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- arcadias
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noun,
a mountainous region of ancient Greece, traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people.
- Brodiaea
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Brodiaea, of the amaryllis family, native to western North America, having grasslike basal leaves and clusters of usually purplish flowers.
- idocrase
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noun,
vesuvianite.
- aerobics
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noun,
Also called aerobic exercises. (used with a plural verb) any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen.
- carabaos
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noun,
(in the Philippines) the water buffalo.
- Boadicea
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noun,
died a.d. 62, queen of the Iceni: leader of an unsuccessful revolt against the Romans in Britain.
- brocades
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noun,
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
- seaboard
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noun,
the line where land and sea meet.
- carbides
-
noun,
a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
- Bacardi
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noun,
a cocktail made with Bacardi rum, grenadine, and lime juice.
- sidebar
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noun,
follow-up (def 3b).
- Brescia
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noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- seabird
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noun,
a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- abrades
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verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- brocade
-
noun,
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
- darbies
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noun,
a float having two handles, used by plasterers.
- decibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/10 bar or 100,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- Arecibo
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noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- Isadore
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noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- cardias
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noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- sidero-
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- diabase
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noun,
a fine-grained gabbro occurring as minor intrusions.
- acarids
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noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- acaroid
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adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- Isadora
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- ascribe
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- acedias
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noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- ascarid
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noun,
any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
- ascared
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adjective,
afraid; scared.
- acardia
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noun,
congenital absence of a heart.
- sidecar
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- bodices
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noun,
a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
- carabao
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noun,
(in the Philippines) the water buffalo.
- disrobe
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verb (used with or without object),
to undress.
- Baracoa
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noun,
a seaport in E Cuba: oldest town in Cuba; settled 1512.
- aerobia
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noun,
aerobe.
- borasca
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noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- caribes
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noun,
piranha.
- aerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- sarcoid
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noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- radices
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noun,
a plural of radix.
- borides
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noun,
a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
- soredia
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noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- carbide
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noun,
a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
- Arcadia
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noun,
a mountainous region of ancient Greece, traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people.
- sarcode
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noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- cardio-
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- aroids
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noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- sabora
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noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- carbo-
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- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- radios
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noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Arabia
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noun,
a peninsula in SW Asia, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait: divided in ancient times into Arabia Deserta, Arabia Petraea, and Arabia Felix. About 1,000,000 sq. mi. (2,600,000 sq. km).
- Arabic
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noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- Arabis
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noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- debars
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verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- arecas
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- cadres
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cairds
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noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- radio-
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- debris
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noun,
the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble:
- ardebs
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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.
- Caesar
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- dories
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noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Scribe
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noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- sacred
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adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- dorsi-
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- disbar
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verb (used with object),
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- Baroda
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noun,
a former state in W India.
- Barsac
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noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- disco-
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- bodies
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noun,
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
- bodice
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noun,
a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
- boards
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noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- boride
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noun,
a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
- dobras
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noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- beards
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noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- becard
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noun,
any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
- sarco-
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- Dorcas
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noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- biased
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noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Boreas
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- bardes
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noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- sacro-
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- Broads
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noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
- decors
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noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- raised
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- desorb
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verb (used with object),
to remove an absorbate or adsorbate from (an absorbent or adsorbent).
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Brodie
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noun,
a suicidal or daredevil leap; wild dive:
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- scarab
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noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- barcas
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noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- rebids
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noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- ribose
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- breads
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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.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- braids
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noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- braces
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- cardi-
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- arcade
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noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- cardia
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noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- abasia
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noun,
inability to walk due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.
- Acadia
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noun,
a former French colony in SE Canada: ceded to Great Britain 1713.
- carobs
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- darics
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noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- acarid
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noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- casaba
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noun,
a variety of the winter melon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a wrinkled, yellow rind and sweet, juicy, greenish flesh.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- coders
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noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Oradea
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noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- abased
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adjective,
(of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual:
- adobes
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noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- cobias
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- aboard
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Idioms,
all aboard!, (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!
- irades
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- roadie
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noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- acedia
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noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- Cedars
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- abacas
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noun,
a Philippine plant, Musa textilis.
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- rabies
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noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- abroad
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noun,
a foreign land or lands:
- serbo-
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- credos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- oreads
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noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- abides
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Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- ciders
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noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Serbia
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noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- abrade
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verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- adsorb
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verb (used with object),
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
- adores
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verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Corbie
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noun,
a raven or crow.
- cobras
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- cordis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- serdab
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noun,
a chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased.
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- braid
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noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- Brace
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- brads
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noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Saida
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noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- bread
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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.
- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- dices
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Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- Cobra
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- Dirac
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noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Breda
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noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- daces
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noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Dirae
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plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Dobie
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noun,
Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
- Credo
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Corse
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noun,
corpse.
- biers
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noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- birse
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noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cords
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- board
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noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- bodes
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verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- robes
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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.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- codes
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noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- boers
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noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boise
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- disc.
-
- boras
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noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Dacia
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noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- Bores
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noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- boric
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adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Brice
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noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- rides
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- deca-
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- Cades
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noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cadis
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noun,
qadi.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- carse
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noun,
bottom land.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- caids
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noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- bides
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- deci-
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Caras
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carb-
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- Card.
-
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- desc.
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cero-
-
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- SABRE
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- sarc-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- asco-
-
- areo-
-
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- abaca
-
noun,
a Philippine plant, Musa textilis.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- sero-
-
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Seric
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- ideo-
-
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- acro-
-
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- Arab.
-
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Ibada
-
noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- sebi-
-
- 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.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oidea
-
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- Obeid
-
noun,
El Obeid.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baro-
-
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- basad
-
adverb,
toward the base.
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- dribs
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- beads
-
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.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- bears
-
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.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- 30-30
-
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Baeda
-
noun,
Saint, Bede, Saint.
- 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.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- Obad.
-
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- ord.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- RIBA
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- OECD
-
- Rida
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- OSRD
-
- iso-
-
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- obs.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- iod-
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- dir.
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- RdAc
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dis-
-
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- eco-
-
- rcd.
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- deb.
-
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idae
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- rad.
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IAEA
-
- IADB
-
- Debs
-
noun,
Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- der.
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- dia-
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Esd.
-
- eso-
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Dec.
-
- 1080
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- BRCS
-
- ScBE
-
- sci.
-
- scr.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- asc-
-
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ARIS
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- BDSA
-
- BDes
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- BASc
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- SBIC
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- BAEd
-
- Cres
-
- 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.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- acad
-
- AAAS
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sra.
-
- ACAA
-
- ACDA
-
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- aer-
-
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acea
-
- 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.
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- Sab.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- BSAA
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Cdr.
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- cide
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- 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.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- bor.
-
- bio-
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- oid
-
- SAR
-
- SBE
-
- ROI
-
- oic
-
- SBA
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- SRB
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- sb.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Sr.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ose
-
- OIr
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Rs.
-
- SDA
-
- sc.
-
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RDC
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SCB
-
- RCA
-
- SED
-
- RBI
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ScD
-
- RBC
-
- se-
-
- SAE
-
- SDR
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- REA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RSA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- 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.
- Rd.
-
- ROA
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SDI
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- sd.
-
- So.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- SRO
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- SAA
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- RSE
-
- CSA
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BSO
-
- BSE
-
- BSD
-
- BSA
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- BIE
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- bi-
-
- CBD
-
- bec
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bde
-
- BDA
-
- BCS
-
- BCD
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- ca.
-
- CBE
-
- Br.
-
- CED
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CRS
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CIE
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIB
-
- CIA
-
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CBS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAA
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Co.
-
- Bac
-
- BSC
-
- do.
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADB
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abd
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AEA
-
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- Ar.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AIA
-
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ab-
-
- AAA
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- asb
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- be-
-
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- BCE
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARS
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ard
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIC
-
- DBE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- DOA
-
- Ia.
-
- ier
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ide
-
- IDB
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- io-
-
- ior
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- ics
-
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EIS
-
- IOC
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- OSB
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OBE
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- Ir.
-
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- eir
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- DOB
-
- DSR
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DSA
-
- DRE
-
- Dr.
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Doi
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- EDC
-
- DAE
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- di.
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DCS
-
- DBA
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DAR
-
- eo-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EdB
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EBS
-
- DSC
-
- DBS
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- DSO
-
- 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.
- DB
-
- D.
-
- OA
-
- RO
-
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AO
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- EI
-
- Eb
-
- i.
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- ic
-
- BC
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- CB
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CE
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- O.
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- BO
-