Anagrams of simaroubaceous
Word simaroubaceous has
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- rubiaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- microbuses
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noun,
minibus.
- acrosomes
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noun,
an organelle covering the head of animal sperm and containing enzymes that digest the egg cell coating, thus permitting the sperm to enter the egg.
- crossbeam
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noun,
a transverse beam in a structure, as a joist.
- isomerous
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adjective,
having an equal number of parts, markings, etc.
- sarcosome
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noun,
a mitochondrion occurring in a muscle fiber.
- amaurosis
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noun,
partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.
- moraceous
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adjective,
belonging to the Moraceae, the mulberry family of plants.
- Essaouira
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noun,
a seaport in W Morocco.
- ribosomes
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noun,
a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.
- ossuarium
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noun,
ossuary.
- rosaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Rosaceae.
Compare rose family.
- musaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the Musaceae, the banana family of plants.
- ambrosias
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the food of the gods.
Compare nectar (def 3).
- Caesarism
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noun,
absolute government; imperialism.
- submucosa
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noun,
the layer of connective tissue located beneath the mucous membrane.
- Moriscoes
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- Simarouba
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noun,
any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant.
- Mossbauer
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noun,
Rudolf L [roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1929–2011, German physicist: Nobel prize 1961.
- Sorocaba
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noun,
a city in SE Brazil, W of São Paulo.
- Arcesius
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noun,
a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.
- caesuras
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noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- ribosome
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noun,
a tiny, somewhat mitten-shaped organelle occurring in great numbers in the cell cytoplasm either freely, in small clusters, or attached to the outer surfaces of endoplasmic reticula, and functioning as the site of protein manufacture.
- cramboes
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noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- massacre
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noun,
the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
- caesiums
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noun,
cesium.
- acousmas
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noun,
acouasm.
- cabooses
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noun,
a car on a freight train, used chiefly as the crew's quarters and usually attached to the rear of the train.
- scabrous
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adjective,
having a rough surface because of minute points or projections.
- aerobics
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noun,
Also called aerobic exercises. (used with a plural verb) any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen.
- microbus
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noun,
minibus.
- aerobium
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noun,
aerobe.
- Brassica
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, including many economically important vegetables, as cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, and mustard.
- sub-rosa
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adverb,
confidentially; secretly; privately.
- Americus
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noun,
a city in SW central Georgia.
- scarious
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adjective,
thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.
- ambsaces
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noun,
the lowest throw at dice, the double ace.
- Ambrosia
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the food of the gods.
Compare nectar (def 3).
- subareas
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noun,
a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- ambaries
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noun,
kenaf.
- camauros
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noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- carouses
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noun,
carousal.
- airbuses
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- araceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- microbes
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noun,
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- Eboracum
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noun,
ancient name of York, England.
- Mirabeau
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noun,
Honoré Gabriel Victor Riqueti [aw-naw-rey ga-bree-el veek-tawr reekuh-tee] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ ga briˈɛl vikˈtɔr rikəˈti/ (Show IPA), Count de, 1749–91, French Revolutionary statesman and orator.
- scabious
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noun,
Also called pincushion flower. any of various plants belonging to the genus Scabiosa, of the teasel family, having opposite leaves and often showy flower heads in a variety of colors.
- acrosome
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noun,
an organelle covering the head of animal sperm and containing enzymes that digest the egg cell coating, thus permitting the sperm to enter the egg.
- racemous
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adjective,
racemose.
- Siracusa
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noun,
Syracuse (def 2).
- abacuses
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noun,
a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
- sarcomas
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noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- sombrous
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adjective,
somber.
- Rousseau
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Le Douanier") 1844–1910, French painter.
- mosasaur
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noun,
any of several extinct carnivorous marine lizards from the Cretaceous Period, having the limbs modified into broad, webbed paddles.
- ascribes
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- biramous
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adjective,
consisting of or divided into two branches:
- cumbrous
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adjective,
cumbersome.
- aumbries
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noun,
ambry.
- abomasus
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noun,
abomasum.
- iambuses
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noun,
iamb.
- sea-room
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noun,
unobstructed space at sea in which a vessel can be easily maneuvered or navigated.
- obscures
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noun,
obscurity.
- uraemias
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noun,
uremia.
- sambucas
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noun,
Also, sambuke [sam-byook] /ˈsæm byuk/ (Show IPA). an ancient stringed musical instrument used in Greece and the Near East.
- Moriscos
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noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- Cimarosa
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noun,
Domenico [daw-me-nee-kaw] /dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1801, Italian conductor and composer.
- Roscius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), c126–c62 b.c, Roman actor.
- amoebic
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adjective,
amebic.
- scarabs
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noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- Cambrai
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noun,
a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918.
- cruises
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- mucuses
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noun,
a viscous, slimy mixture of mucins, water, electrolytes, epithelial cells, and leukocytes that is secreted by glands lining the nasal, esophageal, and other body cavities and serves primarily to protect and lubricate surfaces.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- Orosius
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noun,
Paulus [paw-luh s] /ˈpɔ ləs/ (Show IPA), flourished 5th century a.d, Spanish theologian and historian.
- Cambria
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noun,
medieval name of Wales.
- sarcous
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adjective,
consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.
- marabou
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noun,
any of three large storks of the genus Leptoptilus, of Africa or the East Indies, having soft, downy feathers under the wings and tail that are used for making a furlike trimming for women's hats and garments.
- sambars
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noun,
a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
- brassie
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noun,
a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.
- amusias
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noun,
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
- camises
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- obscure
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noun,
obscurity.
- subarea
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noun,
a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- bruises
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noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- Marceau
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1923–2007, French actor and mime.
- saucers
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- cambers
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noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- serious
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noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- amorous
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love:
- braises
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- curiums
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noun,
a radioactive element not found in nature but discovered in 1944 among the products of plutonium after bombardment by high-energy helium ions. Symbol: Cm; atomic number: 96.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- suberic
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adjective,
of or relating to cork.
- sarcasm
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noun,
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
- macabre
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adjective,
gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
- ariosos
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noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- Ascaris
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noun,
any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- cumbers
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noun,
a hindrance.
- asarums
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noun,
the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.
- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- caesars
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- samurai
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noun,
a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.
- cuirass
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noun,
Also called corselet. defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and backplate, originally made of leather.
- Cumbria
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noun,
a county in NW England. 2659 sq. mi. (6886 sq. km).
- sorbose
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noun,
a ketohexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , occurring in mountain ash and obtained industrially from sorbitol by bacterial oxidation: used in the synthesis of vitamin C.
- caeomas
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noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- caboose
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noun,
a car on a freight train, used chiefly as the crew's quarters and usually attached to the rear of the train.
- Cabimas
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noun,
a city in NW Venezuela, on the E coast of Lake Maracaibo.
- scabies
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noun,
a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin.
Compare itch (def 10), mange.
- arouses
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verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- caesura
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noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- masseur
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noun,
a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.
- sarcoma
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noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- ascribe
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- aucubas
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noun,
any shrub of the genus Aucuba, native to Asia, having evergreen leaves, clusters of purple flowers, and brightly colored berries.
- Marcuse
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noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- sambuca
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noun,
Also, sambuke [sam-byook] /ˈsæm byuk/ (Show IPA). an ancient stringed musical instrument used in Greece and the Near East.
- camauro
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noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- Maurois
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- soucars
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- Masuria
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noun,
a region in NE Poland, formerly in East Prussia, Germany: German defeat of Russians 1914–15.
- Brescia
-
noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- Mauriac
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1885–1970, French novelist: Nobel prize 1952.
- Soubise
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noun,
a brown or white sauce containing strained or puréed onions and served with meat.
- cubisms
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noun,
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
- Muscari
-
- Arecibo
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noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- ribosos
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noun,
rebozo.
- curious
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adjective,
eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- racisms
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Coimbra
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537.
- ceriums
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- boomers
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noun,
a person or thing that booms.
- rubasse
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noun,
a variety of bright-red rock crystal.
- seismo-
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- osmious
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its lower valences.
- mousers
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noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- miscues
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- acousma
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noun,
acouasm.
- Corumba
-
noun,
a city in W Brazil.
- borasca
-
noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- bariums
-
noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- aerobia
-
noun,
aerobe.
- scribes
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- surmise
-
noun,
a matter of conjecture.
- bourses
-
noun,
a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
- acouasm
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noun,
a nonverbal auditory hallucination, as a ringing or hissing.
- raucous
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adjective,
harsh; strident; grating:
- uraemia
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noun,
uremia.
- rebosos
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noun,
rebozo.
- Moebius
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noun,
August Ferdinand, Möbius, August Ferdinand.
- imbrues
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verb (used with object),
to stain:
- abscise
-
verb (used without object),
to separate by abscission, as a leaf from a stem.
- Cimabue
-
noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), (Cenni di Pepo) c1240–1302? Italian painter and mosaicist.
- Coueism
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noun,
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.
- screams
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- cesiums
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- Raamses
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noun,
a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Ex. 1:11.
- cesuras
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noun,
caesura.
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- misuser
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noun,
abuse of a right; unlawful use of an office, franchise, benefit, etc.
- courses
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- erbiums
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noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- aerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- Eurasia
-
noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- Morisco
-
noun,
a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
- ambries
-
noun,
Also called armarium. Ecclesiastical. a recess in the wall of a church or a cupboard in the sacristy where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc., are kept.
- Ambrose
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 340?–397, bishop of Milan 374–397.
- ambsace
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noun,
the lowest throw at dice, the double ace.
- sucrose
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noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- sauries
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noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- rubious
-
adjective,
being of the color of a ruby; ruby-colored.
- riboses
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Caribou
-
noun,
any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
- America
-
noun,
United States.
- caribes
-
noun,
piranha.
- usuries
-
noun,
the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.
- sucrase
-
noun,
invertase.
- subsume
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verb (used with object),
to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one.
- morceau
-
noun,
piece; morsel.
- Amboise
-
noun,
a town in central France, E of Tours: castle.
- microbe
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- biomass
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noun,
Ecology. the amount of living matter in a given habitat, expressed either as the weight of organisms per unit area or as the volume of organisms per unit volume of habitat.
- surbase
-
noun,
a molding above a base, as that immediately above a baseboard, the crowning molding of a pedestal, etc.
- combers
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- Erasmus
-
noun,
Desiderius [des-i-deer-ee-uh s] /ˌdɛs ɪˈdɪər i əs/ (Show IPA), 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- isomers
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- crissum
-
noun,
the region surrounding the cloacal opening beneath the tail of a bird.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- Croesus
-
noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- caseous
-
adjective,
of or like cheese.
- isobars
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- brumes
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- reboso
-
noun,
rebozo.
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- birses
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- scrubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- scubas
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- curses
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- biomes
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- broses
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Bissau
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guinea-Bissau, in the W part.
- scrums
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- bouses
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- Boomer
-
noun,
a person or thing that booms.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- embars
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Bourse
-
noun,
a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
- riboso
-
noun,
rebozo.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Brasso
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Braşov.
- emboss
-
verb (used with object),
to raise or represent (surface designs) in relief.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- scarab
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- erbium
-
noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- breams
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- bromo-
-
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- scours
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Scouse
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- scrams
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- Bomarc
-
noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- Roboam
-
noun,
Rehoboam.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- bromic
-
adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- morose
-
adjective,
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- sambas
-
noun,
a rhythmic, Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.
- curium
-
noun,
a radioactive element not found in nature but discovered in 1944 among the products of plutonium after bombardment by high-energy helium ions. Symbol: Cm; atomic number: 96.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- sabras
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- crambo
-
noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- sabres
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- sacro-
-
- sabora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- sacrum
-
noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- causes
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Cassia
-
noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- sabirs
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- rumbas
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- combos
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- Combes
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- comber
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- corium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Russia
-
noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- Russo-
-
- cosmo-
-
- COSMOS
-
noun,
the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system.
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- sauces
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- cumber
-
noun,
a hindrance.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- sambos
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- Sambre
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing NE through N France and S Belgium into the Meuse at Namur: battle 1918. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- Cuiaba
-
noun,
a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- samosa
-
noun,
an Indian fried turnover filled with minced meat or vegetables and spices:
- cuisse
-
noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- busies
-
adjective,
actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime:
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- burses
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- bursas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- romeos
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- buries
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- sarco-
-
- bureau
-
noun,
a chest of drawers, often with a mirror at the top.
- Sasebo
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Cubism
-
noun,
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
- camass
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Camassia, of the lily family, especially C. quamash, of western North America, having long clusters of blue to white flowers and edible bulbs.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- crumbs
-
noun,
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
- cross-
-
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- Caribs
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- carbo-
-
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- sambar
-
noun,
a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cambio
-
noun,
a currency exchange.
- cambia
-
noun,
a layer of delicate meristematic tissue between the inner bark or phloem and the wood or xylem, which produces new phloem on the outside and new xylem on the inside in stems, roots, etc., originating all secondary growth in plants and forming the annual rings of wood.
- camber
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- mbiras
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- masais
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- amusia
-
noun,
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
- amurca
-
noun,
the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- subers
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Subroc
-
noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- amoeba
-
noun,
ameba.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- subsea
-
adjective,
occurring, working, etc., under the sea or ocean:
- socio-
-
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- assume
-
verb (used with object),
to take for granted or without proof:
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- assoc.
-
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Sobers
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Soemba
-
noun,
Dutch name of Sumba.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- somber
-
adjective,
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- Somers
-
- Asarum
-
noun,
the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- musics
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- merous
-
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- aceous
-
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- Mobius
-
noun,
August Ferdinand [ou-goo st fer-di-nahnt] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1790–1868, German mathematician.
- abscam
-
noun,
the code name for an FBI investigation (1978–80) of bribery, involving members of Congress.
- uraeus
-
noun,
the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.
- Abrams
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- Umbria
-
noun,
an ancient district in central and N Italy.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- abases
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- abacus
-
noun,
a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- uruses
-
noun,
the aurochs.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- Ussuri
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming part of the boundary between E Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation in Asia, flowing N to the Amur River. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- acious
-
- umbras
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- amebic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- amebas
-
noun,
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- sucres
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- mucous
-
adjective,
pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling mucus.
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- mucors
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- ambers
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- sumacs
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- micro-
-
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- mousse
-
noun,
Cookery.
a sweetened dessert with whipped cream as a base, often stabilized with gelatin and chilled in a mold:
an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish:
- mouses
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- umbers
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- misuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- Coombs
-
noun,
combe.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- ombers
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- serous
-
adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- serbo-
-
- Bairam
-
noun,
ʾId al-Adha.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- barcas
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- barium
-
noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- Barsac
-
noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Isaacs
-
noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- osmose
-
noun,
osmosis.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- imbues
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- sebums
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- imbrue
-
verb (used with object),
to stain:
- Seboim
-
noun,
Zeboim.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rameau
-
noun,
Jean Philippe [zhahn fee-leep] /ʒɑ̃ fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1683–1764, French composer and musical theorist.
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- besoms
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- iambus
-
noun,
iamb.
- Mabuse
-
noun,
Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- aurous
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of or containing gold in the univalent state.
- Aucuba
-
noun,
any shrub of the genus Aucuba, native to Asia, having evergreen leaves, clusters of purple flowers, and brightly colored berries.
- macro-
-
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- aureus
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, from Caesar to Constantine I.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- aurums
-
noun,
gold. Symbol: Au.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- miso-
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Miss.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Obama
-
noun,
Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- imbue
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- Reaum
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- misc.
-
- coomb
-
noun,
combe.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- cores
-
- Eurus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the east wind.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- iambs
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- mosso
-
adjective,
rapid; fast.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Euro-
-
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- osmo-
-
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- embus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get or put on a bus.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Ecua.
-
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- masc.
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Macau
-
noun,
Macao.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- MSBus
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- meso-
-
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- 30-30
-
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- muco-
-
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- ORuss
-
- mero-
-
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- crumb
-
noun,
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
- mucus
-
noun,
a viscous, slimy mixture of mucins, water, electrolytes, epithelial cells, and leukocytes that is secreted by glands lining the nasal, esophageal, and other body cavities and serves primarily to protect and lubricate surfaces.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- sero-
-
- Seric
-
- Bacau
-
noun,
a city in E Romania.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- semi-
-
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Sobor
-
noun,
a council, synod, or convention.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Aurum
-
noun,
gold. Symbol: Au.
- baro-
-
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- asco-
-
- BMarE
-
- scums
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- bisso
-
noun,
bis2 .
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- booms
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- Basso
-
noun,
a person who sings bass; a bass.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- Bauru
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- beams
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- sebum
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- sebi-
-
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- aemia
-
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- umber
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- sumos
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Sumba
-
noun,
one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, S of Flores. 4306 sq. mi. (11,153 sq. km).
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- ambas
-
noun,
anba.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- acro-
-
- ambi-
-
- Abram
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- abeam
-
adverb,
Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- umbos
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- Umbra
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- ambos
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Aruba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).
- arium
-
- areo-
-
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- sorbs
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- ameba
-
noun,
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- AMORC
-
- Amer.
-
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Arab.
-
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- 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.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Burma
-
noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- saris
-
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.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- BSCom
-
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- brume
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- broom
-
noun,
an implement for sweeping, consisting of a brush of straw or stiff strands of synthetic material bound tightly to the end of a long handle.
- brom-
-
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- caus.
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- carb-
-
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- samba
-
noun,
a rhythmic, Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Camb.
-
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Sambo
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- buses
-
noun,
a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- sarc-
-
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scabs
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- combo
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- Combs
-
noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Comr.
-
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- rumba
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- bosom
-
noun,
the breast of a human being.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- boro-
-
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- comb.
-
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- USCA
-
- Sra.
-
- MusB
-
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- USAR
-
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- urus
-
noun,
the aurochs.
- SRAM
-
- SRBM
-
- Uru.
-
- uro-
-
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mus.
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USMC
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- USSB
-
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- USRC
-
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- sub-
-
- USMA
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- USIS
-
- 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.
- Sab.
-
- USIA
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sam.
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- MSCE
-
- msec
-
- MSIE
-
- MSSc
-
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- muc-
-
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- MSBC
-
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- MSBA
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Rus.
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- uria
-
- MSAE
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- subs
-
noun,
a submarine.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Susu
-
noun,
an institutionalized kinship group among the Dobuans, composed of a woman, her brother, and the woman's children.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- RIBA
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Sem.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rom.
-
- osis
-
- SEbS
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- scr.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sci.
-
- ScBE
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- obs.
-
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- SMSA
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sobs
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- SBIC
-
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- saur
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- oro-
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- SASE
-
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
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).
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- 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.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- BMus
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cur.
-
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- BRCS
-
- Aus.
-
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- aur-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cres
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- eco-
-
- ASSR
-
- Cor.
-
- IAEA
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- Eur.
-
- ARIS
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- BOSS
-
noun,
a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICAO
-
- ICBM
-
- Ice.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asc-
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- 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).
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- ASME
-
- asis
-
- eous
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eso-
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ESIS
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- BSSA
-
- BSEM
-
- BSES
-
- boom
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- BSIE
-
- BSIR
-
- BSME
-
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- BSSE
-
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Bur.
-
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- bus.
-
- buss
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
kiss.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- BSEc
-
- BSCE
-
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- 1080
-
- BSAE
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- BSAA
-
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- BMOC
-
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- BASc
-
- cir.
-
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- bio-
-
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- meas
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- acea
-
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acr-
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- abs-
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mac-
-
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- aer-
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- mis-
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- amus
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- IRBM
-
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- ious
-
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- IMCO
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Mic.
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- iso-
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ac-
-
- USR
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- USO
-
- ur-
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAE
-
- ab-
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- AAU
-
- bec
-
- Aar
-
- Am.
-
- SCM
-
- usu
-
- BCS
-
- BMS
-
- BMR
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- se-
-
- BIE
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- USC
-
- AUC
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- BME
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- SCS
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- USB
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Ar.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- bi-
-
- USM
-
- BMI
-
- ABM
-
- AIA
-
- ure
-
- AAM
-
- USS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ASM
-
- SSR
-
- AOA
-
- ase
-
- AMU
-
- AMS
-
- ASI
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ASR
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- AME
-
- AMC
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SMS
-
- asb
-
- ARU
-
- SMB
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Sr.
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- SRB
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AOU
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- aor
-
- SRS
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- SSM
-
- ss.
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SSA
-
- SSB
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- ARS
-
- ASU
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Sus
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- UAE
-
- UAM
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- UCR
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- SMA
-
- BCE
-
- AUA
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- Amb
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- be-
-
- AIC
-
- BEM
-
- 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).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- BSS
-
- BSC
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- CEA
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- ium
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OSS
-
- OSO
-
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- ose
-
- IUS
-
- IRC
-
- MBE
-
- Mc-
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- MSC
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- oo-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- eu-
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- SCB
-
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ier
-
- RCS
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- IOC
-
- ior
-
- 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.
- IOU
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Ir.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- REA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MIE
-
- MSA
-
- MCI
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOR
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MCR
-
- MBO
-
- MAA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- OMB
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- OEM
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mao
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OBE
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAU
-
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAO
-
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- RCA
-
- Ia.
-
- ESU
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- CMA
-
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CEO
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CBS
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- bu.
-
- BRE
-
- BRM
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- sc.
-
- BSA
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- BSE
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- BSM
-
- BSO
-
- SAR
-
- SAE
-
- ca.
-
- CBE
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAI
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- CRS
-
- UUM
-
- EMR
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ROA
-
- EAA
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RMC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- EBS
-
- ec-
-
- ECM
-
- EAM
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- EOM
-
- ESR
-
- eo-
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Esc
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ECA
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ea.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- CB
-
- i.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ic
-
- CM
-
- AO
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- 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.
- CE
-
- BO
-
- O.
-
- B-
-
- EI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MB
-
- CU
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- BM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- BC
-
- U.
-
- RU
-
- UC
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- UB
-
- RI
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- UI
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SM
-
- SU
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Eb
-
- RC
-
- OA
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RO
-