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- round-table
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noun,
a number of persons gathered together for conference, discussion of some subject, etc., and often seated at a round table.
- double-hung
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adjective,
(of a window) having two vertically sliding sashes, each closing a different part of the opening.
- earthbound
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adjective,
firmly set in or attached to the earth.
- lumen-hour
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noun,
a unit of luminous energy, equal to that emitted in 1 hour by a light source emitting a luminous flux of 1 lumen. Abbreviation: lm-hr.
- untroubled
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adjective,
without trouble, discomfort, or disturbance:
- burned-out
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adjective,
consumed; rendered unserviceable or ineffectual by maximum use:
- motherland
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noun,
one's native land.
- Morgenthau
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noun,
Henry, 1856–1946, U.S. financier and diplomat, born in Germany.
- earth-god
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noun,
a god of fertility and vegetation.
- outlander
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noun,
a foreigner; alien.
- Dumbarton
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noun,
Also, Dunbarton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/ (Show IPA). Also called Dumbartonshire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in W Scotland.
- outnumber
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verb (used with object),
to exceed in number.
- long-term
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adjective,
covering a relatively long period of time:
- longbeard
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noun,
bellarmine.
- Boulanger
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noun,
Georges Ernest Jean Marie [zhawrzh er-nest zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɔrʒ ɛrˈnɛst ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1837–91, French general and politician.
- Lauenburg
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noun,
a region in Schleswig-Holstein, in NW Germany: duchy under German rulers 1260–1689; later part of Prussia.
- bad-mouth
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verb (used with object),
Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage:
- Lumberton
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noun,
a city in S North Carolina.
- Oldenburg
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noun,
Claes (Thure) [klous too r-uh] /klaʊs ˈtʊər ə/ (Show IPA), born 1929, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
- Geraldton
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noun,
a seaport in W Australia.
- dragomen
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noun,
(in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
- Lundberg
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noun,
George A(ndrew) 1895–1966, U.S. sociologist and author.
- breadnut
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noun,
the round, yellow or brown fruit of the ramon, Brosimum alicastrum, of the mulberry family, used, roasted or boiled, as a substitute for bread in the West Indies.
- Glendora
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- gunmetal
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noun,
any of various alloys or metallic substances with a dark gray or blackish color or finish, used for chains, belt buckles, etc.
- Belgrano
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noun,
Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1820, Argentine general.
- ngultrum
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Bhutan, equal to 100 chetrums.
- ungulate
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noun,
a hoofed mammal.
- dragonet
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noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- Humboldt
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noun,
Friedrich Heinrich Alexander [free-drikh hahyn-rikh ah-lek-sahn-duh r] /ˈfri drɪx ˈhaɪn rɪx ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1859, German naturalist, writer, and statesman.
- outargue
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verb (used with object),
to outdo or defeat in arguing:
- drumbeat
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noun,
the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- T-number
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noun,
one of a series of calibrations of lens openings according to the intensity of the light actually transmitted by the lens. Symbol: T.
- Huguenot
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noun,
a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant.
- hagueton
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noun,
acton.
- Tombaugh
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noun,
Clyde William, 1906–97, U.S. astronomer: discovered Pluto 1930.
- argument
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noun,
an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation:
- boughten
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adjective,
store-bought.
- long-arm
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noun,
a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
- gourmand
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noun,
a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- Rathbone
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noun,
Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- unbolted
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adjective,
not fastened or secured, as with a bolt or bolts.
- rag-bolt
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noun,
barb bolt.
- outrange
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verb (used with object),
to have a longer or greater range than.
- argento-
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- lodgment
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noun,
the act of lodging.
- argentum
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noun,
silver. Symbol: Ag.
- Laburnum
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noun,
any of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, especially L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum.
- longhead
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noun,
a dolichocephalic person.
- methanol
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- alburnum
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noun,
sapwood.
- Ulan-Ude
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Buryat Autonomous Republic, in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Selenga River.
- longueur
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noun,
a long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like:
- undouble
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verb (used with object),
to unfold; render single.
- Beaumont
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noun,
Francis, 1584–1616, English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher.
- bolthead
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noun,
the head of a bolt.
- doughnut
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noun,
a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
- undulate
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adjective,
Also, undulated. having a wavelike or rippled form, surface, edge, etc.; wavy.
- Dunaburg
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noun,
German name of Daugavpils.
- Theobald
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noun,
Lewis, 1688–1744, English author.
- obdurate
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adjective,
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- modulate
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verb (used with object),
to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- bunghole
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noun,
a hole in a cask through which it is filled.
- magneto-
-
- Montague
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Romeo.
Compare Capulet.
- Double-u
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noun,
the letter w.
- hornbeam
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noun,
any North American shrub or tree belonging to the genus Carpinus, of the birch family, yielding a hard, heavy wood, as C. caroliniana (American hornbeam)
- dermato-
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- Montreal
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noun,
a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- umbonate
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adjective,
having an umbo or projecting boss.
- homeland
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noun,
one's native land.
- delubrum
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a temple, shrine, or sanctuary.
- headlong
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adverb,
with the head foremost; headfirst:
- Laughton
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noun,
Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- doberman
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noun,
Doberman pinscher.
- laughter
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noun,
the action or sound of laughing.
- man-hour
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noun,
a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work accomplished by one person in an hour. Abbreviation: man-hr.
- roundlet
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noun,
a small circle or circular object.
- routeman
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noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- daughter
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noun,
a female child or person in relation to her parents.
- burgonet
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noun,
an open helmet, usually having a peak and hinged cheek pieces, and often accompanied by a buffe.
- germano-
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- runabout
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noun,
a small, light automobile or other vehicle, usually with an open top; roadster.
- Oberland
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noun,
a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- Dahlgren
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noun,
John Adelphus Bernard, 1809–70, U.S. naval officer and inventor.
- Nembutal
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- doublure
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noun,
an ornamental lining of a book cover.
- Mableton
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noun,
a town in NW Georgia.
- bludgeon
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noun,
a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- Harunobu
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noun,
Suzuki [soo-zoo-kee] /sʊˈzu ki/ (Show IPA), 1720?–70, Japanese painter and printmaker.
- brougham
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noun,
a four-wheeled, boxlike, closed carriage for two or four persons, having the driver's perch outside.
- unargued
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adjective,
undisputed; not subject to argument or discussion:
- unthread
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verb (used with object),
to draw out or take out the thread from:
- Lutheran
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noun,
a follower of Luther or an adherent of his doctrines; a member of the Lutheran Church.
- hotelman
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noun,
hotelkeeper.
- horn-mad
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adjective,
furiously enraged; intensely angry.
- Bergamot
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noun,
a small citrus tree, Citrus aurantium bergamia, having fruit with a rind that yields a fragrant essential oil.
- Thurmond
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noun,
(James) Strom [strom] /strɒm/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, U.S. politician.
- megadont
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adjective,
macrodont.
- goatherd
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noun,
a person who tends goats.
- Beograd
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noun,
Serbo-Croatian name of Belgrade.
- Bermuda
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noun,
a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- thumber
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noun,
a hitchhiker.
- God-man
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noun,
Jesus Christ.
- globate
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adjective,
shaped like a globe.
- gormand
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noun,
gourmand.
- Bentham
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noun,
Jeremy, 1748–1832, English jurist and philosopher.
- goldarn
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- Bergamo
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noun,
a Turkish rug characterized by a long pile, floral or geometric patterns, and red-orange hues.
- thunder
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noun,
a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
- notable
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noun,
a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
- nuraghe
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noun,
any of the large, tower-shaped, prehistoric stone structures found in Sardinia and dating from the second millennium b.c. to the Roman conquest.
- Goldman
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noun,
Edwin Franko [frang-koh] /ˈfræŋ koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1956, U.S. composer and bandmaster.
- numeral
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noun,
a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number:
- goldurn
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
goldarn.
- Thurgau
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noun,
a canton in NE Switzerland. 388 sq. mi. (1005 sq. km). Capital: Frauenfeld.
- beltman
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noun,
a worker responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of machine belts.
- Bergman
-
noun,
Ingmar [ing-mahr] /ˈɪŋ mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1918–2007, Swedish motion-picture director and writer.
- gnarled
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- Belmont
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noun,
Alva Ertskin Smith Vanderbilt [urt-skin] /ˈɜrt skɪn/ (Show IPA), 1853–1933, U.S. women's-rights activist and socialite.
- Belgaum
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noun,
a city in W Karnataka state, in W India.
- run-out
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noun,
the act of evading a jump or jumping outside of the limiting markers.
- Gotland
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noun,
an island in the Baltic, forming a province of Sweden. 1212 sq. mi. (3140 sq. km). Capital: Visby.
- Nelumbo
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noun,
lotus (def 3).
- hangout
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noun,
a place where a person frequently visits, especially for socializing or recreation.
- toughen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become tough or tougher.
- bandore
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noun,
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- bandlet
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noun,
annulet (def 1).
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- nemato-
-
- haunted
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noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- Balmung
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noun,
(in the Nibelungenlied) a sword seized from the Nibelungs by Siegfried.
- hauteur
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noun,
haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.
- head-on
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adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- Handler
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noun,
a person or thing that handles.
- Helmand
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noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing SW from E Afghanistan to a lake in E Iran. 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- Bagehot
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noun,
Walter, 1826–77, English economist, political journalist, and critic.
- Helmont
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noun,
Jan Baptista van [yahn bahp tis-tah-vahn] /yɑn bɑp ˈtɪs tɑ vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1579–1644, Flemish chemist and physician.
- natured
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adjective,
having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
- trouble
-
noun,
difficulty, annoyance, or harassment:
- Trudeau
-
noun,
Pierre Elliott [pee-air] /piˈɛər/ (Show IPA), 1919–2000, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1968–79 and 1980–84.
- hemato-
-
- Herault
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- trudgen
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noun,
a stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used.
- trumeau
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noun,
a mirror having a painted or carved panel above or below the glass in the same frame.
- handout
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noun,
a portion of food or the like given to a needy person, as a beggar.
- Hamburg
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noun,
a state in N Germany. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- gourmet
-
noun,
a connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure.
- Gunther
-
noun,
John, 1901–1970, U.S. journalist and author.
- Behrman
-
noun,
S(amuel) N(athan) 1893–1973, U.S. playwright and author.
- Gramont
-
noun,
Philibert [fee-lee-ber] /fi liˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Comte de, 1621–1707, French courtier, soldier, and adventurer.
- Beghard
-
noun,
a member of a former lay brotherhood, founded in Flanders in the 13th century, living after the manner of the Beguines.
- granule
-
noun,
a little grain.
- grumble
-
noun,
an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl.
- Noludar
-
- guerdon
-
noun,
a reward, recompense, or requital.
- nodular
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- neutro-
-
- Hamborn
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noun,
Duisburg.
- neutral
-
noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- neurula
-
noun,
an embryo in the stage of development in which part of the ectoderm is differentiated into neural tissue and in which the neural tube, which develops into the brain and spinal cord, is formed.
- Rutland
-
noun,
a city in W Vermont.
- hagborn
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adjective,
born of a hag or witch.
- Barthou
-
noun,
(Jean) Louis [zhahn lwee] /ʒɑ̃ lwi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1934, French statesman and author.
- halberd
-
noun,
a shafted weapon with an axlike cutting blade, beak, and apical spike, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
- bartend
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verb (used without object),
to serve or work as a bartender.
- halogen
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noun,
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals.
- baronet
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noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- hambone
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noun,
(especially in vaudeville) a performer made up in blackface and using a stereotyped black dialect.
- gunboat
-
noun,
a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- enthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- glamour
-
noun,
the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks.
- Brenham
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noun,
a town in central Texas.
- Brotula
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noun,
any of several chiefly deep-sea fishes of the family Brotulidae.
- brothel
-
noun,
a house of prostitution.
- bromate
-
noun,
a salt of bromic acid.
- donable
-
adjective,
available free from government surpluses:
- Donegal
-
noun,
a county in the N Republic of Ireland. 1865 sq. mi. (4830 sq. km). County seat: Lifford.
- dormant
-
adjective,
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
- rhabdom
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noun,
any of various rod-shaped structures.
- broaden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to become or make broad.
- rhabdo-
-
- doublet
-
noun,
a close-fitting outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men in the Renaissance.
- dog-ear
-
noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- breadth
-
noun,
the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
- Renault
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- dragnet
-
noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- draught
-
noun,
draughts, (used with a singular verb) British. the game of checkers.
- brangle
-
noun,
a squabble.
- remount
-
noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- drought
-
noun,
a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.
- Bragdon
-
noun,
Claude, 1866–1946, U.S. architect, stage designer, and author.
- tegular
-
adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a tile.
- Telamon
-
noun,
atlas (def 5).
- brought
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of bring.
- dogbane
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root.
- Bourget
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1852–1935, French novelist and critic.
- bunuelo
-
noun,
a thin, round, fried pastry, often dusted with cinnamon sugar.
- rundlet
-
noun,
an old British measure of capacity, about 15 imperial gallons (68 liters).
- butanol
-
noun,
butyl alcohol.
- burthen
-
noun, verb (used with object),
burden1 .
- burnout
-
noun,
a fire that is totally destructive of something.
- Burnham
-
noun,
Daniel Hudson, 1846–1912, U.S. architect and city planner.
- rubeola
-
noun,
measles.
- burgeon
-
noun,
a bud; sprout.
- roundel
-
noun,
something round or circular.
- rouleau
-
noun,
a roll or strip of something, as trimming on a hat brim.
- roulade
-
noun,
a musical embellishment consisting of a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable.
- romaunt
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- roughen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rough or rougher.
- Deborah
-
noun,
a prophetess and judge of Israel. Judges 4, 5.
- tambour
-
noun,
Music. a drum.
- demount
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a mounting, setting, or place of support, as a gun.
- Rouault
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1958, French painter.
- rotunda
-
noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- dermat-
-
- tangelo
-
noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- Tangled
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- rondeau
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
- dugento
-
noun,
duecento.
- Duhamel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), (Denis Thévenin) 1884–1966, French novelist, physician, poet, and essayist.
- obtrude
-
verb (used with object),
to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, especially without warrant or invitation:
- blunger
-
noun,
a large container with rotating arms for mechanical mixing of clay with water.
- outdare
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- tubular
-
adjective,
having the form or shape of a tube; tubiform.
- boatmen
-
noun,
a person skilled in the use of small craft.
- ethanol
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- ethnol.
-
- Ortegal
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Euratom
-
noun,
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
- organum
-
noun,
an organon.
- thermal
-
noun,
Meteorology. a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface, especially such a current when not producing a cloud.
- blunder
-
noun,
a gross, stupid, or careless mistake:
- outland
-
noun,
Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces:
- thermo-
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- gambrel
-
noun,
the hock of an animal, especially of a horse.
- gameto-
-
- bloater
-
noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- bloated
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- Thoreau
-
noun,
Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- bleaunt
-
noun,
a short tunic or blouse, worn in the Middle Ages.
- garment
-
noun,
any article of clothing:
- blather
-
noun,
foolish, voluble talk:
- old-age
-
noun,
the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65.
- outhaul
-
noun,
a rope used for hauling out a sail on a boom, yard, etc.
- embargo
-
noun,
an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
- bounder
-
noun,
an obtrusive, ill-bred man.
- duramen
-
noun,
heartwood.
- redoubt
-
noun,
an isolated work forming a complete enclosure of any form, used to defend a prominent point.
- boulter
-
noun,
a long, stout fishing line with several hooks attached.
- Boulder
-
noun,
a detached and rounded or worn rock, especially a large one.
- red-hot
-
noun,
a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.
- boughed
-
adjective,
having a bough or boughs (usually used in combination):
- red-hat
-
noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- Dunmore
-
noun,
John Murray, 4th Earl of, 1732–1809, Scottish colonial governor in America.
- rebound
-
noun,
the act of rebounding; recoil.
- temblor
-
noun,
a tremor; earthquake.
- durable
-
noun,
durables, durable goods.
- Durango
-
noun,
a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).
- outrage
-
noun,
an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- Durante
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- reboant
-
adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- Borglum
-
noun,
John Gutzon [guht-suh n] /ˈgʌt sən/ (Show IPA), 1867–1941, and his brother Solon Hannibal, 1868–1922, U.S. sculptors.
- readout
-
noun,
Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form.
Compare printout.
- rathole
-
noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- Rantoul
-
noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- earldom
-
noun,
Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
- Bonheur
-
noun,
Rosa [roh-zuh;; French raw-za] /ˈroʊ zə;; French rɔˈza/ (Show IPA), (Maria Rosalie Bonheur) 1822–99, French painter.
- bondage
-
noun,
slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom.
- outrang
-
verb,
simple past tense of outring.
- trundle
-
noun,
a small wheel, roller, or the like.
- neuroma
-
noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- Mondale
-
noun,
Walter Frederick ("Fritz") born 1928, U.S. politician: senator 1965–77; vice president 1977–81.
- magnet-
-
- madrone
-
noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- mordant
-
noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- unglued
-
Idioms,
come unglued, Slang.
to become upset, disorganized, or confused; lose emotional control:
to disintegrate or collapse; fall apart; break down:
- abought
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of aby.
- mouthed
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the opening through which an animal or human takes in food.
the cavity containing the structures used in mastication.
the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
- humulon
-
noun,
a bitter constituent of hops, C 21 H 30 O 5 , having antibiotic properties.
- unearth
-
verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- armhole
-
noun,
an opening in a garment, for the arm.
- humoral
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or proceeding from a fluid of the body.
- humeral
-
adjective,
Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the humerus or brachium.
- Maghreb
-
noun,
the Arabic name for the NW part of Africa, generally including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and sometimes Libya.
- laugher
-
noun,
a person who laughs.
- mudhole
-
noun,
a depression in which mud collects.
- Umberto
-
noun,
Humbert I.
- albergo
-
noun,
an inn or hotel.
- launder
-
noun,
(in ore dressing) a passage carrying products of intermediate grade and residue in water suspension.
- umbonal
-
adjective,
having the shape or appearance of an umbo; bosslike:
- Mahound
-
noun,
Archaic. Muhammad.
- Tuonela
-
noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- Arundel
-
noun,
a town in S West Sussex, in S England: castle.
- antero-
-
- undergo
-
verb (used with object),
to be subjected to; experience; pass through:
- Montale
-
noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- abluted
-
adjective,
(of the hands, body, etc.) thoroughly washed.
- Montagu
-
noun,
Ashley (Montague Francis Ashley Montagu) 1905–1999, U.S. anthropologist and writer, born in England.
- abluent
-
noun,
a cleansing agent.
- Lombard
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- lounger
-
noun,
a person or thing that lounges.
- mounter
-
noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- Alghero
-
noun,
a seaport in W Sardinia.
- menthol
-
noun,
Also called hexahydrothymol, peppermint camphor. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble alcohol, C 10 H 20 O, obtained from peppermint oil or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, confections, cigarettes, and liqueurs and in medicine for colds and nasal disorders for its cooling effect on mucous membranes.
- Langreo
-
noun,
a city in N Spain.
- lumbago
-
noun,
pain in the lower, or lumbar, region of the back or loins, especially chronic or recurring pain.
- agendum
-
noun,
an agenda.
- Mendota
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in S Wisconsin, in N Madison. About 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- Menorah
-
noun,
a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues).
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- unmoral
-
adjective,
neither moral nor immoral; amoral; nonmoral:
- Lambeth
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- languet
-
noun,
any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections.
- Lambert
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of luminance or brightness, equivalent to 0.32 candles per square centimeter, and equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: L.
- lambent
-
adjective,
running or moving lightly over a surface:
- languor
-
noun,
lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
- ladrone
-
noun,
a thief.
- unheard
-
adjective,
not heard; not perceived by the ear.
- Maderno
-
noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- luthern
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- melano-
-
- labored
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- ungular
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of an ungula; ungual.
- mordent
-
noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- megaton
-
noun,
one million tons.
- moulage
-
noun,
the making of a mold, especially with plaster of Paris, of objects, footprints, tire tracks, etc., as for the purpose of identification.
- megaron
-
noun,
a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments.
- megalo-
-
- mounted
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- aground
-
adverb, adjective,
on or into the ground; in a stranded condition or state:
- Latrobe
-
noun,
Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
- untread
-
verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- umbrage
-
noun,
offense; annoyance; displeasure:
- albumen
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- montage
-
noun,
the technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various sources, as parts of different photographs or fragments of printing, either to give the illusion that the elements belonged together originally or to allow each element to retain its separate identity as a means of adding interest or meaning to the composition.
Compare collage (def 1).
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- modular
-
noun,
something, as a house or piece of furniture, built or organized in self-contained units or sections.
- Audubon
-
noun,
John James, 1785–1851, U.S. naturalist who painted and wrote about the birds of North America.
- manhole
-
noun,
a hole, usually with a cover, through which a person may enter a sewer, drain, steam boiler, etc., especially one located in a city street.
- Homburg
-
noun,
a man's felt hat with a soft crown dented lengthwise and a slightly rolled brim.
- legator
-
noun,
a person who bequeaths; a testator.
- homager
-
noun,
a vassal.
- maunder
-
verb (used without object),
to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Marengo
-
noun,
a village in Piedmont, in NW Italy: Napoleon defeated the Austrians 1800.
- Leghorn
-
noun,
English name of Livorno.
- augment
-
noun,
Grammar. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian.
- margent
-
noun,
margin.
- tumbler
-
noun,
a person who performs leaps, somersaults, and other bodily feats.
- muraled
-
adjective,
decorated with a mural or murals.
- unbated
-
adjective,
not abated; undiminished; unlessened.
- Mohegan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Pequot Indians that broke with the Pequot and then fought against them in the Pequot War.
- murgeon
-
noun,
a grimace; a wry face.
- mutable
-
adjective,
liable or subject to change or alteration.
- mutagen
-
noun,
a substance or preparation capable of inducing mutation.
- althorn
-
noun,
a valved brass musical instrument, varying in shape, that is the alto member of the cornet family.
- unarmed
-
adjective,
without weapons or armor.
- Alundum
-
- leotard
-
noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- Leonard
-
noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- abdomen
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis; belly.
the cavity of this part of the body containing the stomach, intestines, etc.
(in nonmammalian vertebrates) a region of the body corresponding to, but not coincident with, this part or cavity.
- age-old
-
adjective,
ancient; from time immemorial:
- almoner
-
noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- Manetho
-
noun,
flourished c250 b.c, Egyptian high priest of Heliopolis: author of a history of Egypt.
- mongrel
-
noun,
a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed.
- tunable
-
adjective,
capable of being tuned.
- tumular
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by a tumulus or tumuli.
- tumbrel
-
noun,
one of the carts used during the French Revolution to convey victims to the guillotine.
- manbote
-
noun,
a sum of money paid to a lord whose vassal was murdered.
- mandrel
-
noun,
a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- at-home
-
noun,
Also, at home. a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.
- multure
-
noun,
a toll or fee given to the proprietor of a mill for the grinding of grain, usually consisting of a fixed proportion of the grain brought or of the flour made.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- molder
-
noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- 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.
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- lodger
-
noun,
a person who lives in rented quarters in another's house; roomer.
- regula
-
noun,
(in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Durban
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa.
- Eluard
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Eugène Grindel) 1895–1952, French poet.
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- Durham
-
noun,
a county in NE England. 940 sq. mi. (2435 sq. km).
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- dugout
-
noun,
a boat made by hollowing out a log.
- Duluth
-
noun,
Daniel Greysolon [da-nyel gre-saw-lawn] /daˈnyɛl grɛ sɔˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Sieur, 1636–1710, French trader and explorer in Canada and Great Lakes region.
- moghul
-
noun,
any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803.
See also Great Mogul.
- ragmen
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- Method
-
noun,
a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, especially in accordance with a definite plan:
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- redbug
-
noun,
chigger (def 1).
- metal.
-
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- louden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- Lounge
-
noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dumont
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- outrun
-
verb (used with object),
to run faster or farther than.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- metro-
-
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- module
-
noun,
a separable component, frequently one that is interchangeable with others, for assembly into units of differing size, complexity, or function.
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- lobate
-
adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- Dunbar
-
noun,
Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- ragout
-
noun,
French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
- hodman
-
noun,
hod carrier.
- drogue
-
noun,
a bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor.
- dehort
-
verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mangle
-
noun,
a machine for smoothing or pressing clothes, household linen, etc., by means of heated rollers.
- manger
-
noun,
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- Mandel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- debtor
-
noun,
a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).
- deglut
-
- dehorn
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- malted
-
noun,
malted milk.
- rouble
-
noun,
ruble.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- Demuth
-
noun,
Charles, 1883–1935, U.S. painter and illustrator.
- Malden
-
noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Denham
-
noun,
Sir John, 1615–69, English poet and architect.
- denom.
-
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- dermal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the skin.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rubato
-
noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- dermo-
-
- rumble
-
noun,
a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound:
- runout
-
noun,
Machinery.
the gradual termination of a groove on the body of an object not ending there, as the upper termination of a flute in a twist drill.
Also called back clearance. a space in a depressed area of an object into which a machine tool or grinding wheel may safely enter at the end of a pass or operation.
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- Mather
-
noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- maugre
-
preposition,
in spite of; notwithstanding.
- rundle
-
noun,
a rung of a ladder.
- daleth
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Marble
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- dangle
-
noun,
the act of dangling.
- marled
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Margot
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- rugate
-
adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- Danube
-
noun,
a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 miles (2775 km) long.
- rubout
-
noun,
a murder or assassination.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- Mahren
-
noun,
German name of Moravia.
- rotund
-
adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- dotage
-
noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- melan-
-
- Dothan
-
noun,
a city in SE Alabama.
- length
-
noun,
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- double
-
noun,
anything that is twofold in size or amount or twice the usual size, quantity, strength, etc.
- Luther
-
noun,
Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
- luteo-
-
- lurdan
-
noun,
a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
- dought
-
verb,
a simple past tense of dow1 .
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- lunger
-
noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- 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.
- lumbo-
-
- lumber
-
noun,
timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- lumbar
-
noun,
a lumbar vertebra, artery, or the like.
- remuda
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Meghan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- megal-
-
- mahout
-
noun,
the keeper or driver of an elephant, especially in India and the East Indies.
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- deuto-
-
- deuton
-
noun,
deuteron.
- 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.
- Mahler
-
noun,
Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- doable
-
adjective,
capable of being done.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- Dobuan
-
noun,
Dobu.
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- medlar
-
noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- dolman
-
noun,
a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
- maduro
-
adjective,
strong and darkly colored.
- dolmen
-
noun,
a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- rhumba
-
noun,
rumba.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- outgun
-
verb (used with object),
to exceed in firepower.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- hadron
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- Humber
-
noun,
an estuary of the Ouse and Trent rivers in E England. 37 miles (60 km) long.
- haemo-
-
- humane
-
adjective,
characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed:
- neurol
-
- hagbut
-
noun,
harquebus.
- hagdon
-
noun,
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- Mugabe
-
noun,
Robert (Gabriel) born 1924, Zimbabwean political leader: prime minister 1980–87; president since 1987.
- neuro-
-
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- humbug
-
noun,
something intended to delude or deceive.
- huemul
-
noun,
a yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America: the two species are endangered.
- muleta
-
noun,
a red cloth similar to but smaller than a capa and manipulated by a stick set into one of the three holes in or near the center, for use by a matador in guiding the course of the bull's attack in the stage of the fight preparatory to the kill.
- Nethou
-
noun,
Pic de [French peek duh] /French pik də/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain: highest peak of the Pyrenees. 11,165 feet (3400 meters).
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- Hubert
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “mind” and “bright.”.
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- Huambo
-
noun,
a city in central Angola.
- Hamden
-
noun,
a town in S Connecticut.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- Humble
-
adjective,
not proud or arrogant; modest:
- Guntur
-
noun,
a city in E Andhra Pradesh, in SE India.
- Hamlet
-
noun,
a small village.
- hurtle
-
noun,
Archaic. clash; collision; shock; clatter.
- graben
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- mought
-
- grand-
-
- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- grano-
-
- Granth
-
noun,
the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, original text compiled 1604.
- granum
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a grain.
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- ground
-
noun,
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- Grunth
-
noun,
Granth.
- hurdle
-
noun,
a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
- Gudrun
-
noun,
(in the Volsunga Saga) the daughter of the king of the Nibelungs.
- guemal
-
noun,
huemul.
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- nodule
-
noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- gulden
-
noun,
guilder.
- Hunger
-
noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- humour
-
noun, verb (used with object),
humor.
- Hameln
-
noun,
a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- Handel
-
noun,
George Frideric [free-der-ik,, -drik] /ˈfri dər ɪk,, -drɪk/ (Show IPA), (Georg Friedrich Händel) 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
- Mother
-
noun,
a female parent.
- hognut
-
noun,
the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.
- Murage
-
noun,
a toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.
- Holman
-
noun,
Nathan ("Nat") 1896–1995, U.S. basketball player and coach.
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- hemat-
-
- Holder
-
noun,
something that holds or secures:
- Holden
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Herald
-
noun,
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- herbal
-
noun,
a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
- Herman
-
noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- naught
-
noun,
nothing.
- Hermod
-
noun,
a son of Odin who rode to Hel to negotiate for the return of Balder to Asgard.
- Hermon
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- Herold
-
noun,
Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1791–1833, French composer.
- Hetman
-
noun,
the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.
- Naboth
-
noun,
the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard. I Kings 21.
- mutule
-
noun,
a projecting flat block under the corona of the Doric cornice, corresponding to the modillion of other orders.
- mutuel
-
noun,
pari-mutuel (def 1).
- mutual
-
noun,
Informal. a mutual fund.
- hodmen
-
noun,
hod carrier.
- homage
-
noun,
respect or reverence paid or rendered:
- hedron
-
- handle
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hotbed
-
noun,
a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season.
- hanger
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- Houdan
-
noun,
one of a French breed of chickens having a V -shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage.
- hangul
-
noun,
the Korean alphabetic writing system, introduced in the 15th century, containing 14 consonants and 11 vowels.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- Harlem
-
noun,
a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan.
- harlot
-
noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- Harold
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- hedral
-
- horned
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- hauler
-
noun,
a person who hauls.
- Horgan
-
noun,
Paul, 1903–95, U.S. novelist and historian.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- nemat-
-
- H-beam
-
noun,
an I-beam having flanges the same width as its web, or connecting vertical section.
- nebula
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- hombre
-
noun,
omber.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- labour
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Gander
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- monger
-
noun,
a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):
- galore
-
adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- Galton
-
noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- LeBrun
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- Galuth
-
noun,
the forced exile of Jews, especially from countries where they were most persecuted.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Gamble
-
noun,
any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
- gambol
-
noun,
a skipping or frisking about; frolic.
- gamet-
-
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- gabled
-
adjective,
provided with a gable or gables:
- garble
-
noun,
the act or process of garbling.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- Oldham
-
noun,
a city in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- Lauder
-
noun,
Sir Harry (MacLennan) [muh-klen-uh n] /məˈklɛn ən/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, Scottish balladeer and composer.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- enduro
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- englut
-
verb (used with object),
to gulp down.
- engram
-
noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- enough
-
adverb,
in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need or desire; sufficiently.
- entomb
-
verb (used with object),
to place in a tomb; bury; inter.
- outage
-
noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- Othman
-
noun,
Osman.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Hobart
-
noun,
Garret Augustus [gar-it] /ˈgær ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1844–99, U.S. lawyer and politician: vice president of the U.S. 1897–99.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- ethno-
-
- ethnog
-
- Lehman
-
noun,
Herbert H(enry) 1878–1963, U.S. banker and statesman.
- ethrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- legman
-
noun,
a person employed to transact business outside an office, especially on behalf of one whose responsibilities require his or her presence in the office.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- legato
-
adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- gourde
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Haiti, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: G., Gde.
- Golden
-
noun,
a city in central Colorado.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- morgue
-
noun,
a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- goblet
-
noun,
a drinking glass with a foot and stem.
- nought
-
noun,
nothing.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- nougat
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- lagune
-
noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- morula
-
noun,
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- Gorham
-
noun,
a town in SW Maine.
- labrum
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- Gotham
-
noun,
a journalistic nickname for New York City.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- numbat
-
noun,
banded anteater.
- ohmage
-
noun,
electric resistance expressed in ohms.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- Ogburn
-
noun,
William Fielding, 1886–1959, U.S. sociologist and educator.
- Ogaden
-
noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- Gerald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”.
- German
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Germany.
- gerund
-
noun,
(in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”.
See also gerundive (def 1).
- obtund
-
verb (used with object),
to blunt; dull; deaden.
- oblate
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- Glaber
-
noun,
Raoul [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), or Rudolphe [roo-dawlf] /ruˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), c990–c1050, French ecclesiastic and chronicler.
- Glenda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- langue
-
noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- Morgan
-
noun,
one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
- nutmeg
-
noun,
the hard, aromatic seed of the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, used in grated form as a spice.
- gluten
-
noun,
the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch.
- Morgen
-
noun,
a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
- lanugo
-
noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- langur
-
noun,
any of various slender, long-tailed monkeys of the genus Presbytis, of Asia, feeding on leaves, fruits, and seeds: several species are threatened or endangered.
- numble
-
plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- number
-
noun,
a numeral or group of numerals.
- Dunham
-
noun,
Katherine, 1910?–2006, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Hebron
-
noun,
an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 under Palestinian self-rule.
- tergum
-
noun,
the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- 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.
- bordel
-
noun,
a brothel.
- andro-
-
- borate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- anemo-
-
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- borage
-
noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Anglo-
-
- anthem
-
noun,
a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism:
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- antho-
-
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- U-boat
-
noun,
a German submarine.
- Bodega
-
noun,
(especially among Spanish-speaking Americans) a grocery store.
- Thelma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Bogart
-
noun,
a person who hogs or monopolizes something.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Uhland
-
noun,
Johann Ludwig [yoh-hahn loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1787–1862, German poet and writer.
- Bohlen
-
noun,
Charles Eustis [yoo-stis] /ˈyu stɪs/ (Show IPA), ("Chip") 1904–74, U.S. diplomat.
- anthol
-
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- ultra-
-
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- bolden
-
noun,
Charles ("Buddy") 1868?–1931, U.S. cornet player: early pioneer in jazz.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Bolger
-
noun,
James Brendan, born 1935, prime minister of New Zealand 1990–97.
- amulet
-
noun,
a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- boatel
-
noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- Targum
-
noun,
a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.
- breath
-
noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- unbred
-
adjective,
not taught or trained.
- bregma
-
noun,
the junction point of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull.
- Brenda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- Breton
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- under-
-
- Brogan
-
noun,
a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- tauro-
-
- Brogue
-
noun,
an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- albedo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
- brolga
-
noun,
a large Australian crane, Grus rubicunda, with silvery-gray plumage and a red patch on the head, noted for its elaborate courtship dance.
- bromal
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- Bronte
-
noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- unbolt
-
verb (used with object),
to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
- Borman
-
noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- Bourne
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- umlaut
-
noun,
a mark (¨) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic, especially as so used in German.
Compare dieresis.
- unable
-
adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- Telugu
-
noun,
a Dravidian language spoken mainly in Andhra Pradesh state, SE India.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- bother
-
noun,
something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:
- bought
-
noun,
an act or instance of buying.
- boutel
-
noun,
boltel (def 1).
- Almond
-
noun,
the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- tegula
-
noun,
(in certain insects) a scalelike lobe at the base of the forewing.
- unbelt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the belt from.
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- Brandt
-
noun,
Willy [wil-ee;; German vil-ee] /ˈwɪl i;; German ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Karl Herbert Frahm) 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- ungual
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, bearing, or shaped like a nail, claw, or hoof.
- barong
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
- Balder
-
noun,
a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
- bandog
-
noun,
any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- bangle
-
noun,
a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
- Bangor
-
noun,
a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.
- Beulah
-
noun,
a name applied to the land of Israel or Jerusalem, possibly as denoting their future prosperity. Isa. 62:4.
Compare Hephzibah (def 2).
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- Bertha
-
noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- Bardot
-
noun,
Brigitte (Camille Javal) born 1934, French film actress and animal rights activist.
- Barmen
-
noun,
a former city in W Germany, now incorporated into Wuppertal.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Barnum
-
noun,
P(hineas) T(aylor) 1810–91, U.S. showman who established a circus in 1871.
- Bengal
-
noun,
a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh.
Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
- bemoan
-
verb (used with object),
to express distress or grief over; lament:
- Bhutan
-
noun,
a kingdom in the Himalayas, NE of India: foreign affairs under Indian jurisdiction. About 19,300 sq. mi. (50,000 sq. km). Capital: Thimphu.
- belong
-
Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- bedlam
-
noun,
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
- Beaton
-
noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- behold
-
interjection,
look; see:
- belaud
-
verb (used with object),
to praise excessively.
- beldam
-
noun,
an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.
- batmen
-
noun,
a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- batho-
-
- bather
-
noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- Belton
-
noun,
a town in W Missouri.
- beluga
-
noun,
Also called hausen. a white sturgeon, Huso huso, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar and isinglass.
- bemaul
-
verb (used with object),
to maul severely.
- Tongue
-
noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- throng
-
noun,
a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- blonde
-
noun,
a woman or girl having this coloration.
- bludge
-
noun,
an easy task.
- blunge
-
verb (used with object),
to mix (clay or the like) with water, so as to form a liquid suspension.
- Auburn
-
noun,
a reddish-brown or golden-brown color.
- Therma
-
noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- therm-
-
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- turban
-
noun,
a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- theol.
-
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- turbo-
-
- Arnhem
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- augend
-
noun,
a number to which another is added in forming a sum.
Compare addend (def 2).
- tuebor
-
verb,
I will defend: motto on the coat of arms of Michigan.
- bagmen
-
noun,
dishonest official; a person who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- trough
-
noun,
a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
- badmen
-
noun,
a bandit, outlaw, desperado, etc., especially in the early history of the western U.S.
- blamed
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Badger
-
noun,
any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- trudge
-
noun,
a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- tubule
-
noun,
a small tube; a minute tubular structure.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- Tubman
-
noun,
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman.
- tubmen
-
noun,
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman.
- Autumn
-
noun,
the season between summer and winter; fall. In the Northern Hemisphere it is from the September equinox to the December solstice; in the Southern Hemisphere it is from the March equinox to the June solstice.
- author
-
noun,
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- auteur
-
noun,
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- unglue
-
verb (used with object),
to separate or detach by or as if by overcoming an adhesive agent:
- angled
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- ungula
-
noun,
Botany. an unguis.
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- Burton
-
noun,
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
- urano-
-
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- unmold
-
verb (used with object),
to take out of a mold:
- adren-
-
- utero-
-
- butane
-
noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 10 , a saturated aliphatic existing in two isometric forms: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and as fuel.
- Utgard
-
noun,
a home of the Jotuns, outside Midgard and Asgard: probably synonymous with Jotunheim.
- aerugo
-
noun,
verdigris.
- untold
-
adjective,
not told; not related; not revealed:
- unmade
-
adjective,
not made.
- Butler
-
noun,
the chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.
- Bulger
-
noun,
a wood having a convex face, now rarely used.
- unload
-
verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- brunet
-
noun,
a person, usually a male, with dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
- Butung
-
noun,
an island of Indonesia, SE of Celebes Island. 100 miles (161 km) long.
- Brunel
-
noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- burden
-
noun,
that which is carried; load:
- Bulgar
-
noun,
Bulgarian (def 1).
- bulgur
-
noun,
a form of wheat that has been parboiled, cracked, and dried.
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- adreno
-
- burled
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- Budget
-
noun,
an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- burgle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to burglarize.
- unrobe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- Burman
-
noun,
a member of the dominant ethnic group of Burma, living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the S panhandle.
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- 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.
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- bugout
-
noun,
Military Slang. a hasty retreat from combat, especially in defiance of orders.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- brutal
-
adjective,
savage; cruel; inhuman:
- bureau
-
noun,
a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top.
- tanbur
-
noun,
tambura.
- aeron.
-
- Utuado
-
noun,
a city in central Puerto Rico.
- adeno-
-
- unlead
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- Bruant
-
noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- bungle
-
noun,
a bungling performance.
- U-turn
-
noun,
a U -shaped turn made by a vehicle so as to head in the opposite direction from its original course.
- brumal
-
adjective,
wintry.
- untrue
-
adjective,
not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
- unlade
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- Talmud
-
noun,
the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara and being either the edition produced in Palestine a.d. c400 or the larger, more important one produced in Babylonia a.d. c500.
- abound
-
verb (used without object),
to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
- Bunuel
-
noun,
Luis [lwees] /lwis/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Spanish film director.
- agron.
-
- brough
-
noun,
broch.
- bundle
-
noun,
several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together:
- bunger
-
noun,
a firecracker.
- badge
-
noun,
a special or distinctive mark, token, or device worn as a sign of allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc.:
- natl.
-
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- augur
-
noun,
one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.
- Tulua
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- abhor
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Nahum
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- hemo-
-
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- naut.
-
- Nauru
-
noun,
Republic of, an island republic in the Pacific, near the equator, W of the Gilbert Islands: administered by Australia before 1968. 8¼ sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
- Helga
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “holy.”.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- hort.
-
- bagel
-
noun,
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- abohm
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- hema-
-
- hemal
-
adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- 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.
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- munge
-
verb (used with or without object),
to manipulate (raw data), especially to convert (data) from one format to another:
- Aurum
-
noun,
gold. Symbol: Au.
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- uran-
-
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Hond.
-
- Hogue
-
noun,
La [la] /la/ (Show IPA), La Hogue.
- magot
-
noun,
Barbary ape.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- abmho
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- aught
-
noun,
anything whatever; any part:
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- Mungo
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- male-
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- tubal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- 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.
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- auth.
-
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- muted
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Hoban
-
noun,
James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
- Horeb
-
noun,
a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
- auto.
-
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- neut.
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Bauru
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- Baugh
-
noun,
Samuel Adrian ("Slinging Sammy") 1914–2008, U.S. football player and coach.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- tombe
-
noun,
a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.
- haem-
-
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- 30-30
-
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- bathe
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- Hague
-
noun,
The, a city in the W Netherlands, near the North Sea: site of the government, royal residence, and of the International Court of Justice.
- Barth
-
noun,
John (Simmons) [sim-uh nz] /ˈsɪm ənz/ (Show IPA), born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- gunda
-
noun,
goonda.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- groma
-
noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- matr-
-
- grout
-
noun,
a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
- gruel
-
noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- 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.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- grume
-
noun,
blood when viscous.
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- math.
-
- Gumbo
-
noun,
a stew or thick soup, usually made with chicken or seafood, greens, and okra or sometimes filé as a thickener.
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- guar.
-
- guard
-
noun,
a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.
- Guat.
-
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- Gudea
-
noun,
flourished c2250 b.c, Sumerian ruler.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Bart.
-
- neur-
-
- mange
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- abdom
-
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- Balt.
-
- haulm
-
noun,
stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, especially as used for litter or thatching.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- Mango
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- Houma
-
noun,
a city in S Louisiana.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- bahut
-
noun,
a medieval French chest for household goods, originally small and portable.
- Nebr.
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- halo-
-
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- utend
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- baro-
-
- Neth.
-
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- marg.
-
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- maund
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- Urgel
-
noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- tough
-
noun,
a ruffian; rowdy.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- atmo-
-
- mega-
-
- Hound
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- alto-
-
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- alum.
-
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Lumen
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- lgth.
-
- mohur
-
noun,
any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.
- lm-hr
-
- mohel
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Mogul
-
noun,
a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- lemur
-
noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Mont.
-
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Amer.
-
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Monge
-
noun,
Gaspard [gas-par] /gasˈpar/ (Show IPA), Comte de Péluse [pey-lyz] /peɪˈlüz/ (Show IPA), 1746–1818, French mathematician.
- aero-
-
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- lehua
-
noun,
Also called ohia lehua. a tree, Metrosideros villosa, of the Hawaiian islands, yielding a hard wood.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- aloud
-
adverb,
with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly:
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- album
-
noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- metr-
-
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Metol
-
- undue
-
adjective,
unwarranted; excessive:
- agro-
-
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- meth-
-
- ahold
-
noun,
Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of):
- meta-
-
- Louth
-
noun,
a county in Leinster province, in the NE Republic of Ireland. 317 sq. mi. (820 sq. km). County seat: Dunkalk.
- mero-
-
- Lough
-
noun,
a lake.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- meno-
-
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Lodge
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- almug
-
noun,
a tree, possibly the red sandalwood. I Kings 10:12.
- lumb-
-
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- algum
-
noun,
a Biblical tree, possibly the red sandalwood. II Chron. 2:8.
- lobed
-
adjective,
having a lobe or lobes; lobate.
- Luger
-
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- algo-
-
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- model
-
noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- modal
-
noun,
modal auxiliary.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- Lugar
-
noun,
Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- logue
-
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- month
-
noun,
Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- Munda
-
noun,
a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.
- uhlan
-
noun,
one of a group of lancers in a light-cavalry unit, first appearing in Europe in the Polish army.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Mound
-
noun,
a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- aden-
-
- mouth
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the opening through which an animal or human takes in food.
the cavity containing the structures used in mastication.
the structures enclosing or being within this cavity, considered as a whole.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- areo-
-
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- ulent
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Hung.
-
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- MAgEd
-
- Mulga
-
noun,
an Australian shrub or small tree, Acacia aneura, forming dense growths in some areas and having foliage used as forage for livestock.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- tungo
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Hugel
-
noun,
Baron Friedrich von, 1852–1925, English theologian and writer.
- mudra
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- human
-
noun,
a human being.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- Arnel
-
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- humor
-
noun,
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement:
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Madge
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Armen
-
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Umbra
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- umble
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- Angl.
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Luth.
-
- laugh
-
noun,
the act or sound of laughing; laughter.
- adult
-
noun,
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- Megan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Mehul
-
noun,
Étienne Nicolas [ey-tyen nee-kaw-lah] /eɪˈtyɛn ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), or Étienne Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1763–1817, French composer.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- lang.
-
- anth-
-
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- ante-
-
- umbel
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- umber
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- 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.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- theo-
-
- dhole
-
noun,
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- theor
-
- BMgtE
-
- Euro-
-
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- rhet.
-
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Oreg.
-
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ordn.
-
- Deut.
-
- Orth.
-
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- Gable
-
noun,
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- Bourg
-
noun,
a town.
- ento-
-
- Enugu
-
noun,
a city in SE Nigeria.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- telo-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ergo-
-
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Bound
-
noun,
a leap onward or upward; jump.
- ought
-
noun,
duty or obligation.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- BMarE
-
- brunt
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- derm-
-
- dent.
-
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- blond
-
noun,
a blond person.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- Garbo
-
noun,
Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Bulg.
-
- blend
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- demur
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Bulge
-
noun,
a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump:
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- bugle
-
noun,
a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gabon
-
noun,
Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
- Budge
-
noun,
a fur made from lambskin with the wool dressed outward, used especially as an inexpensive trimming on academic or official gowns.
- Gabor
-
noun,
Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- Gabun
-
noun,
Gabon.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- blurt
-
noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- gamut
-
noun,
the entire scale or range:
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Blunt
-
noun,
something blunt, as a small-game arrow, a short sewing needle, or a short, thick cigar.
- blume
-
noun,
Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- dough
-
noun,
flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- thong
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- gamo-
-
- Bogan
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- dolma
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- Borah
-
noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- domal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a domal sound.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- Botha
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1919, South African general and statesman.
- Bothe
-
noun,
Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1891–1957, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- tera-
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- rhod-
-
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- teno-
-
- Durga
-
noun,
the sometimes malignant goddess of war: an aspect of Devi.
- rhoea
-
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Reaum
-
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- brom-
-
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- rhumb
-
noun,
rhumb line.
- broth
-
noun,
thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- Bohme
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1575–1624, German theosophist and mystic.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Boult
-
noun,
Sir Adrian Cedric, 1889–1983, English conductor.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- brume
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- dobla
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- endo-
-
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- doeth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- thegn
-
noun,
thane.
- engr.
-
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- Bohea
-
noun,
an inferior grade of black tea.
- Bogue
-
noun,
a bayou, stream, or waterway.
- bogle
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- dogma
-
noun,
an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church. Synonyms: doctrine, teachings, set of beliefs, philosophy.
- Bough
-
noun,
a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- 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.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- term.
-
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Bruhn
-
noun,
Erik (Belton Evers) 1928–86, Danish ballet dancer.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- Rheum
-
noun,
a thin discharge of the mucous membranes, especially during a cold.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- demob
-
noun,
demobilization.
- omega
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Golda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Gobat
-
noun,
Albert [French al-ber] /French alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
- Beng.
-
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- Godel
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt] /kɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1906–78, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Austria-Hungary.
- godet
-
noun,
a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness.
Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
- burnt
-
noun,
a burned place or area:
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- golem
-
noun,
Jewish Folklore. a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.
- Gomel
-
noun,
a city in SE Byelorussia (Belarus), on a tributary of the Dnieper.
- Gomer
-
noun,
an undesirable hospital patient.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- nudge
-
noun,
a slight or gentle push or jog, especially with the elbow.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- glout
-
verb (used without object),
to scowl or frown.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- glume
-
noun,
one of the characteristic chafflike bracts of the inflorescence of grasses, sedges, etc., especially one of the pair of bracts at the base of a spikelet.
- gluon
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- Burma
-
noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- berth
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- thurl
-
noun,
the hip joint of cattle.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- thurm
-
verb (used with object),
to carve (a piece of wood, as a post or table leg) across the grain so as to produce an effect of turning.
- Bergh
-
noun,
Henry, 1811–88, U.S. social reformer: founder of A.S.P.C.A.
- gnome
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- belga
-
noun,
a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- thumb
-
noun,
the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- begat
-
verb,
simple past tense of beget.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- gram.
-
- begun
-
verb,
past participle of begin.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- begum
-
noun,
(in India) a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially a widow.
- doubt
-
noun,
a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something.
- begot
-
verb,
simple past tense and a past participle of beget.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Behan
-
noun,
Brendan (Francis) [bren-duh n] /ˈbrɛn dən/ (Show IPA), 1923–64, Irish playwright.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- togue
-
noun,
lake trout.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- douma
-
noun,
duma.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Belg.
-
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- rumba
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- Goth.
-
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- Gouda
-
noun,
a city in the W Netherlands, NE of Rotterdam.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Gould
-
noun,
Chester, 1900–85, U.S. cartoonist: creator of the comic strip “Dick Tracy.”.
- gourd
-
noun,
the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally.
Compare gourd family.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- belah
-
noun,
beefwood.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Buteo
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- Globe
-
noun,
the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Brale
-
- retd.
-
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Bland
-
noun,
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- rough
-
noun,
something that is rough, especially rough ground.
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- gemot
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a legislative or judicial assembly.
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- debag
-
verb (used with object),
to depants.
- Genl.
-
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- debug
-
verb (used with object),
to detect and remove defects or errors from.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- ogham
-
noun,
an alphabetical script used originally for inscriptions in an archaic form of Irish, from about the 5th to the 10th centuries.
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- geod.
-
- geol.
-
- geom.
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- Regt.
-
- BldgE
-
- demo-
-
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- degum
-
verb (used with object),
to free from gum.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- 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.
- bundt
-
adjective,
of or noting a cake baked in such a pan, or the ring-shaped form of such a cake.
- bldg.
-
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- debut
-
noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- drung
-
noun,
drang.
- gleam
-
noun,
a flash or beam of light:
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- Obad.
-
- bhang
-
noun,
a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- daube
-
noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Routh
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- gleba
-
noun,
the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- burgh
-
noun,
(in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- Thule
-
noun,
the ancient Greek and Latin name for an island or region variously identified as one of the Shetland Islands, Iceland, or Norway: supposed to be the most northerly region of the world.
- datum
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- gloam
-
noun,
twilight; gloaming.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- odeum
-
noun,
a hall, theater, or other structure for musical or dramatic performances.
- obdt.
-
- thrum
-
noun,
an act or sound of thrumming; dull, monotonous sound.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- throb
-
noun,
the act of throbbing.
- blade
-
noun,
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- OBulg
-
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Obuda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- dural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the dura mater.
- obeah
-
noun,
a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- Ghent
-
noun,
a port in NW Belgium, at the confluence of the Scheldt and Lys rivers: treaty 1814.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- ghoul
-
noun,
an evil demon, originally of Muslim legend, supposed to feed on human beings, and especially to rob graves, prey on corpses, etc.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- Mngr
-
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- mGal
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- met.
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Urdu
-
noun,
one of the official languages of Pakistan, a language derived from Hindustani, used by Muslims, and written with Persian-Arabic letters.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- uret
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- mdnt
-
- uro-
-
- Uru.
-
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- 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.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- ungt
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- 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.
- ment
-
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Meng
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- RONA
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- men-
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- tanh
-
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- 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.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- mod.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- tron
-
- 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.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- tRNA
-
- thud
-
noun,
a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- Neh.
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- thug
-
noun,
a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber, or murderer.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- thou
-
noun,
one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- ole-
-
- NADH
-
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- Nah.
-
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Nor.
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- not-
-
- NLRB
-
- neo-
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- 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.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- 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.
- Thur
-
- 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.
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- NRAB
-
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- 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.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Ont.
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- ter.
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- ten.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- rad.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- taur
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- rel.
-
- mol.
-
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- tel-
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- regd
-
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reg.
-
- RADM
-
- 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.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- mult
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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:
- mtge
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- org.
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- mtg.
-
- ord.
-
- mun.
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- MUNG
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Tulu
-
noun,
a Dravidian language spoken in Karnataka in southern India.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Ulua
-
noun,
a river in NW Honduras, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- ulto
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- the-
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mRNA
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Uhde
-
noun,
Fritz Karl Hermann von [frits kahrl her-mahn fuh n] /frɪts kɑrl ˈhɛr mɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1848–1911, German painter.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- out-
-
- Oulu
-
noun,
a city in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- mout
-
- Oudh
-
noun,
a former part of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in N India: now part of Uttar Pradesh.
- tab.
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- bet.
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- Beth
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Bglr
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- bhut
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a spirit or demon.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- geo-
-
- blah
-
noun,
nonsense; rubbish:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- Geum
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Ger.
-
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- BMEd
-
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- BMet
-
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Eur.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Bohm
-
noun,
Dominikus [doh-mee-nee-koo s] /doʊˈmi niˌkʊs/ (Show IPA), 1880–1955, German architect.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- Bol.
-
- Gal.
-
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- bldr
-
- gaum
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- Gaud
-
noun,
a showy ornament or trinket.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- 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.
- Blum
-
noun,
Léon [lee-on;; French ley-awn] /ˈli ɒn;; French leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1872–1950, French statesman, journalist, and Socialist Party leader: premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946–47.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- bar.
-
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- 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.
- Gude
-
noun,
God.
- Guam
-
noun,
an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña.
Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- gtd.
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- grum
-
adjective,
grim; glum; surly.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- BAgr
-
- hal-
-
- Hag.
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- BAgE
-
- Hab.
-
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- bal.
-
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- guru
-
noun,
Hinduism. a preceptor giving personal religious instruction.
- gro.
-
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Gmat
-
- glum
-
adjective,
sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected.
- 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.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- glom
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- glob
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- GNMA
-
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- gon-
-
- gout
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- baud
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- Gold
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- bdrm
-
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- bold
-
Idioms,
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- but-
-
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- DEng
-
- Dom.
-
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Drug
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
- bung
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- drub
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Bur.
-
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- Doug
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Douglas.
- Burd
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- Burg
-
noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- dol.
-
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Bund
-
noun,
an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
- deb.
-
- Den.
-
- Dem.
-
- Del.
-
- degu
-
noun,
a rat-sized New World burrowing rodent, Octodon degus, having long, smooth fur and a black-tipped, tufted tail.
- deg.
-
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- dbl.
-
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- der.
-
- dat.
-
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Danl
-
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- dlr.
-
- dhal
-
noun,
dal.
- 1080
-
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- drum
-
noun,
a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- Buna
-
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bot.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- 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.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- both
-
pronoun,
the one as well as the other:
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- bor.
-
- EDTA
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Eth.
-
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- enl.
-
- Eng.
-
- end-
-
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- 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.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- duo-
-
- Buhl
-
noun,
elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- dung
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals; manure.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- buhr
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- dumb
-
adjective,
lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- 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.
- bul.
-
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- Buda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- btl.
-
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- 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.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leg.
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- Alg.
-
- Aldm
-
- Ald.
-
- ALBM
-
- Alb.
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Lam.
-
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- Hurd
-
plural noun,
hards.
- hurl
-
noun,
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Hutu
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu farming people of Rwanda and Burundi, in central Africa.
- ANTU
-
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Lab.
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- amt.
-
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- amdt
-
- log-
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Hume
-
noun,
David, 1711–76, Scottish philosopher and historian.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- med.
-
- AMDG
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- MAEd
-
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- mag.
-
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- mal-
-
- MALD
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mar.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- lond
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- agr.
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Adm.
-
- 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:
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- abr.
-
- 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.
- LRBM
-
- Ltd.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- luau
-
noun,
a feast of Hawaiian food, usually held outdoors and usually accompanied by Hawaiian entertainment.
- abl.
-
- hund
-
- lea.
-
- Daub
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- hold
-
noun,
an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hom-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- Hebr
-
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- aut-
-
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Aug.
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- aud.
-
- ator
-
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- hgt.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- HEAO
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- hol-
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- atm.
-
- Heb.
-
- her.
-
- art.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hor.
-
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Hugo
-
noun,
Victor (Marie, Viscount) [vik-ter muh-ree;; French veek-tawr ma-ree] /ˈvɪk tər məˈri;; French vikˈtɔr maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist.
- hula
-
noun,
a sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in pantomime, usually danced to rhythmic drumming and accompanied by chanting.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Arg.
-
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- BAEd
-
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- HUGE
-
adjective,
extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:
- Held
-
noun,
John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
- hem-
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Arm.
-
- hued
-
adjective,
having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination):
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- haul
-
noun,
an act or instance of hauling; a strong pull or tug.
- ADB
-
- tue
-
- abt
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- rte
-
- 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.
- be-
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- BEM
-
- TAL
-
- ur-
-
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- ABM
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- abn
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Br.
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- tra
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- al.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ag-
-
- DAR
-
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- TRH
-
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Tro
-
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- ad-
-
- ab-
-
- Am.
-
- Utu
-
noun,
the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
- UUM
-
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- tr.
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- bl.
-
- DBE
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- Tu.
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- 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.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DAE
-
- ure
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- abd
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- BHL
-
- ae.
-
- TMO
-
- UAR
-
- BMR
-
- BMT
-
- Bn.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- tlo
-
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- tlr
-
- TNB
-
- BME
-
- UMT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- AME
-
- Tng
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ThD
-
- ThB
-
- th-
-
- TGN
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- UAE
-
- UAM
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- BHA
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- bhd
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- BLA
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- AOU
-
- ult
-
- aor
-
- ard
-
- 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.
- ble
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- BLM
-
- Ulu
-
noun,
a knife with a broad, nearly semicircular blade joined to a short haft at a right angle to the unsharpened side: a traditional tool of Eskimo women.
- ugh
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ThM
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- AMU
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Amb
-
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- BTh
-
- 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.
- BRM
-
- AHE
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BHT
-
- Bde
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- BDA
-
- AHL
-
- bu.
-
- 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.
- Agt
-
- Bug
-
noun,
Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- AGM
-
- Agh
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- UNO
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- BRE
-
- ARU
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- at.
-
- ATB
-
- ALU
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- ALM
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- TBA
-
- Une
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TBO
-
- ung
-
- TBD
-
- BRT
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- rt.
-
- hd.
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- HDL
-
- HBO
-
- NBA
-
- HBM
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- 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:
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- NbE
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- hr.
-
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- ht.
-
- HRE
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAD
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NHA
-
- HUD
-
noun,
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- ob.
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- NUL
-
- NUM
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- GMT
-
- OED
-
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Gld
-
- glb
-
- OAU
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- gl.
-
- OBE
-
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- NHG
-
- Gum
-
noun,
any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- NHL
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- GTO
-
- gt.
-
- gre
-
- GRB
-
- Gr.
-
- hub
-
noun,
the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- obl
-
- MHD
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- 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.
- MGB
-
- mgd
-
- MGr
-
- MGT
-
- MHA
-
- MHE
-
- LTA
-
- MHG
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHR
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLD
-
- MLG
-
- MLR
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- LTh
-
- MNE
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- mbd
-
- MBO
-
- Mao
-
- MDT
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ltr
-
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Md.
-
- MBE
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- lub
-
- MNA
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- hug
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- MRA
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Mt.
-
- Hum
-
noun,
the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
- MTh
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- mud
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- mug
-
noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LON
-
- lg.
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- LNG
-
- LMT
-
- LHD
-
- lhb
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- LBO
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- 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.
- Ldg
-
- Ld.
-
- MOR
-
- GHA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- REA
-
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- RDA
-
- EOM
-
- 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.
- eo-
-
- Eg.
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- 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.
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- dug
-
noun,
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- DTh
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rd.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- EDT
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- EbN
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- EdB
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Du.
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- DMA
-
- ROG
-
- DOB
-
- DNR
-
- DNB
-
- DNA
-
- DMT
-
- DML
-
- DLO
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DHL
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- dha
-
- dh-
-
- DET
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DBA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- DRG
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- DRE
-
- Dr.
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- 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.
- RGB
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- rhb
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- RLD
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- ROA
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- Ehr
-
- UUT
-
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONR
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- OMB
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- GBE
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- eu-
-
- ETR
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ot-
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODT
-
- OEM
-
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- OHG
-
- Ola
-
- Om.
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- GDR
-
- Gde
-
- OLG
-
- ETO
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OTA
-
- ERT
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EMT
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EMR
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- en-
-
- ote
-
- OTB
-
- dl
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- TB
-
- OG
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- ol
-
- t.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- BH
-
- RN
-
- MH
-
- LR
-
- O.
-
- RO
-
- GN
-
- HG
-
- RH
-
- HL
-
- MG
-
- DN
-
- OA
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- DB
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- GH
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TN
-
- TL
-
- DG
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- TD
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- R.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- DM
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
-
- BG
-
- MB
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- TG
-
- MN
-
- T1
-
- L.
-
- HB
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- GB
-
- TM
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LH
-
- NM
-
- h.
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- NL
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- G.
-
- UB
-
- NH
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- Ud
-
- UL
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- Eb
-
- GM
-
- U.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- RU
-
- NG
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- D.
-
- GD
-
- ND
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- GU
-
- ln
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- LM
-
- rg
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- BM
-
- B-
-
- BO
-
- 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.
- le
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .