Anagrams of ramification
Word ramification has
800 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ramification.
- mortician
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noun,
funeral director.
- aciniform
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adjective,
clustered like grapes.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- Fairmont
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noun,
a city in W West Virginia.
- marocain
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noun,
a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- fication
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- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- macaroni
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- friction
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noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- Maritain
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- animator
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noun,
a person or thing that animates.
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- aromatic
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noun,
a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- craniom
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- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- animato
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adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- crimini
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noun,
cremini.
- Romania
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- cranio-
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- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- contra-
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- narcoma
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noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- macaron
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noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- fiction
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noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- Icarian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- infarct
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- marcato
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adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- Martian
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- fanatic
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noun,
a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Martini
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- Franco-
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- francia
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noun,
José Gaspar Rodríguez de [haw-se gahs-pahr raw-th ree-ges th e] /hɔˈsɛ gɑsˈpɑr rɔˈðri gɛs ðɛ/ (Show IPA), ("El Supremo") 1766–1840, Paraguayan political leader: dictator 1814–40.
- Formica
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- formant
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noun,
Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Amon-Ra
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noun,
Amen-Ra.
- confirm
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verb (used with object),
to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify:
- actino-
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- African
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Africa.
- Actinia
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- aciform
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adjective,
needle-shaped; acicular.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- caftan
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noun,
a long garment having long sleeves and tied at the waist by a girdle, worn under a coat in the Middle East.
- Fatima
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noun,
a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- actin-
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- farina
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noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- fantom
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Ramona
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noun,
a female given name.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- iatro-
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- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Icaria
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noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- Rimini
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noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- comfit
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noun,
a candy containing a nut or piece of fruit.
- caiman
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- matri-
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- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
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- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catano
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noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- forint
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Forman
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noun,
Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
- Firman
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noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- format
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noun,
the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves.
Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- formic
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adjective,
of or relating to ants.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Carman
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noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- franca
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noun,
a city in Sao Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- cantar
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noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Africa
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noun,
a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. About 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km).
- Marian
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noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- confit
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noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- airman
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noun,
an aviator.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Tacoma
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noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- Anomia
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noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- maftir
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noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- Corfam
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- Namtar
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noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- arnica
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Amrita
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- narco-
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- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- nocti-
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- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- maniac
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noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- Manati
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noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- amtrac
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noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- tamari
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- mantra
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- infra-
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- Marcia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- nitro-
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- contr.
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- infirm
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adjective,
feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- Tarmac
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- macro-
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- Marcan
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- inform
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adjective,
without form; formless.
- Factor
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noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- amino-
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- intra-
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- intro.
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- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Amato
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noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Croft
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noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Minto
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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.
- Fiona
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noun,
a female given name.
- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- motif
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noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- Naima
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- faint
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noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- NAAFI
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noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- Fanti
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noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- naira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- facia
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noun,
dashboard (def 1).
- farci
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adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- finca
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- Mont.
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- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Acton
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noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nitr-
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- tonia
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- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Minot
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noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Amati
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noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- Minor
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noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- manor
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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.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- incor
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- incr.
-
- init.
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- Marat
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noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- intr.
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- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Manta
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noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- trama
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noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Iran.
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- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- mania
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Manat
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noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- ition
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- 30-30
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- mafic
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adjective,
of or relating to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals.
Compare basic (def 4), ultramafic.
- Mafia
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noun,
a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- Macon
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Macao
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noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- imit.
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- acro-
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- matr-
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- mini-
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- foram
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noun,
foraminifer.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- fort.
-
- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- Acoma
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noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- franc
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noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- acari
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noun,
plural of acarus.
- Aaron
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noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- crit.
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- matin
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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.
- imino
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adjective,
containing the imino group.
- front
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noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- toric
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Marti
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Marta
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noun,
a female given name.
- torii
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noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Maroc
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noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- ician
-
- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Maria
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noun,
calaba.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tomia
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noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- toman
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noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Ramon
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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.
- ation
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- Atman
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noun,
the principle of life.
- atmo-
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- atria
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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.
- ricin
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noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratan
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noun,
rattan.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- crim.
-
- aroma
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noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- AFTRA
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- Cant.
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- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- carat
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caria
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noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- cata-
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- 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.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Tinia
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noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- omni-
-
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- amin-
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- AMORC
-
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- anat.
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- anim.
-
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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).
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- 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.
- noct-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- conf.
-
- cont.
-
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Afro-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- octa-
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Comr.
-
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Mar.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- RONA
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- NOAA
-
- tRNA
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- NACA
-
- tri-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- NIRA
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- tron
-
- NCAA
-
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Nor.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Mon.
-
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- tion
-
- 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.
- RCAF
-
- RAAF
-
- min.
-
- 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).
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Ont.
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- 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.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- 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.
- 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.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- mRNA
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- not-
-
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- NTIA
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Oct.
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 1080
-
- Mac-
-
- Com.
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Con.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cort
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cmon
-
- cit.
-
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Fin.
-
- fict
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- FICA
-
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- crat
-
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fac.
-
- fam.
-
- ctr.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cat.
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- ant.
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ano-
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- afr-
-
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- acr-
-
- AFAM
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CanF
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ator
-
- 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:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- atic
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atm.
-
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arm.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- 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.
- int.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Fri.
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- IMCO
-
- frt.
-
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- 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.
- for.
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- iana
-
- ICAO
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- INRI
-
- FNMA
-
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- 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.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Inf.
-
- IATA
-
- FOIA
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- ca.
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- 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.
- RFC
-
- RFA
-
- CAF
-
- RFI
-
- cf.
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- RCA
-
- IFC
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- CFA
-
- AAM
-
- Aar
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- FMC
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- MAA
-
- RMA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- RAF
-
- Co.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- IMF
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CAA
-
- 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.
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- CAI
-
- ROA
-
- ATC
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TMO
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AFC
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- Mc-
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- AMI
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMC
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- AFM
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- ANF
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- TCA
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- tfr
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- M-1
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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.
- TIA
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- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Mo.
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- Tim
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noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tin
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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.
- AIM
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noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ANC
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- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ATA
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- ARF
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interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- RMC
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- RNA
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- AFA
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- CFI
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- at.
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- IOC
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Mao
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- ROI
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- IOF
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- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
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- IRO
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- IOT
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- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- ARA
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noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- aor
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- AOA
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- rt.
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- RTF
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- Tom
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noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Ir.
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- IRC
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- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ONF
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- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NAM
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noun,
Vietnam.
- Tro
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- Am.
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- ac-
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- NCO
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- Af.
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- NAA
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- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Fan
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noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
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- MFT
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- MFR
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- mtn
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- FAA
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- fo.
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- trf
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- AIA
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- MFA
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- AMA
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noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
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- NFC
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- NIA
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIM
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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.
- MTO
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- MTI
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- ctf
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- Fia
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- fm.
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- FIT
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noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
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- FIR
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noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIO
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- MNA
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- MOA
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noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOC
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noun,
moccasin.
- MOI
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- FON
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noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fic
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- MOR
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- MTF
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- FCA
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- FAT
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noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FOT
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- Fr.
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abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
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noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- MOT
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- FAR
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
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- MRI
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- FAO
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- Mt.
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- cfm
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Om.
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- io-
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- OCR
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- CNO
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- CNM
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- Ia.
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- of-
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- OFr
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- oft
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adverb,
often.
- oic
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- OIr
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- OIt
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- CMA
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- oma
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plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- CTA
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- CIM
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- CIF
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- AFT
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adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- ONI
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- ONR
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- CIA
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- CFR
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- CFO
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- CRT
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- MCR
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- tra
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- NMI
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- NMR
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- tr.
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- NOC
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- MCI
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- Mcf
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- FRC
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- fro
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Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Mat
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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.
- ft.
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- FTC
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- AAF
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- OTC
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- OFM
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- Oc.
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- AIC
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- NRC
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- NRA
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- nr.
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- Ar.
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TN
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TM
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- AO
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- fn
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
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- MN
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- NF
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- NI
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FC
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- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- MF
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- NM
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
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- O.
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- TC
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- RO
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- RF
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- OA
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- CM
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- RN
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- RI
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- RC
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