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Word scarlatinoid has
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- corn-salad
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Valerianella, of the valerian family, especially V. locusta (or V. olitoria), having small light blue flowers and tender, narrow leaves eaten in salads.
- radiations
-
noun,
Physics.
the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves.
the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body.
the energy transferred by these processes.
- clostridia
-
noun,
any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
- Alcoranist
-
noun,
a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- antisocial
-
noun,
a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
- citronalis
-
noun,
lemon verbena.
- dilations
-
noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- cardinals
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- satirical
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire:
- diastolic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or produced by diastole.
- scalation
-
noun,
an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- cilantros
-
noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- doctrinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine:
- radiation
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noun,
Physics.
the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves.
the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body.
the energy transferred by these processes.
- rationals
-
noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- ironclads
-
noun,
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
- radiocast
-
noun,
a radiobroadcast.
- cantorial
-
adjective,
of or relating to a cantor.
- indicator
-
noun,
a person or thing that indicates.
- Castilian
-
noun,
the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
- contrails
-
noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- cartloads
-
noun,
the amount a cart can hold.
- antisolar
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adjective,
(on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
- trainload
-
noun,
the cargo or passenger capacity of a train.
- coastland
-
noun,
land along a coast; seacoast.
- Rosalind
-
noun,
a female given name.
- intrados
-
noun,
the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- carotids
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- distrain
-
verb (used with object),
to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- saltando
-
adverb,
in a saltando manner.
- carotins
-
noun,
carotene.
- cartload
-
noun,
the amount a cart can hold.
- sardonic
-
adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- Sardinia
-
noun,
a large island in the Mediterranean, W of Italy: with small nearby islands it comprises a department of Italy. 9301 sq. mi. (24,090 sq. km).
- antacids
-
noun,
an antacid agent.
- Adriatic
-
noun,
Adriatic Sea.
- Iscariot
-
noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- distrail
-
noun,
dissipation trail.
- crotalin
-
noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- colistin
-
noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- cordials
-
noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- also-ran
-
noun,
Sports.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
- Cortland
-
noun,
a city in central New York.
- Anatolic
-
adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- Cnidaria
-
noun,
an alternative name for the invertebrate phylum Coelenterata, giving emphasis to the stinging structures as characteristic of the phylum.
- crinoids
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- Clorinda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Croatian
-
noun,
a Croat.
- Sinclair
-
noun,
Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- dilators
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- clitoris
-
noun,
the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- clarions
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clarinos
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clarinda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- Scotland
-
noun,
a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- diaconal
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adjective,
pertaining to a deacon.
- Clairton
-
noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- diatonic
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adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- dictions
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- dilation
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noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- ironclad
-
noun,
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
- intarsia
-
noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- ironical
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- Tridacna
-
noun,
a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
- laotians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Cardinal
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- raincoat
-
noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- Carolina
-
noun,
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
- triclads
-
noun,
a planarian.
- radicant
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adjective,
rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- radicals
-
noun,
a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
- caldrons
-
noun,
cauldron.
- loadstar
-
noun,
lodestar.
- rational
-
noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- radiants
-
noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- trinodal
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adjective,
having three nodes or joints.
- orinasal
-
noun,
an orinasal sound.
- ordinals
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- nitrolic
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adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- Nocardia
-
noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- ocarinas
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- ascidian
-
noun,
any solitary or colonial tunicate of the class Ascidiacea, exhibiting in the larval stage the vertebrate characteristics of a notocord and hollow nerve cord.
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- carditis
-
noun,
inflammation of the pericardium, myocardium, or endocardium, separately or in combination.
- contrail
-
noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- laniards
-
noun,
lanyard.
- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- carloads
-
noun,
the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.
- actinoid
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adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- actinias
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- arcanist
-
noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- Carniola
-
noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- Carlton
-
noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- asocial
-
adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- carotid
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- astrol.
-
- astroid
-
noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- conidia
-
noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- Asiatic
-
noun,
an Asian person.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- coastal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- Ascidia
-
noun,
a baglike or pitcherlike part.
- solaria
-
noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- Carlson
-
noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- Carlota
-
noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- caldron
-
noun,
cauldron.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cardio-
-
- Catalin
-
- cardias
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- carinas
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- candors
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Ciliata
-
noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- citrals
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- calando
-
adverb,
in a slower, softer manner.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- Carlita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clarain
-
noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- carload
-
noun,
the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- stadial
-
noun,
stade.
- canards
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- daltons
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- constr.
-
- Ladinos
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- lariats
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- lardons
-
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.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- laniard
-
noun,
lanyard.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- landsat
-
noun,
a U.S. scientific satellite that studies and photographs the earth's surface by using remote-sensing techniques.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lacinia
-
noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- Isidora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- isation
-
- Isadora
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- latrias
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- nodical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- ordinal
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- radials
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- radians
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- radiant
-
noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- radical
-
noun,
a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
- Linaria
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- contra-
-
- craniol
-
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- silicon
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- crinoid
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cranio-
-
- dianoia
-
noun,
the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning.
- cranial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- cotidal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- cordial
-
noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- Sno-Cat
-
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- diarist
-
noun,
a person who keeps a diary.
- indicts
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- drastic
-
adjective,
acting with force or violence; violent.
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- Saladin
-
noun,
(Salāh-ed-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb) 1137–93, sultan of Egypt and Syria 1175–93: opponent of Crusaders.
- Icarian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- iatrics
-
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- sandlot
-
noun,
a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- Sarcina
-
noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- diction
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- satanic
-
adjective,
of Satan.
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- discant
-
noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- scandal
-
noun,
a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
- Scandia
-
noun,
scandium oxide.
- Dinaric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- dilator
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- ascarid
-
noun,
any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
- sirloin
-
noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- Alarcon
-
noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- antacid
-
noun,
an antacid agent.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- acarids
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- aristo-
-
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Acrilan
-
- Adonais
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- Alcoran
-
noun,
Alkoran.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Alcaids
-
plural noun,
the descendants of Alcaeus.
- actino-
-
- Alastor
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- transl.
-
- acaroid
-
adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- triacid
-
adjective,
capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- aldrins
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- Trianda
-
noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- Andrias
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- triclad
-
noun,
a planarian.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- contr.
-
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- alodia
-
noun,
allodium.
- lacto-
-
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- contd.
-
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clino-
-
- clinid
-
noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- andro-
-
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- actin-
-
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- 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.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Colada
-
noun,
piña colada.
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- indic.
-
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- sacro-
-
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- scalar
-
noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- distr.
-
- distil
-
verb (used with or without object),
distill.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- disco-
-
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- iliads
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- sarco-
-
- iatro-
-
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Salado
-
noun,
Rí·o [ree-oh;; Spanish ree-aw] /ˈri oʊ;; Spanish ˈri ɔ/ (Show IPA) a river in N Argentina, flowing SE to the Paraná River. About 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- dorsi-
-
- dorsal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- 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.
- Darlan
-
noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- sialid
-
noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- trans.
-
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- dalasi
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Dacron
-
- Isidor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- irido-
-
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- intro.
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- scato-
-
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- instr.
-
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- intra-
-
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- alcaid
-
plural noun,
the descendants of Alcaeus.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- sandal
-
noun,
a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- lidias
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Canad.
-
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- tarso-
-
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- cardi-
-
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- lorans
-
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.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- narco-
-
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitro-
-
- tronas
-
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.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- Tarlac
-
noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- astro-
-
- astron
-
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- aniso-
-
- clado-
-
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- radio-
-
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- incr.
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- incor
-
- incl.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- 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.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- inst.
-
- intr.
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- natl.
-
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- insol
-
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- init.
-
- 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.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indo-
-
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- nitr-
-
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- 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.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- lands
-
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:
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- 30-30
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- 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.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- noct-
-
- ician
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ilio-
-
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- idion
-
- 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.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- idio-
-
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- octa-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- icons
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- orial
-
- actos
-
- ordn.
-
- Ital.
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- istic
-
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lact-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- ition
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- acro-
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- rotas
-
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.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- naso-
-
- Iran.
-
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- 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.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- irid-
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- andr-
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- anat.
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- cidal
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Srta.
-
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- anis-
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- anal.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- crit.
-
- Alta.
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- colat
-
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- alti-
-
- cont.
-
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- ation
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- 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.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- cata-
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Card.
-
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- dial.
-
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scot.
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Alcor
-
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- darts
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- dict.
-
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- Scand
-
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- tonia
-
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- disc.
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- dist.
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- scat-
-
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Alas.
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Dacia
-
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.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- sarc-
-
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Sino-
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- sito-
-
- tolas
-
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.
- sanit
-
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- TDRS
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ord.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- 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.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- NTIA
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Sat.
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- tron
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Ont.
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- 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.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- 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.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Oct.
-
- str.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- tRNA
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- SLIC
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- tri-
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- TODS
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- RNAS
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Rida
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- sld.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- 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.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- OSRD
-
- std.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tion
-
- scil
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- sci.
-
- trid
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- rad.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- soln
-
- scr.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- RONA
-
- Soni
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- 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).
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Sra.
-
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- 1080
-
- not-
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- INRI
-
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- iod-
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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).
- iana
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATA
-
- cir.
-
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Inc.
-
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Cdr.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- art.
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- asc-
-
- ARIS
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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:
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- iso-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ator
-
- 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).
- 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.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- itis
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- itol
-
- cis-
-
- Ind.
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- dat.
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- DCNL
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dia-
-
- 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.
- Col.
-
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Din.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Dino
-
- Con.
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- crat
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- 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.
- Cond
-
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Danl
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dioc
-
- cit.
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- dol.
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clar
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dir.
-
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dis-
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- nos-
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- dlr.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alco
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Ala.
-
- NACA
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Ald.
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Ltd.
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- AISI
-
- ands
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- lond
-
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Alis
-
- Anas
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- NASD
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- NOAA
-
- acr-
-
- ACLS
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 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.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Nor.
-
- ACDA
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- acad
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIRA
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- AInd
-
- NCAA
-
- NDAC
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- NDSL
-
- 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.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- 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.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ant.
-
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- lit.
-
- LitD
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ard
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- TCS
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- TCA
-
- AIC
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ACS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- STL
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARS
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TID
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TLC
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- tlr
-
- SLR
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CSO
-
- TSI
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- ac-
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ad-
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ADC
-
- CAI
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- Tro
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- TIA
-
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tlo
-
- aor
-
- ASI
-
- 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.
- Clo
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CAA
-
- CLI
-
- ca.
-
- TAL
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CDT
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- AOA
-
- CIA
-
- St.
-
- ALC
-
- Sta
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- SLA
-
- ASN
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- ASR
-
- ATC
-
- ast
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- STI
-
- 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.
- ANC
-
- CLR
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- at.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ATA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CSR
-
- Doi
-
- CST
-
- LDC
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LCA
-
- LCD
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Ld.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- RCA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOC
-
- LON
-
- RCS
-
- Rd.
-
- OTS
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- RCN
-
- OTA
-
- LDS
-
- ist
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RLD
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- La.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CTA
-
- RCT
-
- LSD
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RDS
-
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- 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.
- ot-
-
- Isl
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OCD
-
- NOC
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- ODT
-
- 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.
- OTC
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- oic
-
- LSC
-
- ons
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- NCO
-
- NAA
-
- NAD
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- oid
-
- ONI
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ISR
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- DSA
-
- DLO
-
- DLS
-
- DNA
-
- DNR
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- SAR
-
- Dr.
-
- DSR
-
- DLC
-
- DST
-
- ics
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- sc.
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- 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).
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- DCL
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DSC
-
- DSO
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ScD
-
- 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).
- DAR
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- 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.
- DCS
-
- di.
-
- DIL
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- id.
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- RTS
-
- SRO
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- IRS
-
- So.
-
- IRO
-
- sd.
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- IOT
-
- 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.
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- SAA
-
- ior
-
- ROI
-
- il-
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ISA
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- L.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- NL
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- D.
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- dl
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- OA
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- O.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- ol
-
- LC
-
- N.
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RN
-
- RI
-
- TL
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- TN
-
- LR
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NC
-
- ND
-
- NI
-
- SL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- TC
-
- DN
-
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.