeast Asian cultures) a psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed by a manic urge to murder.
Amis
noun, Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Ont.
oust
verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
Oman
noun, Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
Ark.
ARIS
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
okas
noun, Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms). Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
Oken
noun, Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
okes
noun, oka1 .
Okie
noun, a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
okra
noun, a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
Omar
noun, a male given name.
ant.
omen
noun, anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
Aoki
noun, Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
Omer
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
omit
verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
Omri
noun, a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
A-OK
adjective, adverb, Informal. OK; perfect:
Omsk
noun, a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia on the Irtysh River.
anus
noun, the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ANTU
Ouse
noun, Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
out-
arks
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rake
noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
raki
noun, a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
raku
noun, a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
rami
noun, plural of ramus.
Rani
noun, ranee.
Rank
noun, a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Rask
noun, Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
aer-
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
ream
noun, a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
Reik
noun, Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
aet.
outs
noun, a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Amir
noun, emir.
Amie
noun, a female friend.
Ames
noun, a city in central Iowa.
qats
noun, kat.
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
Akin
adjective, of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
qto.
airt
noun, a direction.
Aire
AIME
Quar
quat
Que.
quim
noun, vagina; vulva.
quit
noun, any of various small tropical birds.
Ainu
noun, a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
quor
quos
AIMS
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
Itea
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
ASME
art.
Oaks
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
not-
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Nike
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
ates
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
NIMS
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
nuke
noun, a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
NTIA
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
NIRA
Aten
noun, Aton.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Niue
noun, an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
nous
noun, Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
Norm
noun, a standard, model, or pattern.
nos-
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
atm.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
Asur
noun, Assur.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Noma
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
nom.
oink
noun, the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Nor.
Nome
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ASTM
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.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
oiks
noun, oaf; lout.
Arm.
arms
noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
neuk
noun, nook.
atom
noun, Physics. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element. an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
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.
urn
noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
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.
IOU
AIM
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
ea.
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ITA
at.
Tro
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
tum
verb (used with object), to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
EOM
IOT
eo-
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.
ior
ASU
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
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 = .
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
erk
noun, an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
irk
verb (used with object), to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
Ir.
TIA
TSI
UTE
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
Tim
noun, a male given name, form of Timothy.
IRS
TSE
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Am.
TES
noun, ti1 .
tsk
noun, an exclamation of “tsk.”.
ISA
uti
ise
ism
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ISR
ist
Uta
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
IRO
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.
Tu.
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
aeq
tue
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
ae.
Usk
noun, a river flowing S and SE from SE Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 60 miles (97 km) long.
USM
EAM
USR
USN
AUM
noun, Om.
Ar.
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
Auk
noun, any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
an.
USO
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
in.
ure
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.
ESU
ARU
ase
ASI
UMT
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Una
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
tra
ASK
noun, the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
Une
ASM
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ETO
ASN
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ESR
Esk
ETR
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
UAR
USA
UAE
UAM
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ERS
noun, ervil.
UIT
Uke
noun, ukulele.
tr.
ERT
eq.
AOU
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
ESA
aor
Ume
noun, a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
ARS
ASR
ast
ink
noun, a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
AMI
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
Tom
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
tun
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
Ike
noun, Eisenhower, Dwight David.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
ur-
imu
noun, a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
ina
noun, a female given name.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
eir
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
AME
TMO
ine
TKO
ean
Tiu
noun, an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
ake
verb (used without object), ache.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ier
ETS
EMR
AMU
en-
EMU
noun, a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
EMT
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
eu-
AMS
UNO
IAS
uns
EIS
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
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.
ITU
io-
Ia.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
M-1
noun, a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
ite
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
nr.
NRA
NSA
NSU
NUS
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
OSA
SAR
OAK
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAS
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
OAU
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
OEM
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
oik
noun, oaf; lout.
OIr
OIt
SAE
SRO
So.
rut
noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
Oka
noun, Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms). Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
oke
noun, oka1 .
Om.
se-
SEI
noun, sei whale.
run
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
ne-
MTO
MTS
ska
noun, a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
Mur
noun, a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
NUM
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
mut
noun, mutt.
NUT
noun, a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NEA
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
NES
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
NIA
nik
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
NIM
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
seq
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NMI
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
NMR
NMU
oma
plural, a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
OMS
noun, a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
MTI
rm.
plural, ream.
QSO
qtr
qu.
qua
adverb, as; as being; in the character or capacity of:
Qum
noun, Qom.
ROK
noun, a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
ROA
Re.
RNA
RMA
qr.
plural, farthing.
RMS
plural, ream.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RIM
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
REA
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
qrs
plural, farthing.
Qom
noun, a city in NW Iran, SW of Teheran, on the Qom river.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
RUM
noun, an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONI
ONR
ons
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
RTS
rte
rt.
RSE
RSA
Rs.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
QKt
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ose
ot-
OTA
ote
OTS
oui
adverb, noun, yes.
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
qt.
qat
noun, kat.
QIS
mtn
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
Mt.
Stu
noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
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.
Kos
noun, a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
kr.
Kra
noun, Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
SUM
noun, the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
Suk
noun, (especially in the Arab countries) the market, especially the traditional bazaar.
krs
ksi
Kun
noun, Béla [bey-lo] /ˈbeɪ lɒ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1937, Hungarian Communist leader.
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
Kur
noun, (in Sumerian mythology) the world of the dead.
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
Me.
suq
noun, suk.
MIA
plural, missing in action.
Mo.
ski
noun, one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
Mao
STM
stk
mas
noun, mother1 .
Mat
noun, a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
STI
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
kor
noun, homer2 .
koi
noun, any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
meq
Ker
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ium
IUS
Kt.
ka-
Kam
noun, a Kam-Tai language spoken in southern China.
Kan
tea
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
TAU
noun, the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
Kas
noun, (in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
Kea
noun, a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
Ken
noun, knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Koa
noun, a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
KIA
Kim
noun, a male or female given name.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
kin
noun, a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
TAM
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
kir
noun, an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
Kit
noun, a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
km.
kn.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
TAE
preposition, to.
Meo
noun, Miao (def 1).
MS.
plural, manuscript.
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.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
MIT
sot
noun, a drunkard.
MRA
mk.
MKS
MNA
Skt
MNE
SKU
MNS
MOA
noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
Sq.
Moe
noun, a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
MOI
SNU
mi.
SMA
MRI
MOR
MOS
noun, moment (def 1).
MRE
MOT
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MSA
MI5
noun, the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
SQA
MIR
noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
Sr.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
MST
St.
MIE
MSN
MSI
MI6
noun, the government's secret intelligence service.
MSE
Sta
R.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
KI
noun, the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
N.
NA
adverb, no1 .
NI
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
UT
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.
RO
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
K.
AO
KO
noun, a knockout in boxing.
EI
MU
noun, the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
K2
noun, Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
RI
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
TE
noun, ti1 .
sk
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
RQ
RN
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
SA
MA
noun, mother1 .
AQ
IQ
OK
noun, an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
UI
S.
SM
SU
UK
i.
U.
NU
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
O.
OE
noun, oy2 .
OA
M.
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
QE
AK
QN
QM
SN
QA
noun, an exchange of questions and answers.
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Q.
RU
t.
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
tk
TM
NM
TN
MN
T1
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