Anagrams of reach-me-downs
Word reach-me-downs has
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- washermen
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noun,
a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
- screwhead
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noun,
the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- demeanors
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noun,
conduct; behavior; deportment.
- seed-corn
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noun,
ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- charwomen
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noun,
a woman hired to do general cleaning, especially in an office or large house.
- homewards
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adverb,
Also, homewards. toward home.
- choremen
-
noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- choreman
-
noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- Merodach
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noun,
Marduk.
- menorahs
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noun,
a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues).
- menswear
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noun,
men's wear.
- demarche
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noun,
an action or gesture by a diplomat, especially a formal appeal, protest, or the like.
- rhamnose
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noun,
deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- Andrewes
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noun,
Lancelot, 1555–1626, English theologian: one of the translators of the Authorized Version of the Bible.
- menarche
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noun,
the first menstrual period; the establishment of menstruation.
- meanders
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- Marchese
-
noun,
an Italian nobleman, equivalent in rank to a marquis.
- demeanor
-
noun,
conduct; behavior; deportment.
- reasoned
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- chowders
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noun,
a thick soup or stew made of clams, fish, or vegetables, with potatoes, onions, and other ingredients and seasonings.
- swanherd
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noun,
a person who tends swans.
- cowhands
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noun,
a person employed on a cattle ranch; cowboy or cowgirl.
- somewhen
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adverb,
sometime.
- sorehead
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noun,
a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser:
- racemose
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adjective,
Botany.
having the form of a raceme.
arranged in racemes.
- conehead
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noun,
a stupid person.
- nowheres
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noun,
the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence:
- comrades
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noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- monarchs
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noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- nomarchs
-
noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- Newcomer
-
noun,
a person or thing that has recently arrived; new arrival:
- Damrosch
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noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; German ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; German ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1832–85, German conductor and violinist, in the U.S. after 1871.
- swordman
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noun,
swordsman.
- swordmen
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noun,
swordsman.
- drenches
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noun,
the act of drenching.
- romances
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- cowherds
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noun,
a person whose occupation is tending and herding cows.
- madrones
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noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- horseman
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noun,
a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- ascender
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noun,
a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
- herdsman
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noun,
a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- hendeca-
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- headsmen
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noun,
a public executioner who beheads condemned persons.
- caseworm
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noun,
a caddisworm or other insect larva that constructs a case around its body.
- seadrome
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noun,
a floating airdrome serving as an intermediate or emergency landing place for aircraft flying over water.
- homeward
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adverb,
Also, homewards. toward home.
- endosarc
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noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- horn-mad
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adjective,
furiously enraged; intensely angry.
- wormseed
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noun,
the dried, unexpanded flower heads of a wormwood, Artemisia cina (Levant wormseed) or the fruit of certain goosefoots, especially Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides), the Mexican tea or American wormseed, used as an anthelmintic drug.
- herdsmen
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noun,
a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- horsemen
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in riding a horse.
- wrenches
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noun,
a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist:
- Cashmere
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noun,
the fine, downy wool at the roots of the hair of the Kashmir goat.
- Rosemead
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- machrees
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noun,
my dear.
- sandworm
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noun,
any of several marine worms that live in sand.
- handsome
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adjective,
having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking:
- reaches
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noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- coheres
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verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- randoms
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noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- cowherd
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noun,
a person whose occupation is tending and herding cows.
- ranchos
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noun,
a ranch.
- ranches
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noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- comrade
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noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- seconde
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noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- sea-cow
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noun,
any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong.
- cowhand
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noun,
a person employed on a cattle ranch; cowboy or cowgirl.
- Caedmon
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noun,
fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- 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.
- racemes
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- radomes
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noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- chromas
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- screwed
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noun,
a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- choreas
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noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- chadors
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noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- roaches
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noun,
a cockroach.
- charmed
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- cheders
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noun,
heder.
- sarcode
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noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- cheeros
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interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- chondr-
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- remands
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noun,
the act of remanding.
- chordee
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noun,
a downward bowing of the penis, of a congenital nature or caused by gonorrhea.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Camoens
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noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- schmear
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noun,
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- reedman
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noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- candors
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- chowder
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noun,
a thick soup or stew made of clams, fish, or vegetables, with potatoes, onions, and other ingredients and seasonings.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- redowas
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noun,
a Bohemian dance in two forms, one resembling the waltz or the mazurka, the other resembling the polka.
- Romansh
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noun,
a group of three Rhaeto-Romanic dialects spoken in E Switzerland.
Compare Ladin (def 2).
- chromes
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noun,
chromium.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- handsew
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verb (used with object),
to sew by hand.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- cowshed
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noun,
a shed serving as a shelter for cows.
- hoarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- mechan-
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- meander
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- downers
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noun,
Informal.
a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate.
a depressing experience, person, or situation.
- drachms
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noun,
a dram in apothecaries' and troy weights, and sometimes in avoirdupois weights.
- drawees
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noun,
a person on whom an order, draft, or bill of exchange is drawn.
- Marches
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noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- madrone
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noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- Maderno
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noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- macrons
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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).
- machree
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noun,
my dear.
- echards
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noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- Emerson
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noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- menders
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noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- enchase
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verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- encodes
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- endarch
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adjective,
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
- endears
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- endorse
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noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- Erewhon
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noun,
a satirical novel (1872) by Samuel Butler.
- head-on
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adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- headmen
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noun,
a chief or leader.
- headers
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noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- hareems
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noun,
harem.
- hadrons
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noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- hardens
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noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- menaces
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noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Menorah
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noun,
a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues).
- oraches
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noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- dasheen
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noun,
the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.
- onwards
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adverb,
toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- crewman
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noun,
a member of a crew.
- crewmen
-
noun,
a member of a crew.
- crowned
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noun,
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- nowhere
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noun,
the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence:
- nomarch
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noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- Needham
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- awesome
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adjective,
causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear:
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- dancers
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noun,
a person who dances.
- moreens
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- decanes
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noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- decares
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- decerns
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- monarch
-
noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- monades
-
noun,
plural of monas.
- dehorns
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verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- moderns
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- moderne
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adjective,
pretentiously modern; striving to appear modern but lacking style or conviction.
- demeans
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noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- mesarch
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adjective,
Botany. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from both the periphery and the center; having the older cells surrounded by the younger cells.
- derecho
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noun,
a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms.
- deworms
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verb (used with object),
worm (def 19).
- Mercado
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noun,
a market.
- senhora
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- cowards
-
noun,
a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- wonders
-
noun,
something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration:
- showman
-
noun,
a person who presents or produces a show, especially of a theatrical nature.
- wardens
-
noun,
a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper.
- Shawnee
-
noun,
a member of an Algonquian-speaking tribe formerly in the east-central U.S., now in Oklahoma.
- adheres
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- archons
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- archsee
-
noun,
archbishopric.
- wanders
-
noun,
Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
- Andrews
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noun,
Charles McLean [muh-kleyn] /məˈkleɪn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1943, U.S. historian and author.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- sheared
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noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Ardeche
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noun,
a department in SE France. 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Privas.
- arseno-
-
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- anchors
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noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- amerces
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- Sherman
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noun,
Forrest Percival, 1896–1951, U.S. naval officer.
- wenches
-
noun,
a country lass or working girl:
- show-me
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adjective,
demanding proof or evidence before being convinced:
- womeras
-
noun,
woomera.
- achenes
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- showmen
-
noun,
a person who presents or produces a show, especially of a theatrical nature.
- whereas
-
noun,
a qualifying or introductory statement, especially one having “whereas” as the first word:
- whereon
-
adverb,
Archaic. on what?
- Acheson
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noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- weaners
-
noun,
a recently weaned animal.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- crewed
-
noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- edemas
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- oedema
-
noun,
edema.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- onward
-
adverb,
toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- crowds
-
noun,
a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng:
- sowcar
-
noun,
soucar.
- Crowns
-
noun,
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
- nomads
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Comdr.
-
- Machos
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- Machen
-
noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- Newham
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Maced.
-
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- March.
-
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- Swanee
-
noun,
Suwannee.
- Howard
-
noun,
Catherine, c1520–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII.
- wheens
-
noun,
a few persons or things.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- horned
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- owners
-
noun,
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
- Coward
-
noun,
a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person.
- hodman
-
noun,
hod carrier.
- hondas
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- whenas
-
conjunction,
Archaic.
when.
inasmuch as.
- whence
-
adverb,
from what place?:
- hodmen
-
noun,
hod carrier.
- cowers
-
verb (used without object),
to crouch, as in fear or shame.
- corned
-
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.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- anemo-
-
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- cowmen
-
noun,
Western U.S.
a person who owns cattle; rancher.
a cowboy or cowherd.
- emends
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- cowman
-
noun,
Western U.S.
a person who owns cattle; rancher.
a cowboy or cowherd.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Andrew
-
noun,
one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. Mark 3:18; John 1:40–42.
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- andro-
-
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- Dacron
-
- damson
-
noun,
Also called damson plum. the small, dark-blue or purple fruit of a plum, Prunus insititia, of the rose family, introduced into Europe from Asia Minor.
- Sweden
-
noun,
a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Capital: Stockholm.
- drachm
-
noun,
a dram in apothecaries' and troy weights, and sometimes in avoirdupois weights.
- mashed
-
noun,
mashed potatoes:
- dewans
-
noun,
(in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony.
- merdes
-
noun,
excrement.
- desman
-
noun,
either of two aquatic, insectivorous mammals, Myogale moschata, of southeastern Russia, or M. pyrenaica, of the Pyrenees, related to shrews.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- dowser
-
noun,
Also called dowsing rod [dou-zing] /ˈdaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA). divining rod.
- dermo-
-
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Warden
-
noun,
a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper.
- deworm
-
verb (used with object),
worm (def 19).
- Meshed
-
noun,
a city in NE Iran: Muslim shrine.
- denom.
-
- Denham
-
noun,
Sir John, 1615–69, English poet and architect.
- drawee
-
noun,
a person on whom an order, draft, or bill of exchange is drawn.
- mochas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- aeron.
-
- demean
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- dewars
-
noun,
Sir James, 1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist.
- Merced
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- adren-
-
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- weaner
-
noun,
a recently weaned animal.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- menads
-
noun,
maenad.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- downer
-
noun,
Informal.
a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate.
a depressing experience, person, or situation.
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Meadow
-
noun,
a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
- adreno
-
- washer
-
noun,
a person or thing that washes.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Mensch
-
noun,
a decent, upright, mature, and responsible person.
- Mawson
-
noun,
Sir Douglas, 1882–1958, Australian antarctic explorer, born in England.
- dowers
-
noun,
Law. the portion of a deceased husband's real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime.
- masher
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- wander
-
noun,
Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
- adhere
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- necro-
-
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- mowrah
-
noun,
mahua.
- MSArch
-
- MAeroE
-
- dasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that dashes.
- adeems
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- Dawson
-
noun,
Sir John William, 1820–99, Canadian geologist and educator.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- macron
-
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).
- answer
-
noun,
a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.:
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- mowers
-
noun,
lawn mower.
- Mahren
-
noun,
German name of Moravia.
- dehorn
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- adeno-
-
- MArchE
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- monads
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- waders
-
noun,
a person or thing that wades.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- drench
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- drowse
-
noun,
a sleepy condition; state of being half-asleep.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Manche
-
noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- amends
-
noun,
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- drowns
-
Verb phrases,
drown in,
to be overwhelmed by:
to be covered with or enveloped in:
- macro-
-
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- shmear
-
noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Arnhem
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Camden
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- harems
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- rowans
-
noun,
the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- Rowena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rowens
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- erenow
-
adverb,
before this time.
- Chamos
-
noun,
Chemosh.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- charms
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- chards
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- hadron
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- cahows
-
noun,
a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda, until recently thought to have become extinct.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- hareem
-
noun,
harem.
- 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.
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- Rhodes
-
noun,
Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- Wonder
-
noun,
something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration:
- hawser
-
noun,
a heavy rope for mooring or towing.
- escrow
-
noun,
a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- header
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- eschew
-
verb (used with object),
to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid:
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arsen-
-
- schema
-
noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- scheme
-
noun,
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- womera
-
noun,
woomera.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- sacro-
-
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Hemans
-
noun,
Felicia Dorothea (Browne) 1793–1835, English poet.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cashew
-
noun,
a tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to tropical America, having milky juice, simple, leathery leaves, and yellowish-pink flowers in open clusters.
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- hedron
-
- sarco-
-
- heders
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- Herman
-
noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- hansom
-
noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- endows
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income:
- redowa
-
noun,
a Bohemian dance in two forms, one resembling the waltz or the mazurka, the other resembling the polka.
- Chron.
-
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- chroma
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- chrom-
-
- shower
-
noun,
a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- arched
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- 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.
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- shrewd
-
adjective,
astute or sharp in practical matters:
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Seward
-
noun,
William Henry, 1801–72, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1861–69.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- hoards
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Wrench
-
noun,
a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist:
- Hamden
-
noun,
a town in S Connecticut.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- chemo-
-
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- Sedrah
-
noun,
Sidrah.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- worsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become worse.
- enmesh
-
verb (used with object),
to catch, as in a net; entangle:
- rhedas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- Hermon
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- Hermod
-
noun,
a son of Odin who rode to Hel to negotiate for the return of Balder to Asgard.
- cheder
-
noun,
heder.
- Hermes
-
noun,
the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Compare Mercury (def 3).
- Shadow
-
noun,
a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- cherem
-
noun,
herem.
- haemo-
-
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- ashmen
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- schrod
-
noun,
scrod.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- masc.
-
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- weans
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- worse
-
noun,
that which is worse.
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- Worms
-
noun,
a city in E Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- wears
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- hawse
-
noun,
the part of a bow where the hawseholes are located.
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- hards
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- whams
-
noun,
a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact:
- wheen
-
noun,
a few persons or things.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- herns
-
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- Howes
-
noun,
a hole.
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Hond.
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- homes
-
- woads
-
noun,
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- where
-
noun,
a place; that place in which something is located or occurs:
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- whose
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- wocas
-
noun,
a yellow pond lily, Nuphar polysepalum, of northwestern North America, having heart-shaped leaves and cup-shaped flowers.
- weeds
-
noun,
weeds, mourning garments:
- wench
-
noun,
a country lass or working girl:
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- heder
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- heeds
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- hema-
-
- Weems
-
noun,
Mason Locke ("Parson Weems") 1759–1825, U.S. clergyman and biographer.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- weens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to think; suppose.
- hemo-
-
- Woden
-
noun,
the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- wends
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- women
-
noun,
plural of woman.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- mach.
-
- Weser
-
noun,
a river in Germany, flowing N from S Lower Saxony into the North Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- woman
-
noun,
the female human being, as distinguished from a girl or a man.
- herds
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- mech.
-
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- shown
-
noun,
a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Showa
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Hirohito, begun in 1926.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- renew
-
verb (used with object),
to begin or take up again, as an acquaintance, a conversation, etc.; resume.
- resaw
-
noun,
Lumbering. a machine for cutting logs into lumber.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- rhod-
-
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rhoea
-
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Owens
-
noun,
Jesse (John Cleveland) 1913–80, U.S. athlete.
- owner
-
noun,
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- shred
-
noun,
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- shrew
-
noun,
a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- screw
-
noun,
a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- Shawn
-
noun,
Ted (Edwin M) 1891–1972, U.S. dancer and choreographer (husband of Ruth St. Denis).
- shawm
-
noun,
an early musical woodwind instrument with a double reed: the forerunner of the modern oboe.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- shard
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- schwa
-
noun,
the mid-central, neutral vowel sound typically occurring in unstressed syllables in English, however spelled, as the sound of a in alone and sofa, e in system, i in easily, o in gallop, u in circus.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- 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.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sero-
-
- serow
-
noun,
a goat antelope of the genus Capricornis, of eastern Asia, related to the goral: the Sumatran serow is endangered.
- sewan
-
noun,
seawan.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- sherd
-
noun,
shard.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- Rowan
-
noun,
the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
- Rowen
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sarc-
-
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- Scand
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Medea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- meso-
-
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Mewar
-
noun,
Udaipur (def 2).
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- wanes
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- wands
-
noun,
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- wames
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. belly.
- wades
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- mohwa
-
noun,
mahua.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- wader
-
noun,
a person or thing that wades.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- sworn
-
verb,
past participle of swear.
- swore
-
verb,
a simple past tense of swear.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Wash.
-
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Washo
-
noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians living in western Nevada and northeastern California.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- meno-
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- wards
-
noun,
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- warns
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- meows
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Warms
-
noun,
Informal. a warming:
- wares
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- mero-
-
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- mower
-
noun,
lawn mower.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norw.
-
- sward
-
noun,
the grassy surface of land; turf.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orch.
-
- ordn.
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- sware
-
verb,
simple past tense of swear.
- MSChE
-
- Narew
-
noun,
a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.
- sword
-
noun,
a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- sweer
-
adjective,
slothful; indolent.
- sewer
-
noun,
an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- naso-
-
- swarm
-
noun,
a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.
- nears
-
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Swede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sweden.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Newar
-
noun,
a member of a Mongoloid people of Nepal.
- swear
-
Verb phrases,
swear by,
to name (a sacred being or thing) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing.
Informal. to have great confidence in; rely on:
to have certain knowledge of:
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Cmdr.
-
- drown
-
Verb phrases,
drown in,
to be overwhelmed by:
to be covered with or enveloped in:
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- dawns
-
noun,
the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- Drews
-
noun,
Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- chows
-
noun,
food, especially hearty dishes or a meal.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- cahow
-
noun,
a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda, until recently thought to have become extinct.
- draws
-
- awner
-
noun,
a machine for cutting the awns from grain.
- drawn
-
noun,
an act of drawing.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- dowse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- 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.
- Downs
-
noun,
a downward movement; descent.
- 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.
- dower
-
noun,
Law. the portion of a deceased husband's real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Dawes
-
noun,
Charles Gates, 1865–1951, U.S. financier and diplomat: vice president of the U.S. 1925–29; Nobel Peace Prize 1925.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Card.
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Cons.
-
- 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.
- Arch.
-
- Archd
-
- arche
-
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- areo-
-
- Comr.
-
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Armen
-
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- econ.
-
- 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.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- desc.
-
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- dhows
-
noun,
any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African, Arabian, and Indian coasts, generally lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- demo-
-
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- chaws
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
chew.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- Dewar
-
noun,
Sir James, 1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist.
- dewan
-
noun,
(in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony.
- cero-
-
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- ChemE
-
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derm-
-
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- chem.
-
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Carew
-
noun,
Thomas, 1598?–1639? English poet.
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- chews
-
noun,
an act or instance of chewing.
- deca-
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Chewa
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Malawi.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- 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.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- Cowes
-
noun,
a seaport on the Isle of Wight, in S England: resort.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- craws
-
noun,
the crop of a bird or insect.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- 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.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- aero-
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Cower
-
verb (used without object),
to crouch, as in fear or shame.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- endow
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income:
- AMEDS
-
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amer.
-
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- endo-
-
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- adown
-
adverb, preposition,
down1 .
- AMORC
-
- 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.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- 30-30
-
- crows
-
noun,
any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
- Crown
-
noun,
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
- crowd
-
noun,
a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng:
- haem-
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Hades
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- crews
-
noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ewers
-
noun,
a pitcher with a wide spout.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- aden-
-
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- char-
-
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- 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.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- andr-
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- cores
-
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- OCDM
-
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- cone
-
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.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Chew
-
noun,
an act or instance of chewing.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- comd
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- RNAS
-
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- OEEC
-
- chaw
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
chew.
- RADM
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- crew
-
noun,
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together:
- Cres
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- OECD
-
- rad.
-
- Cond
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Con.
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Crow
-
noun,
any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- 1080
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- owns
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- Chow
-
noun,
food, especially hearty dishes or a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- owes
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- Chr.
-
- owse
-
noun,
ox.
- Owen
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
- chs.
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- OSRD
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Cmon
-
- RdAc
-
- Cor.
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- chm.
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Com.
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- 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.
- chmn
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- rcd.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Craw
-
noun,
the crop of a bird or insect.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- ord.
-
- raws
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- cows
-
noun,
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- SWAN
-
noun,
any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult.
Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ance
-
- sown
-
verb,
a past participle of sow1 .
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- swam
-
noun,
an act, instance, or period of swimming.
- AMSW
-
- 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.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Wace
-
noun,
Robert [rob-ert;; French raw-ber] /ˈrɒb ərt;; French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), ("Wace of Jersey") c1100–c1180, Anglo-Norman poet born on the Channel Island of Jersey.
- Waco
-
noun,
a city in central Texas, on the Brazos River.
- Wacs
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- smew
-
noun,
a Eurasian duck, Mergus albellus, closely akin to mergansers: the male is white marked with black and gray.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Arm.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- show
-
noun,
a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- shr.
-
- shwa
-
noun,
schwa.
- ano-
-
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- Snow
-
noun,
Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.
Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- ands
-
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Wade
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- WADS
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- WHSE
-
- 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.
- acr-
-
- when
-
noun,
the time of anything:
- 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.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- whoa
-
interjection,
stop! (used especially to horses).
- whom
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- woad
-
noun,
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- wham
-
noun,
a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- wons
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of win1 .
- Word
-
noun,
a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- wore
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- WORM
-
noun,
Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
- worn
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- WRAC
-
- Wren
-
noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- whee
-
interjection,
(used to express joy or delight).
- wens
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- waes
-
noun,
woe.
- 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.
- wame
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. belly.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- wand
-
noun,
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- wans
-
noun,
wide-area network.
- ward
-
noun,
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- aer-
-
- Ware
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- Wend
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- warm
-
noun,
Informal. a warming:
- warn
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- Wear
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- Adm.
-
- weds
-
- Weed
-
noun,
a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
- ween
-
verb (used with or without object),
to think; suppose.
- shod
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Sam.
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Cdr.
-
- caws
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- sawn
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- cen.
-
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- nows
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- sch.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- scr.
-
- RONA
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- cene
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Rowe
-
noun,
Nicholas, 1674–1718, British poet and dramatist, poet laureate 1715–18.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- rows
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- RSWC
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- scow
-
noun,
any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- shew
-
verb (used with or without object),
show.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- ASME
-
- sewn
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Shaw
-
noun,
Midland U.S. a small wood or thicket.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- asc-
-
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- awed
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- awes
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- Can.
-
- sech
-
- WRNS
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sec.
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Sem.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- awns
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- cams
-
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.
- hor.
-
- MSCE
-
- MSHE
-
- MSHA
-
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- MSEE
-
- hom-
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- msec
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- MScD
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- MSAE
-
- DMSO
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mRNA
-
- EEOC
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- mows
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- Dawn
-
noun,
the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
- mown
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Nah.
-
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- NDAC
-
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- NASD
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- enc.
-
- NADH
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- hewn
-
adjective,
felled and roughly shaped by hewing:
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- hews
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- HMAS
-
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- end-
-
- ence
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- daws
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- 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.
- Den.
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Hos.
-
- Mac-
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- meow
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- dhow
-
noun,
any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African, Arabian, and Indian coasts, generally lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Howe
-
noun,
a hole.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- MNAS
-
- hows
-
noun,
a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.:
- 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.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- dews
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- hwan
-
noun,
a former monetary unit of South Korea.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- med.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- der.
-
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- mod.
-
- mowe
-
noun,
a wry or derisive grimace.
- Dec.
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- DChE
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- eco-
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Dem.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- DOHC
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- eso-
-
- Down
-
noun,
a downward movement; descent.
- haws
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- Nor.
-
- maws
-
noun,
the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- Ewer
-
noun,
a pitcher with a wide spout.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- MDES
-
- mdse
-
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- HEAO
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Esd.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- cwms
-
noun,
cirque (def 1).
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Drew
-
noun,
Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
- Mar.
-
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- drch
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- 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.
- nos-
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAEd
-
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Dows
-
noun,
dhow.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Neh.
-
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- neem
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- men-
-
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- Ens.
-
- enow
-
adjective, adverb,
enough.
- neo-
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- heed
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- hem-
-
- NEWS
-
noun,
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
- Dom.
-
- meas
-
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- cr.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- ASW
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- ead
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- cs.
-
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ch.
-
- SHA
-
- ASR
-
- 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.
- EOM
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- ase
-
- DSR
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- ec-
-
- ASM
-
- ca.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- ECM
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- ARS
-
- ECA
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- DSW
-
- Co.
-
- ASN
-
- now
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- Mo.
-
- ESA
-
- wha
-
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- ESR
-
- ACS
-
- ACW
-
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ese
-
- wee
-
adjective,
little; very small.
- Esc
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- hd.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- WDC
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- was
-
verb,
1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- AEC
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ewe
-
noun,
a female sheep, especially when fully mature.
- HCR
-
- AHE
-
- Ar.
-
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- WRA
-
- wos
-
noun,
woe.
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- Won
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
- an.
-
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- HCM
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- WMO
-
- WMC
-
- HSM
-
- hr.
-
- HMS
-
- WHO
-
Idioms,
as who should say, Archaic. in a manner of speaking; so to say.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- haw
-
noun,
a sound or pause of hesitation.
Compare hem2 (def 3).
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Me.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SMD
-
- SMA
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- aor
-
- EDC
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- HOW
-
noun,
a question concerning the way or manner in which something is done, achieved, etc.:
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- HRE
-
- ard
-
- hrs
-
- 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.
- HWM
-
- ed.
-
- Mc-
-
- Md.
-
- sho
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- CWO
-
- WAM
-
- ANC
-
- EOE
-
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- wad
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- ene
-
- WAC
-
noun,
a member of the Women's Army Corps, formerly an auxiliary of the U.S. Army.
- wd.
-
- HEW
-
verb (used with object),
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- AMS
-
- en-
-
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- EEC
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Sw.
-
- EMR
-
- Sr.
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- SOW
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- Ehr
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- EEO
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SED
-
- caw
-
noun,
the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- DAR
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- Rd.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NEC
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- own
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- DAE
-
- ose
-
- cow
-
noun,
the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- NAD
-
- NES
-
- RDC
-
- MRE
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- MSA
-
- daw
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- MSD
-
- MSE
-
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RCN
-
- MSH
-
- RCA
-
- raw
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- DSA
-
- MSW
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MWA
-
- NCO
-
- NSW
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DSO
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- CNM
-
- OSD
-
- OCR
-
- cwm
-
noun,
cirque (def 1).
- CWA
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- 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.
- OSA
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- NWS
-
- NWC
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- csw
-
- CSO
-
- OCS
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- DSM
-
- DSC
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NHA
-
- NHS
-
- NMR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NOC
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- DCM
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- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
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- red
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noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- MSN
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- SAE
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- DNR
-
- Sad
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DNA
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- CEO
-
- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SWA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- DMS
-
- cee
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noun,
the letter C.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- DMA
-
- Meo
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noun,
Miao (def 1).
- dha
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- ROW
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- dh-
-
- DEW
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noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- Mao
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- DRE
-
- CAM
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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.
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDA
-
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- Dr.
-
- maw
-
noun,
the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, especially a carnivorous mammal.
- DOW
-
noun,
dhow.
- MCR
-
- CED
-
- SCM
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Dor
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noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ScD
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- sc.
-
- SAW
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- CSR
-
- CEA
-
- SAR
-
- mew
-
noun,
the tiny, high-pitched sound a cat or kitten makes.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MOR
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- MNA
-
- DEA
-
- MNE
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- MNS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- MHW
-
- RNA
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- RMC
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- de-
-
- DCS
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHA
-
- CMD
-
- MHD
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- CMA
-
- mow
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- MHE
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- MHR
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- CM
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- O.
-
- CW
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- WM
-
- CE
-
- SN
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- ee
-
- AO
-
- NW
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- OA
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- MH
-
- N.
-
- h.
-
- RN
-
- NM
-
- SM
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SA
-
- NH
-
- RW
-
- DW
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- M.
-
- DM
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RH
-
- OW
-
interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MN
-
- WO
-
noun,
woe.
- D.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- MW
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- R.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- WH
-
- NC
-
- WC
-
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- ND
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- RO
-
- DN
-
- w/
-
- S.
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