Anagrams of riverbanks
Word riverbanks has
658 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of riverbanks.
- Riverbank
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noun,
the slopes bordering a river.
- break-in
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noun,
an illegal entry into a home, car, office, etc.
- bearskin
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noun,
the skin or pelt of a bear.
- barkers
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noun,
an animal or person that barks.
- Krasner
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noun,
Lee, 1908–84, U.S. abstract expressionist painter (wife of Jackson Pollock).
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- barrens
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- Bikaner
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noun,
a former native state of NW India: now incorporated into Rajasthan state.
- brasier
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noun,
brazier1 .
- bankers
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noun,
a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.
- kerrias
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noun,
a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- skiver
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noun,
a person or thing that skives.
- varier
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
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- ravins
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- arrive
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noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- Barnes
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noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- kinase
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noun,
a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- braker
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noun,
Shipbuilding. mask (def 19).
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- Barren
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- Kievan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Kiev.
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- brakes
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noun,
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
- branks
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noun,
Sometimes, brank. a device consisting of a headpiece with a flat, iron bit to restrain the tongue, formerly used to punish scolds.
- Barker
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noun,
an animal or person that barks.
- varies
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verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- briers
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noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Breaks
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- brines
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Nevski
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noun,
Alexander, Alexander Nevski.
- brinks
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noun,
the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
- Barrie
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noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- banker
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noun,
a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.
- knives
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noun,
plural of knife.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- Narvik
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noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- Serkin
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noun,
Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- reskin
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verb (used with object),
to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
- Eakins
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noun,
Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
- bakers
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noun,
a person who bakes.
- Barres
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noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- invars
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- ranker
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noun,
a person who ranks.
- nebris
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noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- birken
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adjective,
birchen; birch.
- Ribera
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noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- navies
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noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- Kaveri
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noun,
a river in S India, flowing SE from the Western Ghats in Karnatka state through Tamil Nadu state to the Bay of Bengal: sacred to the Hindus. 475 miles (765 km) long.
- Rivera
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noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- bikers
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noun,
a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, especially in competition or as a hobby.
- Karens
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noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- Ravens
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noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Kaiser
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noun,
a German emperor.
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- Kearns
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noun,
a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
- brevi-
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- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Kerria
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noun,
a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- bivane
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noun,
a sensitive vane that measures both the horizontal and vertical components of wind direction.
- sinker
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noun,
a person or thing that sinks.
- Baskin
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noun,
Leonard, 1922–2000, U.S. sculptor and artist.
- Biskra
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noun,
a town and oasis in NE Algeria, in the Sahara.
- rakers
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noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- Anvers
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noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- sikra
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noun,
sikhara.
- naive
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adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Krebs
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noun,
Sir Hans Adolf [hahns ah-dawlf;; English hanz ad-olf,, ey-dolf] /hɑns ˈɑ dɔlf;; English hænz ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1900–81, German biochemist in England: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1953.
- brain
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- biers
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noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- biker
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noun,
a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, especially in competition or as a hobby.
- nabes
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noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- rinks
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noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Rieka
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noun,
Rijeka.
- brake
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noun,
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
- bines
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noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- birne
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noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Nabis
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- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- siker
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adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- brave
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noun,
a brave person.
- brank
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verb (used without object),
to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing.
- birse
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noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- birrs
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noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- birks
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noun, adjective, verb (used with object),
birch.
- Brans
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noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- knave
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noun,
an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- Invar
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- Kevin
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noun,
a male given name, form of Kenneth.
- River
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noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- Evans
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noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- vibes
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noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- Sarre
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noun,
French name of Saar.
- Kesia
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noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- Kerns
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noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- kerbs
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noun, verb (used with object),
curb (defs 1, 15).
- Ibsen
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noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- saker
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noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- keirs
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noun,
kier.
- SABRE
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Verna
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noun,
a female given name.
- Iran.
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- 30-30
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- Sabir
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- karri
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noun,
an Australian gum tree, Eucalyptus diversicolor.
- Sabin
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Saber
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Karen
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noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- Kans.
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- kanes
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noun,
cain.
- kains
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noun,
cain.
- Kabir
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noun,
fl. late 15th century, Hindu religious reformer.
- savin
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noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- riven
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verb,
a past participle of rive.
- briar
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noun,
brier1 .
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Brier
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noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Brine
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noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brink
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noun,
the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
- brise
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noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- brisk
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adjective,
quick and active; lively:
- krans
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noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- riser
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noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Knies
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noun,
Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- knars
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noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- vinas
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noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- kiver
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
cover.
- kivas
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noun,
a large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies and other purposes.
- ErvIn
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noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- kisan
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noun,
(in India) a peasant.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- kirns
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noun,
a churn.
- kines
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noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- sebi-
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- kinas
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- Erika
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noun,
a female given name.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- kiers
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noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- kibes
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noun,
a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, especially on the heel.
- narks
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noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Bevin
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noun,
Ernest, 1881–1951, British labor leader: foreign minister 1941–51.
- skive
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verb (used with object),
to split or cut, as leather, into layers or slices.
- Arber
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noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- rebar
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noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- snare
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Rabin
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arkie
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noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- arris
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noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- snake
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noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- Asben
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noun,
Aïr.
- skirr
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noun,
a grating or whirring sound.
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Skier
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noun,
a person who skis.
- skein
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noun,
a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
- skean
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noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- veni-
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- avens
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- avers
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- reins
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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.
- Viren
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noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- Sivan
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noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Snark
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noun,
a mysterious, imaginary animal.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- bairn
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- aeri-
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- vairs
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noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- ravin
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Raven
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noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- Abner
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noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- rears
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- rares
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adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- abrin
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noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- abris
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noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Vanir
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noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- ranks
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noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- anis-
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- Aiken
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noun,
Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- rakis
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noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- vari-
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- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- rakes
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noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- akebi
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noun,
a climbing vine, Akebia quinata, of eastern Asia, bearing inconspicuous flowers and purple, edible berries, grown as an ornamental in the U.S.
- raker
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noun,
a person or thing that rakes.
- Akins
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noun,
Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- reni-
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- veins
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noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Berra
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noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- Barre
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noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- baris
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noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Berar
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noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- bares
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verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Beria
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noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- barks
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noun,
the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
- beans
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noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Basie
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noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Berns
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- bears
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noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Neiva
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Banks
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noun,
Sir Joseph, 1734–1820, English naturalist.
- Nevis
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noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- banes
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noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- basin
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noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Benis
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noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- beaks
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noun,
the bill of a bird; neb.
- Beira
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noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Nebr.
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- Bevan
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noun,
Aneurin [uh-nahy-ruh n] /əˈnaɪ rən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1960, British political leader: minister of health 1945–50.
- Bakes
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noun,
a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.
- Baker
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noun,
a person who bakes.
- nears
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- bavin
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noun,
a piece of kindling wood.
- Nerva
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noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- kens
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noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- RIAS
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Nier
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noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- raki
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noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- kerb
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noun, verb (used with object),
curb (defs 1, 15).
- revs
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noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Kern
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noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- Kerr
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noun,
Clark, 1911–2003, U.S. educator: president of the University of California 1958–67.
- nabe
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noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Rani
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noun,
ranee.
- nabs
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verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Keir
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noun,
kier.
- rase
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verb (used with object),
raze.
- Vane
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noun,
weather vane.
- kabs
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noun,
cab2 .
- Kain
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noun,
cain.
- Ravi
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noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Kane
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noun,
cain.
- Nasi
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noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- rave
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noun,
an act of raving.
- Rask
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noun,
Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- nav.
-
- Kars
-
noun,
a city in NE Turkey.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Rev.
-
- RNAS
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- kibe
-
noun,
a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, especially on the heel.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- kiva
-
noun,
a large chamber, often wholly or partly underground, in a Pueblo Indian village, used for religious ceremonies and other purposes.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- Nev.
-
- 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.
- Ven.
-
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- NRAB
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- kras
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- NIRA
-
- Nike
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
- RIBA
-
- rink
-
noun,
a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- KIAS
-
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- Kiev
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- kirn
-
noun,
a churn.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- kina
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- kine
-
noun,
a plural of cow1 .
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- kins
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- riv.
-
- vers
-
- 1080
-
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Akin
-
adjective,
of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Sink
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Biak
-
noun,
an island N of Irian Barat, in Indonesia. 948 sq. mi. (2455 sq. km).
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bike
-
noun,
Informal.
a bicycle.
a motorbike.
a motorcycle.
- bin-
-
- Birk
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with object),
birch.
- Sra.
-
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brev
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- bks.
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Bisk
-
noun,
bisque1 .
- beak
-
noun,
the bill of a bird; neb.
- bask
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to expose to warmth or heat.
- ANSI
-
- avn.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Ark.
-
- arks
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- skin
-
noun,
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Ave.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- bar.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Barr
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- bark
-
noun,
the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bank
-
noun,
a long pile or heap; mass:
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- bake
-
noun,
a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- BSAE
-
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- abr.
-
- sank
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- inae
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- inks
-
noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- ins.
-
- inv.
-
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- Ire.
-
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- vas-
-
- Sab.
-
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- BSIE
-
- Sark
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Ens.
-
- BSIR
-
- BSNA
-
- serv
-
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vin-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Enki
-
noun,
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abs-
-
- aer-
-
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- var.
-
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- SVR
-
- vs.
-
- Va.
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- SRB
-
- RSV
-
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- SBE
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- vb.
-
- Rs.
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAR
-
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- se-
-
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- REA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- RBI
-
- BSA
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Bav
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BeV
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BIE
-
- bk.
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BRE
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BSE
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BSN
-
- BVA
-
- BVE
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- EbN
-
- EBS
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- env
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Br.
-
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ab-
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abn
-
- abv
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- be-
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Avi
-
- a-v
-
- ASV
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ase
-
- asb
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ARS
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NbE
-
- Kev
-
- KIA
-
- kin
-
noun,
a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kn.
-
- kr.
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- krs
-
- ksi
-
- kVA
-
- Ver
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NBA
-
- NBS
-
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- NRA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Re.
-
- NSA
-
- nr.
-
- ne-
-
- nik
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEA
-
- Ker
-
- Keb
-
noun,
Geb.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERV
-
- ESA
-
- Esk
-
- ESR
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- ier
-
- Ike
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noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- in.
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- ine
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- Kea
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noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- ISV
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- Kas
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noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- Kan
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- kab
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noun,
cab2 .
- ka-
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- KBE
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- Iva
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ISR
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- ink
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noun,
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- ise
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- ISA
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- irk
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verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- Ir.
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- VAN
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noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- KB
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- VR
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- KV
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- K.
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- i.
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- Eb
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- EV
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- EI
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- KI
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noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- BV
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noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
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- AK
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- K2
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noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- N.
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- VI
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- S.
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- V.
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- SV
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- SN
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- sk
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SA
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- RV
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- RN
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- RI
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- NV
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- NI
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- NB
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- VN
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