Anagrams of ranunculaceous
Word ranunculaceous has
1164 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ranunculaceous.
- calcareous
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adjective,
of, containing, or like calcium carbonate; chalky:
- lauraceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Lauraceae.
- caruncles
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noun,
Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
- calcaneus
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noun,
Anatomy. the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
- larcenous
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adjective,
of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
- caracoles
-
noun,
a half turn executed by a horse and rider.
- cannular
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adjective,
shaped like a cannula; tubular.
- also-ran
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noun,
Sports.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
- unlearns
-
verb (used with object),
to forget or lose knowledge of.
- Roseanna
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noun,
a female given name.
- carneous
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adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- acerolas
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- neurulas
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noun,
an embryo in the stage of development in which part of the ectoderm is differentiated into neural tissue and in which the neural tube, which develops into the brain and spinal cord, is formed.
- nacreous
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adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- ulcerous
-
adjective,
of the nature of an ulcer; characterized by the formation of ulcers.
- araceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- Carolean
-
adjective,
characteristic of the time of Charles I and II of England:
- carousal
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noun,
a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry.
- alencons
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- carousel
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noun,
merry-go-round (def 1).
- lucarnes
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noun,
a dormer window.
- caruncle
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noun,
Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
- coracles
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noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- saccular
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adjective,
having the form of a sac.
- annulose
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adjective,
furnished with or composed of rings:
- accruals
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noun,
the act or process of accruing.
- cannulas
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noun,
a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.
- scrannel
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adjective,
thin or slight.
- concerns
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- cernuous
-
adjective,
drooping, as a flower; nodding.
- Consuela
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
- conceals
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- caracole
-
noun,
a half turn executed by a horse and rider.
- lacunars
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noun,
Architecture.
a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit.
coffer (def 4).
- caracols
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noun, verb (used without object),
caracole.
- lacunose
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adjective,
full of or having lacunae.
- curacaos
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noun,
the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
- Lausanne
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vaud, in W Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva.
- rouleaus
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noun,
a roll or strip of something, as trimming on a hat brim.
- caraculs
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noun,
Karakul.
- courlans
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noun,
the limpkin.
- unreason
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noun,
inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
- Anacreon
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noun,
c570–c480 b.c, Greek writer, especially of love poems and drinking songs.
- nucleons
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noun,
a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- closure
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noun,
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- saccule
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noun,
Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
Compare utricle (def 3).
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- Ecclus.
-
- anurous
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adjective,
having no tail.
- anurans
-
noun,
any amphibian of the order Anura, comprising the frogs and toads.
- lucarne
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noun,
a dormer window.
- scalare
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- scanner
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noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- annulus
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noun,
a ring; a ringlike part, band, or space.
- annular
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adjective,
having the form of a ring.
- annuals
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noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- colures
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- anneals
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noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- conceal
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- concern
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noun,
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair:
- sclero-
-
- raucous
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adjective,
harsh; strident; grating:
- areolas
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- cancans
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noun,
a lively high kicking dance that came into vogue about 1830 in Paris and after 1844 was used as an exhibition dance.
- nucleon
-
noun,
a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- calcars
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noun,
a spur or spurlike process.
- Carlson
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noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- nucleus
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noun,
a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core:
- nuncles
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noun,
uncle.
- carcase
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noun,
the dead body of an animal.
- cancels
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- caracul
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noun,
Karakul.
- oculars
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- caracol
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noun, verb (used without object),
caracole.
- canulas
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noun,
cannula.
- canular
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adjective,
cannular.
- Oceanus
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noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- caesura
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noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- runnels
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noun,
a small stream; brook; rivulet.
- concurs
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verb (used without object),
to accord in opinion; agree:
- rouleau
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noun,
a roll or strip of something, as trimming on a hat brim.
- arsenal
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noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- arseno-
-
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- neurula
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noun,
an embryo in the stage of development in which part of the ectoderm is differentiated into neural tissue and in which the neural tube, which develops into the brain and spinal cord, is formed.
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- ranulas
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noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- nonuser
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noun,
a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
- nuances
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noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- Carolus
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noun,
any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
- oscular
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adjective,
pertaining to an osculum.
- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- nucleo-
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- anlaces
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noun,
anelace.
- cannula
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noun,
a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.
- scunner
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noun,
an irrational dislike; loathing:
- Alcaeus
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noun,
flourished c600 b.c, Greek poet of Mytilene.
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- accrual
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noun,
the act or process of accruing.
- accrues
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verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- counsel
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- accusal
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noun,
accusation.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- courlan
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noun,
the limpkin.
- accuser
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noun,
a person who accuses, especially in a court of law:
- unlearn
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verb (used with object),
to forget or lose knowledge of.
- acerola
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- lanners
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noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- Alarcon
-
noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- solunar
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adjective,
pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
- uncurls
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verb (used with or without object),
to straighten or become straightened out from a curl or curled position.
- unclose
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- Laurens
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noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- unclean
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adjective,
not clean; dirty.
- aculeus
-
noun,
Also, acus. the modified ovipositor or sting of certain hymenopterous insects.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- Alencon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- Alcoran
-
noun,
Alkoran.
- cunners
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noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- unusual
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adjective,
not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional:
- ensnarl
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verb (used with object),
to entangle in or as in a snarl.
- Ancaeus
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- anconas
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- secular
-
noun,
a layperson.
- coracle
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noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- lacunar
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noun,
Architecture.
a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit.
coffer (def 4).
- uranous
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adjective,
containing trivalent uranium.
- lacunas
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noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- Curacao
-
noun,
the main island of the Netherlands Antilles, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 173 sq. mi. (448 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
- unsnarl
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verb (used with object),
to bring out of a snarled condition; disentangle.
- Seconal
-
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cruces
-
noun,
a plural of crux.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- caucus
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noun,
U.S. Politics.
a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc.
a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy.
(often initial capital letter) a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process:
- casual
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noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- lauans
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- canula
-
noun,
cannula.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- Carcas
-
noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- nuncle
-
noun,
uncle.
- occas.
-
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- cuneus
-
noun,
Anatomy. a wedge-shaped convolution on the medial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- Carnac
-
noun,
a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.
- Cuenca
-
noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lacuna
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- curule
-
adjective,
privileged to sit in a curule chair.
- occurs
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- cunner
-
noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- causal
-
adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- cloaca
-
noun,
Zoology.
the common cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, many fishes, and certain mammals.
a similar cavity in invertebrates.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- coucal
-
noun,
any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike hind claw.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Luanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- leuco-
-
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- concur
-
verb (used without object),
to accord in opinion; agree:
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- necro-
-
- neuron
-
noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- neurol
-
- neuro-
-
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- Crocus
-
noun,
any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring.
- lauras
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Nelson
-
noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- cercus
-
noun,
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- narco-
-
- cleans
-
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- succor
-
noun,
help; relief; aid; assistance.
- sacro-
-
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- aeron.
-
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- runnel
-
noun,
a small stream; brook; rivulet.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- arsen-
-
- 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.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- uncurl
-
verb (used with or without object),
to straighten or become straightened out from a curl or curled position.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- aceous
-
- accuse
-
verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- accrue
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- 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.
- annals
-
noun,
a record of events, especially a yearly record, usually in chronological order.
- anneal
-
noun,
an act, instance, or product of annealing.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- annual
-
noun,
Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- annuls
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- anuran
-
noun,
any amphibian of the order Anura, comprising the frogs and toads.
- scalar
-
noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- sarco-
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- accel.
-
- Canace
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who committed suicide at her father's command because of her incestuous relations with her brother Macareus.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- oculus
-
noun,
an eye.
- Cancun
-
noun,
an island off NE Quintana Roo territory, on the Yucatán Peninsula, in SE Mexico: beach resort.
- urano-
-
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- calcar
-
noun,
a spur or spurlike process.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- cancan
-
noun,
a lively high kicking dance that came into vogue about 1830 in Paris and after 1844 was used as an exhibition dance.
- cacaos
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Ursula
-
noun,
Saint, a legendary British princess who, with 11,000 virgins, is said to have been martyred by the Huns at Cologne.
- Uranus
-
noun,
Astronomy. the planet seventh in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 32,600 miles (56,460 km), a mean distance from the sun of 1,784 million miles (2,871 million km), a period of revolution of 84.07 years, and 15 moons.
- aurous
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of or containing gold in the univalent state.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- unsure
-
adjective,
not certain or confident:
- uraeus
-
noun,
the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- ranula
-
noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- aureus
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, from Caesar to Constantine I.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cannas
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- Cannae
-
noun,
an ancient town in SE Italy: Hannibal defeated the Romans here 216 b.c.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- encl.
-
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- leuc-
-
- sero-
-
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- 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.
- Ecua.
-
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulous
-
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- 30-30
-
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- uran-
-
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- uncus
-
noun,
any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, especially the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- USECC
-
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Eurus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- 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.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nona-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- neur-
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- 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.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- usual
-
noun,
something that is usual:
- nears
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- econ.
-
- ocul-
-
- occur
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- 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.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- nano-
-
- Nauru
-
noun,
Republic of, an island republic in the Pacific, near the equator, W of the Gilbert Islands: administered by Australia before 1968. 8¼ sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- naso-
-
- 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.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sarc-
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- ecol.
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Conn.
-
- conc.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- areo-
-
- Cons.
-
- coel-
-
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Arnel
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- 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.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- anon.
-
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- corns
-
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.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- 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.
- asco-
-
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- canc.
-
- Cauca
-
noun,
a river in W Colombia: tributary of the Magdalena. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- caus.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- ASEAN
-
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- clase
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- calc-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- caco-
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- 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.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- accus
-
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- Alcor
-
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- acro-
-
- aero-
-
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Alas.
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- eccl.
-
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- anal.
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- cac-
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Oulu
-
noun,
a city in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- aer-
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sur-
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Ulua
-
noun,
a river in NW Honduras, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- 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.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- sec.
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- acc.
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- uro-
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Uru.
-
- ole-
-
- urus
-
noun,
the aurochs.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- USAR
-
- USCA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USNA
-
- USRC
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- acea
-
- acr-
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Cal.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- eco-
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ACLU
-
- ACLS
-
- Sulu
-
noun,
a member of the most numerous tribe of Moros, living chiefly in the Sulu Archipelago.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rel.
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- saur
-
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Sol.
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- ance
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ann.
-
- scr.
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Anas
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Alco
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- RONA
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- asc-
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Ala.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- Sra.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- soln
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- 1080
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- cur.
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- cule
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- eso-
-
- NCAA
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NACA
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- Cloe
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noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Lean
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Cor.
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- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cres
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- lea.
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- Lear
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- CORN
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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.
- LEAS
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noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leos
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Lena
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noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lens
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noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- loca
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noun,
a plural of locus.
- lone
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adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- coal
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noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Lars
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- luau
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noun,
a feast of Hawaiian food, usually held outdoors and usually accompanied by Hawaiian entertainment.
- coca
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noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Col.
-
- Lose
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Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- COLA
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noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- cone
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noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- lasa
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noun,
Lhasa.
- Lorn
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noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Cole
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
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noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Lore
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noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lase
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verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Con.
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- Neal
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noun,
a male given name.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Cels
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- Ens.
-
- Cela
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noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Earl
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noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Enos
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noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- EARN
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- enol
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noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
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- NOAA
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- ears
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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.
- Noel
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- enc.
-
- CCls
-
- non-
-
- caul
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noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Nero
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noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- CASE
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noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Nor.
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- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- nous
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noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Carn
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noun,
cairn.
- cen.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- neo-
-
- CERN
-
- neon
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noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- eous
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- eons
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- cera
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- EAA
-
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Ulu
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noun,
a knife with a broad, nearly semicircular blade joined to a short haft at a right angle to the unsharpened side: a traditional tool of Eskimo women.
- Ar.
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- ANC
-
- ESA
-
- UCR
-
- CSA
-
- urs
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noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- UCC
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ure
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- SER
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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).
- CSC
-
- ALU
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- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- AEC
-
- an.
-
- USE
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noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- usu
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- USR
-
- USO
-
- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- USN
-
- ac-
-
- CRC
-
- AEA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- USC
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- LCA
-
- ECA
-
- al.
-
- CRS
-
- cru
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noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- ec-
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SLA
-
- UAR
-
- Une
-
- ESR
-
- 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.
- UNO
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ea.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ALC
-
- 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.
- ESU
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ean
-
- La.
-
- eu-
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- eo-
-
- Sr.
-
- uns
-
- ESL
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- SLR
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AUC
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- AAE
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- SLE
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- en-
-
- unc
-
- Aar
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ur-
-
- ACS
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- SNU
-
- ae.
-
- Esc
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAU
-
- NUL
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- NEA
-
- NES
-
- CEO
-
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- ose
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- our
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NEC
-
- cc.
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- ca.
-
- ne-
-
- CEC
-
- REA
-
- ASN
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ASU
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCA
-
- AUA
-
- cle
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NCC
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- CEA
-
- Clo
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- 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
-
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- OCC
-
- OCR
-
- CCU
-
- ons
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- NNE
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ONR
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CCA
-
- Ola
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- RCN
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CNN
-
- Rs.
-
- AOU
-
- RSA
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- RSE
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- LOC
-
- LON
-
- LSC
-
- SAR
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- 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.
- SAE
-
- CNC
-
- aor
-
- ARS
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RNA
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- 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.
- ROA
-
- NAA
-
- NCO
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Les
-
- sc.
-
- AOA
-
- CLR
-
- ARU
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- CLU
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- ase
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- 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.
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- le
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OA
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ol
-
- RN
-
- LC
-
- SU
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- RO
-
- NC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- U.
-
- N.
-
- UC
-
- UL
-
- RC
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- CE
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- CU
-
- RU
-
- SN
-
- L.
-
- LR
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- NL
-
- SL
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.