Anagrams of ribonucleotide
Word ribonucleotide has
1916 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ribonucleotide.
- dereliction
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noun,
deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency:
- incredible
-
adjective,
so extraordinary as to seem impossible:
- nucleotide
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noun,
any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, and a pentose sugar, in RNA the thymine base being replaced by uracil.
- endobiotic
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noun,
any such parasitic or symbiotic organism.
- colubrine
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adjective,
of or resembling a snake; snakelike.
- doubleton
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noun,
a set of only two cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt:
- deciliter
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noun,
a unit of capacity equal to 1/10 (0.1) liter (about 3.38 U.S. fluid ounces). Abbreviation: dl.
- erudition
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noun,
knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship.
- centuried
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adjective,
existing for an indefinite number of centuries.
- diner-out
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noun,
a person who dines out.
- bolection
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noun,
a raised molding, especially one having flat edges and a raised center, for framing a panel, doorway, fireplace, etc.
- reducible
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adjective,
capable of being reduced.
- introduce
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verb (used with object),
to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- recondite
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adjective,
dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter:
- libertine
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noun,
a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.
- coenobite
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noun,
cenobite.
- bilection
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noun,
bolection.
- undercool
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verb (used with object),
Chemistry.
to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose.
to supercool.
- underbite
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noun,
occlusion in which the lower incisor teeth overlap the upper.
- decontrol
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noun,
the removal of control.
- direction
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noun,
the act or an instance of directing.
- centriole
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noun,
a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
- elocution
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noun,
a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public:
- interlude
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noun,
an intervening episode, period, space, etc.
- coroneted
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adjective,
wearing or entitled to wear a coronet.
- reduction
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noun,
the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- toluidine
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noun,
any of three isomeric amines having the formula C 7 H 9 N, derived from toluene: used in the dye and drug industries.
- Boieldieu
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noun,
François Adrien [frahn-swa a-dree-an] /frɑ̃ˈswa a driˈɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1775–1834, French composer.
- inductile
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adjective,
not ductile; not pliable or yielding.
- built-in
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noun,
a built-in piece of furniture or appliance.
- nitrolic
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adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- derelict
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noun,
a person abandoned by society, especially a person without a permanent home and means of support; vagrant; bum.
- dolerite
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noun,
a coarse-grained variety of basalt.
- inedible
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adjective,
not edible; unfit to be eaten.
- unbridle
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verb (used with object),
to remove the bridle from (a horse, mule, etc.).
- Cleburne
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noun,
a city in N Texas, near Fort Worth.
- inductee
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noun,
a person inducted into military service.
- decurion
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noun,
the head of a decury.
- denticle
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noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- deletion
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noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- deutero-
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- redolent
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adjective,
having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
- unbolted
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adjective,
not fastened or secured, as with a bolt or bolts.
- inductor
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noun,
Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
- duecento
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noun,
the 13th century, with reference to Italy, especially to its art or literature.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- deuteron
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noun,
a positively charged particle consisting of a proton and a neutron, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of deuterium.
- nucleoid
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noun,
the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
- cenobite
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noun,
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
- double-O
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noun,
careful scrutiny or close inspection.
- reticule
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noun,
a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
- retinoid
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- relucent
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adjective,
shining; bright.
- ceinture
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noun,
cincture (defs 1, 2).
- indocile
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adjective,
not willing to receive teaching, training, or discipline; fractious; unruly.
- tolidine
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noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- indirect
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adjective,
not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout:
- diuretic
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noun,
a diuretic medicine or agent.
- centroid
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- obedient
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adjective,
obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority:
- tubercle
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noun,
a small rounded projection or excrescence, as on a bone or on the surface of the body.
- blue-red
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noun,
a color about midway between blue and red in the spectrum; purplish.
- dilution
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noun,
the act of diluting or the state of being diluted.
- Iturbide
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noun,
Agustín de [ah-goos-teen de] /ˌɑ gusˈtin dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1783–1824, Mexican soldier and revolutionary: as Agustín I, emperor of Mexico 1822–23.
- ridicule
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noun,
speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- doctrine
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noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- redouble
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noun,
Bridge. the act of doubling one's opponent's double.
- trilobed
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adjective,
trilobate.
- rondelet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, consisting of five lines on two rhymes, and having the opening words or word used after the second and fifth lines as an unrhymed refrain.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- Benedict
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noun,
a newly married man, especially one who has been long a bachelor.
- counter-
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- brontide
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noun,
a rumbling noise heard occasionally in some parts of the world, probably caused by seismic activity.
- unicolor
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adjective,
having only one color.
- unilobed
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adjective,
having or consisting of a single lobe, especially of the maxilla of an insect.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- underlit
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adjective,
lacking adequate light.
- credible
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adjective,
capable of being believed; believable:
- eduction
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noun,
the act of educing.
- borecole
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noun,
kale (def 1).
- belonoid
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adjective,
needlelike; styloid.
- linebred
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adjective,
produced by linebreeding.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- creodont
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noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- colubrid
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noun,
any of numerous, typically harmless snakes constituting the family Colubridae, having no vestigial limbs, a scale-covered head and body with a mostly bare face, and belly scales usually as wide as the body, including garter snakes, bull snakes, water snakes, racers, vine and tree snakes, and other temperate-to-tropical species, comprising about two-thirds of all living snakes.
- locution
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noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- underlie
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verb (used with object),
to lie under or beneath; be situated under.
- roundlet
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noun,
a small circle or circular object.
- clubroot
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noun,
Plant Pathology. a disease of cabbage and other cruciferous plants, characterized by enlarged, malformed roots, caused by a slime mold, Plasmodiophora brassicae.
- utilidor
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noun,
an aboveground, insulated network of pipes and cables, used to convey water and electricity in communities situated in areas of permafrost.
- idiolect
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noun,
a person's individual speech pattern.
Compare dialect (def 1).
- bountied
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adjective,
offering a bounty.
- outbreed
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verb (used with object),
to breed selected individuals outside the limits of the breed or variety.
- icebound
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adjective,
held fast or hemmed in by ice; frozen in:
- cornuted
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adjective,
having horns.
- coeditor
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noun,
a person who cooperates or collaborates as editor with another.
- underlet
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verb (used with object),
to let below the true value.
- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- contrib.
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- electro-
-
- orcinol
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- bricole
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noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- bourdon
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noun,
the drone pipe of a bagpipe.
the drone string of a stringed instrument.
- bridoon
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noun,
a snaffle when used with a curb on a full bridle.
- bounder
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noun,
an obtrusive, ill-bred man.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- tribune
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noun,
a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people.
- bouncer
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noun,
a person or thing that bounces.
- electr-
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- Brindle
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noun,
a brindled coloring.
- doublet
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noun,
a close-fitting outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men in the Renaissance.
- dourine
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noun,
an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.
- eidolon
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noun,
a phantom; apparition.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- duotone
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noun,
a picture in two tones or colors.
- rebound
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noun,
the act of rebounding; recoil.
- rebuild
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verb (used with object),
to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts:
- builder
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noun,
a person who builds.
- outlier
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noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- outbond
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adjective,
composed mainly or entirely of stretchers (opposed to inbond).
- ebonite
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noun,
vulcanite.
- ecotone
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noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- ductile
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adjective,
capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable.
- orotund
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adjective,
(of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- eidetic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.
- brucite
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noun,
a mineral, magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH) 2 , occurring in tabular, foliated crystals: used in magnesia refractories.
- brucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- edicule
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noun,
aedicule.
- driblet
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noun,
a small portion or part.
- edition
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noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- redbone
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noun,
an American hound having a red coat, used in hunting raccoons, bears, cougars, and wildcats.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- eductor
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noun,
ejector (def 3).
- redline
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noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- outride
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noun,
Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- redoubt
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noun,
an isolated work forming a complete enclosure of any form, used to defend a prominent point.
- condole
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to grieve with.
- terebic
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adjective,
of or derived from terebic acid.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- cue-bid
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noun,
a bid in a suit showing control of the suit, as having an assured winner or a void.
- Colbert
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noun,
Claudette (Lily Claudette Chauchoin) 1903–96, U.S. actress, born in France.
- tenured
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- rundlet
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noun,
an old British measure of capacity, about 15 imperial gallons (68 liters).
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- crouton
-
noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- colored
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noun,
Older Use: Offensive.
a black person.
the colored, black people as a group.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- crinoid
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- tendril
-
noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- conduit
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noun,
a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- credent
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adjective,
Archaic. believing.
- Courbet
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noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1819–77, French painter.
- Coulter
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noun,
colter.
- contoid
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adjective,
of or relating to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.
- contour
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noun,
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- couloir
-
noun,
a steep gorge or gully on the side of a mountain, especially in the Alps.
- control
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- cornuto
-
noun,
a cuckold.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- Corbeil
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- Rubicon
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noun,
a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment.
- roundel
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noun,
something round or circular.
- decibel
-
noun,
a unit used to express the intensity of a sound wave, equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the ratio of the pressure produced by the sound wave to a reference pressure, usually 0.0002 microbar.
- detinue
-
noun,
an old commonlaw form of action to recover possession of personal property wrongfully detained.
- toluene
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable liquid, C 7 H 8 , having a benzenelike odor, obtained chiefly from coal tar and petroleum: used as a solvent in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, TNT, and other organic compounds.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- centile
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- retinue
-
noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- centri-
-
- centro-
-
- diorite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- boulter
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noun,
a long, stout fishing line with several hooks attached.
- dineric
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adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- diluent
-
noun,
a diluting substance.
- diction
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- cineole
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- deuter-
-
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- codline
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noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- codeine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- cutline
-
noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- debitor
-
noun,
a debtor.
- deboite
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noun,
a step in which the dancer stands on the toes with legs together and then springs up, swinging one foot out and around to the back of the other.
- cloture
-
noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- tierced
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adjective,
(of an escutcheon) divided vertically or horizontally into three equal parts.
- decline
-
noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- Derbent
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noun,
a seaport in the SE Dagestan Autonomous Republic, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Caspian Sea.
- decolor
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verb (used with object),
to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- tiercel
-
noun,
tercel.
- Delbert
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert.
- denture
-
noun,
an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- deontic
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adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- deorbit
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to deliberately depart from orbit.
- reunite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- Cordele
-
noun,
a city in SW Georgia.
- biocide
-
noun,
any chemical that destroys life by poisoning, especially a pesticide, herbicide, or fungicide.
- nuclide
-
noun,
an atomic species in which the atoms all have the same atomic number and mass number.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- inbuilt
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adjective,
built-in (def 2).
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- inbreed
-
verb (used with object),
to breed (individuals of a closely related group) repeatedly.
- trouble
-
noun,
difficulty, annoyance, or harassment:
- blender
-
noun,
a person or thing that blends.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- linocut
-
noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- nucleo-
-
- inutile
-
adjective,
of no use or service.
- bicorne
-
noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- neutro-
-
- obtrude
-
verb (used with object),
to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, especially without warrant or invitation:
- identic
-
adjective,
identical.
- turdine
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Turdidae, comprising the true thrushes.
- Bedouin
-
noun,
an Arab of the desert, in Asia or Africa; nomadic Arab.
- October
-
noun,
the tenth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Oct.
- Bleriot
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
- include
-
verb (used with object),
to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element:
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Blondie
-
noun,
Informal. a blond person:
- blunder
-
noun,
a gross, stupid, or careless mistake:
- leucine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- Oberlin
-
noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- leucite
-
noun,
a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi 2 O 6 , found in alkali volcanic rocks.
- nitride
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- Bernice
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bringer of victory.”.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inducer
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a substance that has the capability of activating genes within a cell.
- berline
-
noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- trundle
-
noun,
a small wheel, roller, or the like.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Liberec
-
noun,
a city in the NW Czech Republic.
- bicolor
-
noun,
a flag divided into two major areas of color.
- turbine
-
noun,
any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as a fluid passing through and entirely filling a housing around the rotor.
- lectern
-
noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- intrude
-
verb (used with object),
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- blinder
-
noun,
a person or thing that blinds.
- Lenotre
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- tunicle
-
noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- becloud
-
verb (used with object),
to darken or obscure with clouds.
- lecture
-
noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- Borodin
-
noun,
Aleksandr Porfirevich [al-ig-zan-der pawr-feer-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr puhr-fyee-ryi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər pɔrˈfɪər ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr pʌrˈfyi ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1833–87, Russian composer and chemist.
- trindle
-
noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- uterine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- entero-
-
- botonee
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms terminating in the form of a trefoil:
- noctuid
-
noun,
Also called owlet moth. any of numerous dull-colored moths of the family Noctuidae, the larvae of which include the armyworms and cutworms.
- bo-tree
-
noun,
the pipal, or sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, under which the founder of Buddhism is reputed to have attained the Enlightenment that constituted him the Buddha.
- bornite
-
noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- noctule
-
noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- botulin
-
noun,
the toxin formed by botulinus and causing botulism.
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- binocle
-
noun,
binocular (def 1).
- Lucerne
-
noun,
alfalfa.
- boudoir
-
noun,
a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.
- Boulder
-
noun,
a detached and rounded or worn rock, especially a large one.
- biotron
-
noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- borneol
-
noun,
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
- untried
-
adjective,
not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- eucrite
-
noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- oilbird
-
noun,
guacharo.
- erudite
-
adjective,
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly:
Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient.
- uridine
-
noun,
a ribonucleoside composed of ribose and uracil.
- erodent
-
adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- rotund
-
adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- nitro-
-
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- rouble
-
noun,
ruble.
- debone
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone:
- decile
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- deicer
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- nocti-
-
- debtor
-
noun,
a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).
- denti-
-
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- deceit
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- decent
-
adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- delict
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- neurol
-
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- neuro-
-
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Lobito
-
noun,
a seaport in W Angola.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- necro-
-
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- luteo-
-
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- coulee
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- louden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Lucite
-
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- 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.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cutler
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- Lidice
-
noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- leuco-
-
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curdle
-
Idioms,
curdle the / one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear; terrify:
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- libido
-
noun,
Psychoanalysis. all of the instinctual energies and desires that are derived from the id.
- rubied
-
adjective,
having a color like that of a ruby; deep red.
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Niobid
-
noun,
any of the children of Niobe.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- cuboid
-
noun,
Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
- rundle
-
noun,
a rung of a ladder.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- cteno-
-
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- Lieut.
-
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- niobic
-
adjective,
of or relating to niobium; columbic.
- Reuben
-
noun,
the eldest son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29, 30.
- LeBrun
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- oculo-
-
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- outbid
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in bidding; make a higher bid than (another bidder).
- icono-
-
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- obtund
-
verb (used with object),
to blunt; dull; deaden.
- Iletin
-
- dunite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- reboot
-
noun,
an act or instance of restarting a computer.
- dulcet
-
noun,
an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher.
- rebote
-
noun,
the rear wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare frontis.
- inbred
-
adjective,
naturally inherent; innate; native:
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- ductor
-
noun,
the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Dublin
-
noun,
Gaelic Baile Àtha Cliath. a seaport in and the capital of the Republic of Ireland, in the E part, on the Irish Sea.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- Oberon
-
noun,
(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
- indecl
-
- recti-
-
- indic.
-
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- edible
-
noun,
Usually, edibles. edible substances; food.
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- enter-
-
- enduro
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- endure
-
verb (used with object),
to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo:
- 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.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- elect.
-
- lubric
-
adjective,
lubricous.
- teledu
-
noun,
a small, dark-brown, badgerlike mammal, Mydaus javensis, of the mountains of Java, Sumatra, and Borneo, having a white stripe down the back, and ejecting a foul-smelling secretion when alarmed.
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- eroto-
-
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- Euclid
-
noun,
flourished c300 b.c, Greek geometrician and educator at Alexandria.
- douter
-
noun,
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- irido-
-
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- nubile
-
adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- riblet
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Diuril
-
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- dilute
-
adjective,
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
- Iturbi
-
noun,
José, 1895–1980, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Spain.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- deuton
-
noun,
deuteron.
- deuto-
-
- noodle
-
noun,
a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nodule
-
noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- Deurne
-
noun,
a former city in N Belgium, now part of Antwerp.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- diuron
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- reduct
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce.
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- double
-
noun,
anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- induc.
-
- induce
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- redout
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- reduce
-
verb (used with object),
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.:
- induct
-
verb (used with object),
to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies:
- doolie
-
noun,
a first-year cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy.
- indult
-
noun,
a dispensation granted often temporarily by the pope, permitting a deviation from church law.
- Dolton
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- intro.
-
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- obduce
-
verb (imperative),
(in prescriptions) cover; conceal; coat.
- Doctor
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- inter.
-
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- doblon
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal to two gold escudos.
- Doblin
-
noun,
Alfred [ahl-freyt] /ˈɑl freɪt/ (Show IPA), 1878–1957, German physician and novelist.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- reluct
-
verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Elbert
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range: second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. 14,431 feet (4399 meters).
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- tribo-
-
- burden
-
noun,
that which is carried; load:
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- bundle
-
noun,
several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together:
- Toulon
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France: naval base.
- treble
-
noun,
Music.
the treble or soprano part.
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
- brunet
-
noun,
a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
- Brunel
-
noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- Brunei
-
noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- Bronte
-
noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- bronco
-
noun,
a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken.
- Brodie
-
noun,
a suicidal or daredevil leap; wild dive:
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- bridle
-
noun,
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- Bridie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Bridget.
- Breton
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- boutel
-
noun,
boltel (def 1).
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Bourne
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- bounce
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- boudin
-
noun,
a blood sausage (boudin noir) or sometimes a white sausage (boudin blanc) made of chicken, pork, or veal.
- boucle
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- Borneo
-
noun,
an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- boride
-
noun,
a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
- Bordet
-
noun,
Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent [zhyl zhahn ba-teest van-sahn] /ʒül ʒɑ̃ baˈtist vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1870–1961, Belgian physiologist and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1919.
- Borden
-
noun,
Gail, 1801–74, U.S. inventor: developed technique for condensing milk.
- burele
-
noun,
the netlike pattern of colored lines or dots forming the background design of certain postage stamps.
- burled
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Bootle
-
noun,
a city in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- tiered
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- clino-
-
- clinid
-
noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Burnet
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genera Sanguisorba and Poterium, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and dense heads of small flowers.
- centr-
-
- centi-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- celure
-
noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- celto-
-
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Toledo
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1515–84? Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- Butler
-
noun,
the chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.
- butene
-
noun,
butylene (def 1).
- Burton
-
noun,
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
- bordel
-
noun,
a brothel.
- bootie
-
noun,
Also, bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection:
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Belton
-
noun,
a town in W Missouri.
- Bierce
-
noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- unbred
-
adjective,
not taught or trained.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- uncool
-
adjective,
not self-assured or relaxed:
- under-
-
- betide
-
verb (used with object),
to happen to; come to; befall:
- Bertie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Benoit
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- Bender
-
noun,
a person or thing that bends, as a pair of pliers or a powered machine.
- belted
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- unbelt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the belt from.
- Beloit
-
noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- United
-
adjective,
made into or caused to act as a single entity:
- Beirut
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- unreel
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- unrobe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- unroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- Beduin
-
noun,
Bedouin.
- untold
-
adjective,
not told; not related; not revealed:
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- ureide
-
noun,
an acyl urea.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- urino-
-
- utero-
-
- unbolt
-
verb (used with object),
to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
- binder
-
noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- bootee
-
noun,
Also, bootie. a baby's socklike shoe, usually knitted or crocheted, and calf-length or shorter.
- Bodoni
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1740–1813, Italian painter and printer.
- booted
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- boodle
-
noun,
the lot, pack, or crowd:
- Bontoc
-
noun,
Bontok.
- bonito
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- bonduc
-
noun,
a semitropical tree, Caesalpinia bonducella, of the legume family, the decorative seeds of which are used for jewelry and rosaries.
- Bolton
-
noun,
a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- bolide
-
noun,
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.
- bolero
-
noun,
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
- bolden
-
noun,
Charles ("Buddy") 1868?–1931, U.S. cornet player: early pioneer in jazz.
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- boiled
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- tuboid
-
adjective,
having or approximating a tubular form.
- bodice
-
noun,
a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
- bindle
-
noun,
a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo.
- tuebor
-
verb,
I will defend: motto on the coat of arms of Michigan.
- blonde
-
noun,
a woman or girl having this coloration.
- turbid
-
adjective,
not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured:
- turbo-
-
- blende
-
noun,
sphalerite; zinc sulfide.
- turco-
-
- biuret
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Birdie
-
noun,
a small bird.
- biotin
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
- biotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to life.
- bionic
-
adjective,
utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body:
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- teleo-
-
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- contr.
-
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Cobden
-
noun,
Richard, 1804–65, English manufacturer, merchant, economist, and statesman.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- cobnut
-
noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- colour
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- colent
-
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- coeno-
-
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- conoid
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- contd.
-
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- UNCIO
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- noct-
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- oleo-
-
- Benue
-
noun,
a river in W Africa, flowing Wfrom Cameroon to the Niger River in Nigeria. 870 miles (1400 km).
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- libri
-
noun,
plural of liber2 .
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- etude
-
noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- betel
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- octo-
-
- nitr-
-
- leuc-
-
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- ocul-
-
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- ibid.
-
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- odour
-
noun,
odor.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Euro-
-
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- OIcel
-
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- biont
-
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- onco-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- encl.
-
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- brede
-
noun,
something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- elude
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade:
Synonyms: shun, dodge.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Breed
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- lect.
-
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Benet
-
noun,
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- ordn.
-
- ulent
-
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- cont.
-
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- boro-
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- boron
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- ento-
-
- licet
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Boult
-
noun,
Sir Adrian Cedric, 1889–1983, English conductor.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
-
- Bound
-
noun,
a leap onward or upward; jump.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- endue
-
verb (used with object),
to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
- biol.
-
- endo-
-
- Boone
-
noun,
Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- ideo-
-
- Boole
-
noun,
George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
- Blood
-
noun,
the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- intr.
-
- blond
-
noun,
a blond person.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- obdt.
-
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Obeid
-
noun,
El Obeid.
- Bluet
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- in-lb
-
- init.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Blunt
-
noun,
something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- blurt
-
noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- blind
-
noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- noto-
-
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- nuci-
-
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- irid-
-
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- 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.
- bield
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- Irbid
-
noun,
a town in NW Jordan.
- bleed
-
noun,
Printing.
a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
a part thus trimmed off.
- blend
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- teno-
-
- bidet
-
noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- nudi-
-
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- iodo-
-
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- ition
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- boned
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- obiit
-
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- ileo-
-
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- incl.
-
- could
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- obole
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- Obote
-
noun,
(Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.
- OBrit
-
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- idion
-
- Colo.
-
- idio-
-
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Indo-
-
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- incor
-
- tubi-
-
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- crit.
-
- boldo
-
noun,
a Chilean evergreen tree, Peumus boldus, cultivated in California for its aromatic foliage.
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- incr.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- cero-
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Nebr.
-
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Tobol
-
noun,
a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- cert.
-
- COBOL
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- retd.
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- tono-
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- lobed
-
adjective,
having a lobe or lobes; lobate.
- dolor
-
noun,
sorrow; grief.
- Dolon
-
noun,
a son of Eumedes who was killed by Diomedes and Odysseus even though he had given them valuable information about the Trojans.
- oribi
-
noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- BCerE
-
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- reni-
-
- tele-
-
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Dobro
-
noun,
(lowercase) any guitar of this type.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Dobie
-
noun,
Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
- celeb
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- 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.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- lucid
-
adjective,
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible:
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- 30-30
-
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Deneb
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- decl.
-
- debut
-
noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- CLOUD
-
noun,
a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- deci-
-
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- robot
-
noun,
a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- lurid
-
adjective,
gruesome; horrible; revolting:
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- dict.
-
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- cine-
-
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Deut.
-
- deuce
-
noun,
Cards. a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- utend
-
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- ludic
-
adjective,
playful in an aimless way:
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- debit
-
noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- dent.
-
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- ecol.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- coel-
-
- outdo
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in execution or performance:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- econ.
-
- brunt
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- neur-
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- telo-
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Brit.
-
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- Unit.
-
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- educe
-
verb (used with object),
to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop.
- educ.
-
- coele
-
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- edit.
-
- brood
-
noun,
a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Orlon
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- ecto-
-
- Dulce
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “sweet.”.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- burnt
-
noun,
a burned place or area:
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- rect.
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- neut.
-
- Douro
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W from N Spain through N Portugal to the Atlantic. About 475 miles (765 km) long.
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- doubt
-
noun,
a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- Buteo
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- beedi
-
noun,
bidi.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- bundt
-
adjective,
of or noting a cake baked in such a pan, or the ring-shaped form of such a cake.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Recit
-
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- built
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- drool
-
noun,
saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.
- build
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- NEbE
-
- NCTE
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- tel-
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- NLRB
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- uro-
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- uret
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- neo-
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- uni-
-
- ten.
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- ulto
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tion
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Tob.
-
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- 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.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Oct.
-
- tron
-
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nor.
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- rcd.
-
- ter.
-
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- out-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- oro-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- tri-
-
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- TRIB
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- ord.
-
- OECD
-
- trid
-
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- Ont.
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- ible
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- ole-
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- OEEC
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cor.
-
- Bund
-
noun,
an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
- Bur.
-
- ence
-
- but-
-
- end-
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Burd
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- bul.
-
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Cdr.
-
- Dino
-
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- CBEL
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- EEOC
-
- Con.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Cond
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- bor.
-
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- Ind.
-
- bot.
-
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- der.
-
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- btl.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- 1080
-
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Eur.
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drub
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- dlr.
-
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- dulc
-
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dol.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- 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:
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- 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.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- cene
-
- dir.
-
- cen.
-
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- dioc
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Ceto
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- duo-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- Col.
-
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- cide
-
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- LitB
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- lit.
-
- LitD
-
- lin.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- dbl.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Lib.
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Bede
-
noun,
Saint ("the Venerable Bede") a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- cur.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- ctr.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- loud
-
Idioms,
out loud, aloud; audibly:
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- cule
-
- Ltd.
-
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- lond
-
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- iod-
-
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Den.
-
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- BLit
-
- Ire.
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- bldr
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- Bodo
-
noun,
a seaport in W Norway.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- IndE
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- ile-
-
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- Inc.
-
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- bold
-
Idioms,
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
- int.
-
- intl
-
- Bol.
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- bidi
-
noun,
(in India) an inexpensive cigarette, locally produced usually from cut tobacco rolled in leaf.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bin-
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- deb.
-
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- DCNL
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- bet.
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Dec.
-
- bio-
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- itol
-
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- TBD
-
- TBO
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- cte
-
- Tbi
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- CRT
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- lub
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- UIT
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Une
-
- bi-
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- BIE
-
- unc
-
- ult
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- UNO
-
- UDC
-
- UCR
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- ble
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Bn.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- bl.
-
- uti
-
- BCE
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- BCL
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- be-
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- bec
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- Br.
-
- BCD
-
- ure
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ur-
-
- Bde
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- CNO
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CIB
-
- TNB
-
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CDT
-
- CIE
-
- cle
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CLI
-
- Clo
-
- CLR
-
- CLU
-
- TID
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CED
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bud
-
noun,
Botany.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Tro
-
- BRE
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRT
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- bu.
-
- tr.
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- cl.
-
- CBD
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CBE
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ILO
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IDB
-
- OCR
-
- ide
-
- OCD
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- obl
-
- in.
-
- io-
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- ine
-
- OBE
-
- OTC
-
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- IOC
-
- NUL
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ITU
-
- Ir.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- en-
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- ene
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ONR
-
- EOE
-
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- id.
-
- ERT
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- ETR
-
- eu-
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oid
-
- oic
-
- OEO
-
- ODT
-
- IOU
-
- IRC
-
- eld
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noun,
age.
- NEC
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- LON
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- NEB
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noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- NbE
-
- NBC
-
- NUT
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noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- ltr
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- IRL
-
- LCD
-
- IRO
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUD
-
- Lt.
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- LCI
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LCT
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- NOC
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ETO
-
- ONI
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- DOB
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DCL
-
- Doi
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Dr.
-
- DNB
-
- DRE
-
- red
-
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.
- DBE
-
- Du.
-
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- DNR
-
- do.
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- de-
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROI
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- rnd
-
- RLD
-
- DET
-
- di.
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- DLO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIL
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- 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.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- DLC
-
- DUI
-
- rt.
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- RDC
-
- ec-
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- ote
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- OTB
-
- ot-
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ed.
-
- EbN
-
- EdB
-
- EDC
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDT
-
- EEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RCN
-
- Re.
-
- rte
-
- RBC
-
- eo-
-
- RBI
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ETD
-
- RCT
-
- Rd.
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- NC
-
- NI
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- D.
-
- BO
-
- ND
-
- RU
-
- t.
-
- NB
-
- DB
-
- TD
-
- LR
-
- CU
-
- 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.
- dl
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- N.
-
- TC
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- BC
-
- B-
-
- TB
-
- T1
-
- CE
-
- NL
-
- EI
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- TL
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- TN
-
- ic
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- i.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- Eb
-
- ol
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CB
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RN
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LC
-
- RO
-
- le
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- UL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- UI
-
- L.
-
- O.
-
- DN
-
- Ud
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- UB
-