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skateboard
noun, a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
gabardines
noun, Also, gaberdine. a firm, tightly woven fabric of worsted, cotton, polyester, or other fiber, with a twill weave.
tragedians
noun, an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.
agreations
noun, the procedure followed by a government for determining the acceptability to a foreign government of a proposed envoy.
goatsbeard
noun, any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads.
tragedian
noun, an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.
bastinade
noun, verb (used with object), bastinado.
badinages
noun, light, playful banter or raillery.
aragonite
noun, a mineral, orthorhombic calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , chemically identical with calcite but differing in crystallization and in having a higher specific gravity and less marked cleavage.
baronages
noun, the entire British peerage, including all dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.
arabinose
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , obtained from plant gums or made synthetically from glucose, used chiefly as a culture medium in bacteriology.
boardings
noun, wooden boards collectively.
snakebird
noun, anhinga.
bigarades
noun, a Seville or bitter orange.
tagboards
noun, a strong cardboard suitable for tags or posters.
brontides
noun, a rumbling noise heard occasionally in some parts of the world, probably caused by seismic activity.
gardenias
noun, any evergreen tree or shrub belonging to the genus Gardenia, of the madder family, native to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, cultivated for its usually large, fragrant white flowers.
drainages
noun, the act or process of draining.
abrogates
verb (used with object), to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal:
indagates
verb (used with object), to investigate; research.
dragonets
noun, any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
abstainer
noun, a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
adsorbate
noun, a substance that is adsorbed.
bastinado
noun, a mode of punishment consisting of blows with a stick on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks.
agreation
noun, the procedure followed by a government for determining the acceptability to a foreign government of a proposed envoy.
breasting
noun, a piece of leather or other material for covering the heel breast of a shoe.
organdies
noun, a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
signboard
noun, a board bearing a sign.
Bridgeton
noun, a city in SW New Jersey.
gabardine
noun, Also, gaberdine. a firm, tightly woven fabric of worsted, cotton, polyester, or other fiber, with a twill weave.
grandiose
adjective, affectedly grand or important; pompous:
Gabaonite
noun, Gibeonite.
ordinates
noun, Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
gradation
noun, any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
steradian
noun, a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
breakings
noun, Phonology. the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong, especially in certain environments, as, in Old English, the change of a vowel to a diphthong under the influence of a following consonant or combination of consonants, as the change of -a- to -ea- and of -e- to -eo- before preconsonantal r or l and before h, as in earm “arm” developed from arm, and eorthe “earth” from erthe.
sea-robin
noun, any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
dragnets
noun, a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
baronets
noun, a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
dragonet
noun, any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
begonias
noun, any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
Negritos
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
Santiago
noun, a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
brokages
noun, brokerage.
organist
noun, a person who plays the organ.
broadens
verb (used with or without object), to become or make broad.
baronies
noun, the domain of a baron.
negroids
noun, Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
drainage
noun, the act or process of draining.
Brodiaea
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Brodiaea, of the amaryllis family, native to western North America, having grasslike basal leaves and clusters of usually purplish flowers.
bartends
verb (used without object), to serve or work as a bartender.
stinkard
noun, a despicable person; stinker.
basanite
noun, a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
bearings
noun, the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
inboards
noun, an inboard motor.
bearskin
noun, the skin or pelt of a bear.
genitors
noun, a parent, especially a father.
tragions
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
ikebanas
noun, the Japanese art of arranging flowers.
beadings
noun, material composed of or adorned with beads.
airboats
noun, Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
airdates
noun, the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
redbaits
verb (used without object), to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
trade-in
noun, goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
brontide
noun, a rumbling noise heard occasionally in some parts of the world, probably caused by seismic activity.
Transkei
noun, a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
Santeria
noun, (sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
beatings
noun, the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
Bastogne
noun, a town in SE Belgium: in World War II U.S. forces besieged here during German counteroffensive in 1944.
brigands
noun, a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
steading
noun, a farm, especially its buildings.
baronage
noun, the entire British peerage, including all dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.
dingbats
noun, Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
araneids
noun, a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
badigeon
noun, a composition for patching surface defects in carpentry or masonry.
dataries
noun, the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
snot-rag
noun, a handkerchief.
argento-
arginase
noun, a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
Sabatier
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
debonair
adjective, courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:
Atabrine
astringe
verb (used with object), to compress; bind together; constrict.
gradates
verb (used with object), to cause to gradate.
Ratisbon
noun, Regensburg.
astonied
adjective, dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
asteroid
noun, Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
Sogdiana
noun, a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Capital: Samarkand.
gradient
noun, the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
digestor
noun, digester (def 2).
deorbits
verb (used with object), to cause to deliberately depart from orbit.
deration
verb (used with object), to discontinue the rationing of (something).
songbird
noun, a bird that sings.
detrains
verb (used without object), to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
diagnose
verb (used with object), to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination:
Granados
noun, Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
badinage
noun, light, playful banter or raillery.
ratsbane
noun, rat poison.
roasting
noun, a severely critical notice or review; pan.
radiants
noun, a point or object from which rays proceed.
Nebraska
noun, a state in the central United States. 77,237 sq. mi. (200,044 sq. km). Capital: Lincoln. Abbreviation: NE (for use with zip code), Nebr., Neb.
steinbok
noun, steenbok.
aneroids
noun, aneroid barometer.
baritone
noun, a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
angaries
noun, the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation.
bargains
noun, an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
Dagestan
noun, an autonomous republic in the SW Russian Federation on the W shore of the Caspian Sea. 19,421 sq. mi. (50,300 sq. km). Capital: Makhachkala. Formerly Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
Rodentia
noun, the order comprising the rodents.
Bankside
noun, the slope of the bank of a stream or river.
banister
noun, a baluster.
Gisborne
noun, a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
readings
noun, the action or practice of a person who reads.
grosbeak
noun, any of various finches having a thick, conical bill.
dog-star
noun, the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
keratins
noun, a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
radiates
adjective, radiating from a center.
tear-gas
noun, a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
bandores
noun, an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
goatskin
noun, the skin or hide of a goat.
dogbanes
noun, any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root.
bandages
noun, a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, sore, sprain, etc.
keratoid
adjective, resembling horn; horny.
sabotage
noun, any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
indagate
verb (used with object), to investigate; research.
granites
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
Artesian
adjective, noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
ingrates
noun, an ungrateful person.
sea-king
noun, one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
Aaronite
noun, one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
brandies
noun, a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.
bidarkas
noun, a sealskin boat used by Aleuts and southern Alaskan Eskimos.
tanagers
noun, any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
boatings
noun, the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
Brandeis
noun, Louis Dembitz [dem-bits] /ˈdɛm bɪts/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, U.S. lawyer and writer: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1916–39.
seatrain
noun, a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
nose-bag
noun, feed bag (def 1).
estragon
noun, tarragon.
notaries
noun, notary public.
sedation
noun, the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
Gardenia
noun, any evergreen tree or shrub belonging to the genus Gardenia, of the madder family, native to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, cultivated for its usually large, fragrant white flowers.
taker-in
noun, licker-in.
strained
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
break-in
noun, an illegal entry into a home, car, office, etc.
stringed
noun, a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
Erastian
noun, an advocate of Erastianism.
boarding
noun, wooden boards collectively.
botanies
noun, the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
taborins
noun, a small tabor.
tagboard
noun, a strong cardboard suitable for tags or posters.
abrogate
verb (used with object), to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal:
birdsong
noun, the singing or calling of birds, especially songbirds.
ganister
noun, a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
gantries
noun, a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
bornites
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
abridges
verb (used with object), to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents:
abrasion
noun, a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
Gastonia
noun, a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.
bigarade
noun, a Seville or bitter orange.
intrados
noun, the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
seaboard
noun, the line where land and sea meet.
sigatoka
noun, a disease of bananas, characterized by discolored spots on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Mycosphaerella musicola.
instroke
noun, a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
tankards
noun, a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover.
sea-born
adjective, born in or of the sea, as naiads.
ordinate
noun, Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
bondages
noun, slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom.
breaking
noun, Phonology. the change of a pure vowel to a diphthong, especially in certain environments, as, in Old English, the change of a vowel to a diphthong under the influence of a following consonant or combination of consonants, as the change of -a- to -ea- and of -e- to -eo- before preconsonantal r or l and before h, as in earm “arm” developed from arm, and eorthe “earth” from erthe.
tankages
noun, the capacity of a tank or tanks.
tribades
noun, lesbian (def 5).
tabanids
noun, any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
detains
verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
darbies
noun, a float having two handles, used by plasterers.
Kobarid
noun, a village in W Slovenia, formerly in Italy: defeat of the Italians by the Germans and Austrians 1917.
tinkers
noun, a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
Reading
noun, the action or practice of a person who reads.
destain
verb (used with object), to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
Stagira
noun, an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
ribands
noun, a decorative ribbon.
darings
noun, adventurous courage; boldness.
taborin
noun, a small tabor.
borates
noun, a salt or ester of boric acid.
bagnios
noun, a brothel.
darkens
Idioms, darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance:
Bonaire
noun, an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
boaster
noun, a person who boasts or brags.
kerbing
noun, curbing.
bandies
noun, an early form of tennis.
tearing
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
inroads
noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
seabird
noun, a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
artisan
noun, a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
bangers
noun, a person or thing that bangs.
Rostand
noun, Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
keratin
noun, a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
bisnaga
noun, any of several thorny cactuses of the genera Echinocactus, Ferocactus, and Astrophytum of the southwestern U.S.
bornite
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
kerato-
detrain
verb (used without object), to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
borings
noun, Machinery. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. the hole so made.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
bondage
noun, slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom.
bandore
noun, an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
bandogs
noun, any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
borides
noun, a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
tirades
noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
bandage
noun, a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, sore, sprain, etc.
tabards
noun, a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
deorbit
verb (used with object), to cause to deliberately depart from orbit.
bonitas
noun, a female given name.
tinders
noun, a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
debitor
noun, a debtor.
Astaire
noun, Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
granite
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
boranes
noun, any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
bodegas
noun, (especially among Spanish-speaking Americans) a grocery store.
Aterian
adjective, of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
Iobates
noun, a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
Kirsten
noun, a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
Gratiae
plural noun, grace (def 12).
astroid
noun, a hypocycloid with four cusps.
borages
noun, a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads. Compare borage family.
astride
preposition, with a leg on each side of; straddling:
bodings
noun, a foreboding; omen.
debtors
noun, a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).
Sorbian
noun, Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
bonkers
adjective, mentally unbalanced; mad; crazy.
bodkins
noun, a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, leather, etc.
sorbent
noun, a surface that sorbs.
sorbate
noun, a sorbed substance.
debarks
verb (used with object), to remove the bark from (a log).
tabanid
noun, any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
ratings
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
instead
Idioms, instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
iodates
noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
boatage
noun, the act of hauling by boat.
granita
noun, frozen flavored ice.
boaters
noun, a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
boating
noun, the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
Grenada
noun, one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
sorting
noun, the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
terbias
noun, an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
gratins
noun, au gratin.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
gratine
verb (used with object), to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
soredia
noun, a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
Grotesk
noun, gothic (def 12).
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Gratian
noun, (Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
atresia
noun, the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
kineto-
danaite
noun, a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
Bendigo
noun, a city in central Victoria in SE Australia: gold mining.
reagins
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
Tangier
noun, a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
redskin
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.
indorse
verb (used with object), endorse.
ignores
verb (used with object), to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
broaden
verb (used with or without object), to become or make broad.
storage
noun, the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
storied
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
Kastner
noun, Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, German writer.
Riksdag
noun, the parliament of Sweden, consisting of an upper house and a lower house.
brogans
noun, a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
brokage
noun, brokerage.
bastion
noun, Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
beading
noun, material composed of or adorned with beads.
basting
noun, sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
tanbark
bidarka
noun, a sealskin boat used by Aleuts and southern Alaskan Eskimos.
Artigas
noun, José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
Brandes
noun, Georg Morris [ge-ohrg moh-ris] /gɛˈoʊrg ˈmoʊ rɪs/ (Show IPA), (Georg Morris Cohen) 1842–1927, Danish historian and literary critic.
bastide
noun, a medieval fortified town, planned as a whole and built at one time, especially in southern France, for strategic or commercial purposes.
tanager
noun, any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
Bastian
noun, Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
ingates
noun, gate1 (def 15).
Bastard
noun, a person born of unmarried parents; an illegitimate child.
ikebana
noun, the Japanese art of arranging flowers.
Kaesong
noun, a city in S North Korea.
takings
noun, the act of a person or thing that takes.
kantars
noun, (in some Middle Eastern countries) a unit of weight corresponding to the hundredweight, but varying in different localities.
indabas
noun, a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
reginas
noun, queen.
tankard
noun, a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover.
begonia
noun, any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
begirds
verb (used with object), to gird about; encompass; surround.
Bridges
noun, Calvin Blackman [blak-muh n] /ˈblæk mən/ (Show IPA), 1889–1938, U.S. geneticist.
Bridget
noun, Saint, Brigid, Saint.
regains
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
brigade
noun, a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
tankers
noun, a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
brigand
noun, a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
brisket
noun, the breast of an animal, or the part of the breast lying next to the ribs.
beatnik
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the Beat Generation.
Beograd
noun, Serbo-Croatian name of Belgrade.
beating
noun, the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
stonker
verb (used with object), to hit hard; knock unconscious.
tankage
noun, the capacity of a tank or tanks.
Bergson
noun, Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel Prize in Literature 1927.
bearing
noun, the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
inboard
noun, an inboard motor.
Karaite
noun, a member of a sect, founded in Persia in the 8th century a.d. by the religious leader Anan ben David, that rejected the Talmud and the teachings of the rabbis in favor of strict adherence to the Bible as the only source of Jewish law and practice.
karates
noun, a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet. Compare judo, jujitsu.
kations
noun, cation.
Katrina
noun, a female given name, form of Katherine.
boskage
noun, boscage.
rebatos
noun, rabato.
robands
noun, a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
barites
noun, a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
resting
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
stearo-
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
Barinas
noun, a city in W Venezuela.
strange
adverb, in a strange manner.
dabster
noun, Slang. an expert.
bargain
noun, an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
Barents
noun, Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
dagobas
noun, a dome-shaped memorial alleged to contain relics of Buddha or a Buddhist saint; stupa; chaitya.
Inkster
noun, a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
bretons
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
rodents
noun, a rodent mammal.
daikers
verb (used without object), dacker.
Kenitra
noun, a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
banters
noun, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
daikons
noun, a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.
Banksia
noun, any Australian shrub or tree of the genus Banksia, having alternate leaves and dense, cylindrical flower heads.
bankers
noun, a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.
dakoits
noun, dacoit.
dakotas
noun, a former territory in the United States: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.
Barking
noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
reboant
adjective, resounding or reverberating loudly.
bigoted
adjective, utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
binders
noun, a person or thing that binds.
Katrine
noun, Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
basinet
noun, a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière. Compare great basinet.
red-ink
noun, a financial deficit; business loss.
stinker
noun, a person or thing that stinks.
basiate
verb (used with or without object), to kiss.
Bikaner
noun, a former native state of NW India: now incorporated into Rajasthan state.
brained
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
redbait
verb (used without object), to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
ingesta
plural noun, substances ingested.
Bragdon
noun, Claude, 1866–1946, U.S. architect, stage designer, and author.
bartend
verb (used without object), to serve or work as a bartender.
biogens
noun, a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
stinger
noun, a person or thing that stings.
ingrate
noun, an ungrateful person.
barongs
noun, a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
steroid
noun, any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
re-sign
verb (used with or without object), to sign again.
baronet
noun, a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
Isadore
noun, a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
bradsot
noun, braxy (def 1).
Isadora
noun, a female given name: derived from Isidor.
sterno-
take-in
noun, a deception, fraud, or imposition.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Artesia
noun, a city in S California.
intakes
noun, the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
antiars
noun, the upas tree.
tragion
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
Sabrina
noun, a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
doeskin
noun, the skin of a doe.
dogbane
noun, any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root.
airboat
noun, Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
airdate
noun, the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
Antibes
noun, a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
dog-ear
noun, (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
abridge
verb (used with object), to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents:
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
antero-
antbird
noun, any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
Antares
noun, a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
sadiron
noun, Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
sidebar
noun, follow-up (def 3b).
radiate
adjective, radiating from a center.
Erikson
noun, Erik (Homburger) [hom-bur-ger] /ˈhɒm bɜr gər/ (Show IPA), 1902–94, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Germany.
godsent
adjective, sent by God or as if by God:
anoraks
noun, a hooded pullover jacket originally made of fur and worn in the arctic, now made of any weather-resistant fabric.
sinkage
noun, the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
ganders
noun, the male of the goose. Compare goose (def 2).
gastrin
noun, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
go-kart
noun, kart.
ordains
verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
ganoids
noun, a ganoid fish.
goiters
noun, an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
sidero-
onstage
adverb, on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
abreast
adverb, adjective, side by side; beside each other in a line:
side-on
adverb, with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
genito-
abrades
verb (used with or without object), to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
gabions
noun, a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
Aorangi
noun, Cook, Mount.
genitor
noun, a parent, especially a father.
origans
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
radiant
noun, a point or object from which rays proceed.
ergotin
noun, any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
oneidas
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
Setaria
noun, any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
gardens
noun, a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
engirds
verb (used with object), to encircle; encompass:
dotages
noun, a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
aneroid
noun, aneroid barometer.
sandbag
noun, a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
garotes
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
Adonais
noun, Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
Geraint
noun, one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
garnets
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
Andrias
noun, a city in Apulia, S Italy.
dragnet
noun, a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
Andreas
noun, a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
seringa
noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
Negrito
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
Negroid
noun, Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
Angarsk
noun, a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near Lake Baikal.
rabatos
noun, a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
abstain
verb (used without object), to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
Gironde
noun, an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 miles (72 km) long.
donates
verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
triages
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
radians
noun, the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
Nidaros
noun, former name of Trondheim.
Donetsk
noun, a city in E Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.
gardant
adjective, guardant.
sainted
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
sangria
noun, an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
adagios
noun, Music. an adagio movement or piece.
trigons
noun, a triangle.
trigone
noun, Also, trigonum. Anatomy. a triangular part or area. the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
angoras
noun, Angora cat.
Gardena
noun, a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
Dorking
noun, one of an English breed of chicken, having five toes on each foot instead of the usual four.
Serbian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
torsade
noun, a twisted cord.
Genista
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
Arabist
noun, a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
gastro-
dineros
noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
against
Idioms, over against, in contrast with:
orgeats
noun, a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
koreans
noun, a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
troikas
noun, a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
aristo-
toadies
noun, an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
ebonist
noun, a worker in ebony.
sea-dog
noun, a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.
agnates
noun, a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
araneid
noun, a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
Sogdian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
dingbat
noun, Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
Ariadne
noun, Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
gradate
verb (used with object), to cause to gradate.
seating
noun, an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
Seagirt
noun, surrounded by the sea.
signore
noun, a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
sardine
noun, the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
tsarina
noun, czarina.
diabase
noun, a fine-grained gabbro occurring as minor intrusions.
Sargent
noun, Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
Agenais
noun, an ancient region of SW France.
arseno-
diaster
noun, the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
grained
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
dibatag
noun, a small gazelle, Ammodorcas clarkei, of Somaliland, having a long neck: now rare.
obtains
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
Signora
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
eatings
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
agarose
noun, a substance obtained from agar and used for chromatographic separations.
Trianda
noun, a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
Seaborg
noun, Glenn T(heodor) 1912–1999, U.S. chemist: chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission 1961–71; Nobel prize 1951.
easting
noun, Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
gradins
noun, one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
randies
noun, Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
agnosia
noun, partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
earings
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
agonist
noun, a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
soaring
noun, the sport of flying a sailplane.
niobate
noun, any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
Dionaea
noun, the Venus's-flytrap.
dingoes
noun, a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
Gordian
Idioms, cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
agonies
noun, extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
triodes
noun, a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
gaiters
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
disegno
noun, drawing or design: a term used during the 16th and 17th centuries to designate the formal discipline required for the representation of the ideal form of an object in the visual arts, especially as expressed in the linear structure of a work of art.
Abnakis
noun, Abenaki.
disrate
verb (used with object), to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
Sinatra
noun, Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
disrobe
verb (used with or without object), to undress.
aerobia
noun, aerobe.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
tribade
noun, lesbian (def 5).
soakage
noun, the act of soaking.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
sabaton
noun, a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
argents
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
onagers
noun, a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
argasid
noun, any of the numerous ticks of the family Argasidae, comprising the soft ticks.
gainers
noun, a person or thing that gains.
sarangi
noun, (in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
grabens
noun, a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
egoist
noun, a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
Gbaris
noun, Gwari.
Breaks
Edison
noun, Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
garote
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
breast
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
ingate
noun, gate1 (def 15).
Indore
noun, a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
brents
noun, brant.
Serkin
noun, Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
Sarnia
noun, a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
breads
noun, a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
gastr-
Briand
noun, Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
eikons
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
Brenda
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
editor
noun, a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
Breton
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
branks
noun, Sometimes, brank. a device consisting of a headpiece with a flat, iron bit to restrain the tongue, formerly used to punish scolds.
sarong
noun, a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
stoned
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
Gaston
noun, a male given name.
Brando
noun, Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
brands
noun, kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
Gaskin
noun, the part of the hind leg of a horse, or other hoofed mammal, between the stifle and the hock.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
gasket
noun, a rubber, metal, or rope ring, for packing a piston or placing around a joint to make it watertight.
Brandt
noun, Willy [wil-ee;; German vil-ee] /ˈwɪl i;; German ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Karl Herbert Frahm) 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.
brants
noun, any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
gators
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
Garand
noun, John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
Garnet
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
gaited
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
Gainer
noun, a person or thing that gains.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
Gaines
noun, Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
borate
noun, a salt or ester of boric acid.
gainst
preposition, against.
gaiter
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
etrogs
noun, Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
Borden
noun, Gail, 1801–74, U.S. inventor: developed technique for condensing milk.
Bordet
noun, Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent [zhyl zhahn ba-teest van-sahn] /ʒül ʒɑ̃ baˈtist vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1870–1961, Belgian physiologist and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1919.
Gander
noun, the male of the goose. Compare goose (def 2).
Boreas
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
rident
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
string
noun, a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
Borges
noun, Jorge Luis [hawr-he lwees] /ˈhɔr hɛ lwis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.
borane
noun, any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
Sendai
noun, a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
gabion
noun, a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
gabies
noun, a fool.
intake
noun, the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
Gabaon
noun, Gibeon.
boners
noun, a person or thing that bones.
instr.
Bonita
noun, a female given name.
borage
noun, a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads. Compare borage family.
seadog
noun, fogbow.
Strong
Idioms, come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
stroke
noun, the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow.
bonsai
noun, a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
strode
noun, a striding manner or a striding gait.
Gadite
noun, a member of the tribe of Gad.
strobe
noun, Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
Borgia
noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
boride
noun, a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
brakes
noun, a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
serbo-
Serang
noun, Ceram.
INGRES
noun, Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
Gardas
noun, Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
Strabo
noun, 63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
Garden
noun, a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
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.
bragas
noun, a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
ingots
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
strake
noun, Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
serdab
noun, a chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased.
braids
noun, a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
ingest
verb (used with object), to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
brains
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
engird
verb (used with object), to encircle; encompass:
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
braise
verb (used with object), to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Botkin
noun, Benjamin Albert, 1901–75, U.S. folklorist, editor, and essayist.
Boring
noun, Machinery. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. the hole so made.
inorg.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
ganoid
noun, a ganoid fish.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
strike
noun, an act or instance of striking.
inroad
noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
stride
noun, a striding manner or a striding gait.
reigns
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
Strand
noun, the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
Strega
bosker
adjective, very good; excellent.
bosket
noun, a grove; thicket.
satang
noun, a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
Bosnia
noun, a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
streak
noun, a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
ergots
noun, Plant Pathology. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. the sclerotial body itself.
Bridge
noun, a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
Songka
noun, a river in SE Asia, flowing SE from SW China through Indochina to the Gulf of Tonkin. 500 miles (800 km) long.
signer
noun, a person who signs.
distr.
griots
noun, a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
Darken
Idioms, darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance:
gonads
noun, a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
darkie
noun, darky.
Sabine
noun, one of the Sabine people.
grinds
noun, the act of grinding.
Gondar
noun, a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
stadia
noun, a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
goiter
noun, an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
grides
noun, a griding or grating sound.
Gretna
noun, a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
Greats
Sabina
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
sorted
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Deakin
noun, Alfred, 1856–1919, Australian statesman: prime minister 1903–04; 1905–08; 1909–10.
Grison
noun, a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
Dnestr
noun, Russian name of Dniester.
gratis
adverb, without charge or payment; free:
dobras
noun, any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
gisant
noun, a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
doings
noun, action; performance; execution:
danger
noun, liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
groins
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
gobies
noun, any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
groats
noun, hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
daring
noun, adventurous courage; boldness.
danios
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
Danite
noun, a member of the tribe of Dan.
groans
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
doater
noun, doter.
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.
stager
noun, a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
staged
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
Darien
noun, Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
disbar
verb (used with object), to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
goners
noun, a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
Dakota
noun, a former territory in the United States: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.
design
noun, an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
grani-
denti-
grands
noun, grand piano.
Digest
noun, a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially when classified or condensed.
Derain
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
sonata
noun, a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
Sorata
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
Grande
noun, Rio. Rio Grande.
soigne
adjective, carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
desorb
verb (used with object), to remove an absorbate or adsorbate from (an absorbent or adsorbent).
Graiae
plural noun, Graeae.
Sontag
noun, Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
detain
verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
Sondra
noun, a female given name.
grains
noun, an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
grand-
gradin
noun, one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
grades
noun, a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
Sabean
noun, an inhabitant of Saba.
debris
noun, the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble:
sobeit
conjunction, if it be so that; provided that.
debark
verb (used with object), to remove the bark from (a log).
debars
verb (used with object), to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
Dinkas
noun, a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
grates
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
graben
noun, a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
debits
noun, the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
Grants
noun, a town in W New Mexico.
dinero
noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
dinges
noun, the condition of being dingy.
Granta
noun, Cam.
dinger
noun, humdinger.
debtor
noun, a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).
sorbet
noun, sherbet (defs 1, 3).
diners
noun, a person who dines.
birota
noun, a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
grano-
donate
verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
Saigon
noun, former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
signet
noun, a small seal, as on a finger ring.
brokes
noun, Papermaking. paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped.
genit.
Brodie
noun, a suicidal or daredevil leap; wild dive:
Brogan
noun, a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
sinker
noun, a person or thing that sinks.
droits
noun, a legal right or claim.
ignore
verb (used with object), to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
broken
noun, an act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture:
Bronte
noun, Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
Singer
noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
drinks
noun, any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
genoas
noun, a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
driest
noun, a prohibitionist.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
ideata
noun, (in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind. Compare datum (def 3).
roadie
noun, a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
geoids
noun, an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
Broads
noun, The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
Sanger
noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
brines
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
indaba
noun, a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
inbred
adjective, naturally inherent; innate; native:
eating
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
Signor
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
Gdansk
noun, a seaport in N Poland, on the Gulf of Danzig.
Sikang
noun, Older Spelling. Xikang.
earing
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
stodge
noun, food that is particularly filling.
brings
Verb phrases, bring about, to accomplish; cause:
ringed
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
brinks
noun, the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
stoker
noun, a person or thing that stokes.
stoked
adjective, exhilarated; excited.
Eakins
noun, Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
Briton
noun, a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
Sinbad
noun, Sindbad the Sailor.
stinko
adjective, drunk.
Sandro
noun, a male given name.
dakoit
noun, dacoit.
dagoes
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
iatro-
dorsi-
Dorset
noun, 1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
skater
noun, a person who skates.
rodent
noun, a rodent mammal.
dagoba
noun, a dome-shaped memorial alleged to contain relics of Buddha or a Buddhist saint; stupa; chaitya.
dories
noun, a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
Dorian
noun, a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
Gideon
noun, Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
Dorati
noun, Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
daiker
verb (used without object), dacker.
daikon
noun, a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.
donsie
adjective, Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
dongas
noun, (in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
Dairen
noun, former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
Donets
noun, a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
dosage
noun, the administration of medicine in doses.
Ibadan
noun, a city in SW Nigeria.
Sandra
noun, a female given name, form of Alexandra.
Sander
noun, a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
Sandor
noun, a male given name.
drakes
noun, a male duck. Compare duck1 (def 2).
Idaean
adjective, of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
stingo
noun, strong beer.
drains
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
Sandie
noun, a male given name, form of Sandro.
Dragon
noun, a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
Gibeon
noun, a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
Gibson
noun, a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
Gibran
noun, Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
roband
noun, a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
doting
noun, decay of wood.
steno-
Skagen
noun, Skaw, The.
dotage
noun, a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
Skanda
noun, the Hindu god of war.
stego-
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
gratin
noun, au gratin.
tabard
noun, a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
tobira
noun, a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
Arendt
noun, Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
Tobies
noun, Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
Tobias
noun, the son of Tobit.
Argent
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
argons
noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
raised
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
argots
noun, a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
kraits
noun, any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
Ariane
noun, Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
Kosrae
noun, an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 42 sq. mi. (109 sq. km).
ardebs
noun, a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
Arista
noun, Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
arkose
noun, a granular sedimentary rock composed of quartz and feldspar or mica; a feldspathic sandstone.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
Korean
noun, a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
aroids
noun, any plant of the arum family.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
Konrad
noun, a male given name.
inter.
arsen-
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
ardent
adjective, having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
todies
noun, any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
koines
noun, (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
naiads
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
Angkor
noun, a vast assemblage of ruins of the Khmer empire, near the modern city of Siem Reap in NW Cambodia: many elaborately carved and decorated temples, stone statues, gateways, and towers.
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.
Angora
noun, Angora cat.
Tongas
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
aniso-
radian
noun, the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
anorak
noun, a hooded pullover jacket originally made of fur and worn in the arctic, now made of any weather-resistant fabric.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
ansate
adjective, having a handle or handlelike part.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
antiar
noun, the upas tree.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
Nagari
noun, a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
radio-
radios
noun, wireless telegraphy or telephony:
nadirs
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
aortas
noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
radons
noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
Arabis
noun, any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
Aragon
noun, Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
rabats
noun, a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
bairns
noun, a child; son or daughter.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
rating
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
Kidron
noun, a ravine E of Jerusalem, leading to the Mount of Olives: traditionally identified by Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions as the Valley of Decision, the place of final judgment. Joel 3:2, 12.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Badger
noun, any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
badges
noun, a special or distinctive mark, token, or device worn as a sign of allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc.:
tenias
noun, taenia.
kiangs
noun, a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
bagnio
noun, a brothel.
kernos
noun, a Mycenaean ceramic piece, usually in the form of a ring, to which were attached a number of cups or vases.
kinase
noun, a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
bakers
noun, a person who bakes.
Reagan
noun, Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
bandit
noun, a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
bandog
noun, any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
banger
noun, a person or thing that bangs.
Bangka
noun, an island in Indonesia, E of Sumatra: tin mines. 4611 sq. mi. (11,942 sq. km).
Bangor
noun, a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.
kerat-
reagin
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
Banias
noun, banyan (def 2).
terbia
noun, an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
tirage
noun, the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Asante
noun, Ashanti.
tirade
noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
ranged
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
ranges
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
tinker
noun, a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
Asgard
noun, the home of the Aesir and location of Valhalla and the palaces of the individual gods: connected with the earth by the rainbow bridge, Bifrost.
tinges
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
ranids
noun, frog1 (def 2).
ranket
noun, a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Askari
noun, a native African police officer or soldier, especially one serving a colonial administration.
kneads
verb (used with object), to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
tiaras
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
asonia
noun, tone deafness.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
tinder
noun, a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
Kistna
noun, former name of Krishna (def 2).
Astrid
noun, a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
astro-
astron
ratans
noun, rattan.
Atkins
noun, Chester ("Chet") 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
angio-
Angers
noun, a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
banker
noun, a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official.
adnate
adjective, grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
Orange
noun, a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
absent
adjective, not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
orangs
noun, orangutan.
trigos
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
adages
noun, a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
adagio
noun, Music. an adagio movement or piece.
trigon
noun, a triangle.
adeno-
adient
adjective, tending to move toward a stimulus.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
adobes
noun, sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
Oradea
noun, a city in NW Romania.
Adonai
noun, Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
Adonis
noun, Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
adores
verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
adorns
verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
adren-
adreno
Adrian
noun, Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
adroit
adjective, expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
abroad
noun, a foreign land or lands:
trikes
noun, tricycle.
adsorb
verb (used with object), to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
abatis
noun, an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
Ogaden
noun, an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
Tsonga
noun, a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
obtain
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
trokes
noun, truck2 (defs 4–7).
troika
noun, a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
abased
adjective, (of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual:
abates
verb (used with object), to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
abrade
verb (used with or without object), to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
onager
noun, a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
abides
Verb phrases, abide by, to act in accord with. to submit to; agree to: to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
abient
adjective, tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
triode
noun, a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
Abnaki
noun, Abenaki.
Oneida
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
aboard
Idioms, all aboard!, (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!
onside
adjective, adverb, not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
aborts
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
orbits
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
rabato
noun, a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
origan
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
traiks
verb (used without object), to become ill or lose one's good health.
Aintab
noun, former name of Gaziantep.
trades
noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
Origen
noun, (Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
Orinda
noun, a town in W California.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
Aitken
noun, Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Nesbit
noun, E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
aketon
noun, acton.
tranks
noun, a tranquilizer.
Osbert
noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
Negros
noun, an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
Ostend
noun, a seaport in NW Belgium.
Andrea
noun, a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
Andres
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
Andria
noun, a city in Apulia, S Italy.
andro-
Andros
noun, Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
nebris
noun, a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
Ostiak
noun, Ostyak.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
trans.
Aegina
noun, Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
orgeat
noun, a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
ordain
verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
tribo-
aeron.
oreads
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
orenda
noun, a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
Agadir
noun, a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.
organa
noun, a plural of organon.
agates
noun, a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
triage
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
triads
noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
agenda
noun, a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.:
agron.
nitro-
nitres
noun, niter.
trends
noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
agnate
noun, a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
orgies
noun, wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
treads
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
agoras
noun, a popular political assembly.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
deigns
verb (used with object), to condescend to give or grant:
biotas
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
Regain
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
Kearns
noun, a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
biogas
noun, any gas fuel derived from the decay of organic matter, as the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of sewage, manure, garbage, or plant crops.
Barton
noun, Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
taigas
noun, the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
Bartok
noun, Béla [bey-luh;; Hungarian bey-lo] /ˈbeɪ lə;; Hungarian ˈbeɪ lɒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1945, Hungarian composer.
begird
verb (used with object), to gird about; encompass; surround.
Kantor
noun, MacKinlay [muh-kin-lee] /məˈkɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1904–77, U.S. novelist.
redans
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
biters
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
bitser
noun, a mongrel dog.
Tarbes
noun, a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
bikers
noun, a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, especially in competition or as a hobby.
barong
noun, a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
tangka
noun, tanga.
tanker
noun, a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
Tagore
noun, Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
Baroda
noun, a former state in W India.
Kariba
noun, an artificial lake in SE Africa on the border of SW Zimbabwe and S Zambia: site of hydroelectric power project. About 2000 sq. mi. (5200 sq. km).
taenia
noun, Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
Keaton
noun, Buster (Joseph Francis Keaton) 1895–1966, U.S. film comedian and director.
Barnet
noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
takins
noun, a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
beings
noun, the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
Karens
noun, a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
tabors
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
riatas
noun, a lariat.
kantar
noun, (in some Middle Eastern countries) a unit of weight corresponding to the hundredweight, but varying in different localities.
irades
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
basion
noun, the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
riband
noun, a decorative ribbon.
Bastia
noun, a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
bating
noun, a state of violent anger or fear.
batiks
noun, a technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using wax as a dye repellent to cover parts of a design, dyeing the uncovered fabric with a color or colors, and dissolving the wax in boiling water.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
Kastro
noun, Mytilene (def 2).
region
noun, an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
biogen
noun, a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
begats
plural noun, genealogical lists, especially those in the Old Testament.
birken
adjective, birchen; birch.
targes
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
biased
noun, a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
basket
noun, a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together.
baster
noun, a person or thing that bastes.
begins
verb (used with object), to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
kation
noun, cation.
dinars
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
basnet
noun, basinet.
Biskra
noun, a town and oasis in NE Algeria, in the Sahara.
bidets
noun, a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
bister
noun, bistre.
bistre
noun, a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
Renata
noun, a female given name.
bistro
noun, a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
Baskin
noun, Leonard, 1922–2000, U.S. sculptor and artist.
boards
noun, a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
Barnes
noun, Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
boarts
noun, bort.
tarsia
noun, intarsia.
tankas
noun, a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others.
taking
noun, the act of a person or thing that takes.
binate
adjective, produced or borne in pairs; double.
tabers
noun, tabor.
Regina
noun, queen.
karate
noun, a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet. Compare judo, jujitsu.
bardes
noun, bard2 (def 1).
intra-
Besant
noun, bezant.
rebato
noun, rabato.
Kagera
noun, a river in equatorial Africa flowing into Lake Victoria from the west: the most remote headstream of the Nile. 430 miles (690 km) long.
bogans
noun, a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
Benita
noun, a female given name.
Benoit
noun, Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
tangos
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
Bogart
noun, a person who hogs or monopolizes something.
Kaiser
noun, a German emperor.
Tarski
noun, Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
tarso-
banter
noun, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
beanos
noun, bingo.
reatas
noun, riata.
karats
noun, a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.
intoed
adjective, having inwardly turned toes.
Bering
noun, Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
isobar
noun, Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
boites
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
Bardot
noun, Brigitte (Camille Javal) born 1934, French film actress and animal rights activist.
binder
noun, a person or thing that binds.
intro.
barges
noun, a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
taroks
noun, a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
boater
noun, a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
barite
noun, a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
barit.
iodate
noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
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.
Baring
noun, Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
Kedron
noun, Kidron.
Bodega
noun, (especially among Spanish-speaking Americans) a grocery store.
reskin
verb (used with object), to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
bodgie
noun, a juvenile delinquent; youthful troublemaker.
bodies
noun, the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
beards
noun, the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
bingos
noun, a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
boding
noun, a foreboding; omen.
intros
noun, an introduction.
tanked
noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
bestir
verb (used with object), to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
resign
verb (used with object), to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
Bodkin
noun, a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, leather, etc.
rebids
noun, Bridge. a second bid:
Beaton
noun, Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
binges
noun, a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
Saran
noun, a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Rieka
noun, Rijeka.
renga
noun, linked verse.
gears
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
Niobe
noun, the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
Niger
noun, a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
rends
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
Santa
noun, Santa Claus.
orig.
Kadar
noun, János [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–89, Hungarian political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1956–88.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
Indra
noun, Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
Osaka
noun, a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.
getas
noun, a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
nerds
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
giant
noun, (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
Osage
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
Negro
noun, Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
oste-
kadis
noun, qadi.
REGIS
noun, a male given name.
Sande
noun, Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
gibes
noun, a taunting or sarcastic remark.
Kadai
noun, a group of languages related to the Thai group and spoken by a small population in southern China and northern Vietnam.
Sango
noun, a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
genro
noun, any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
nidge
verb (used with object), to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
nides
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
reign
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
Genoa
noun, a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Kabir
noun, fl. late 15th century, Hindu religious reformer.
Indre
noun, a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
gents
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
geod.
Regt.
geoid
noun, an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
sanit
reni-
kenos
noun, a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
Sarge
noun, sergeant.
ribat
noun, a building housing a community of Sufis.
okras
noun, a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
Onega
noun, Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
gaits
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
Ganda
noun, Luganda.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
Orang
noun, orangutan.
oared
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
Gaons
noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
riata
noun, a lariat.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Satan
noun, the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
Garbo
noun, Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
orans
noun, orant.
garbs
noun, a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
oaken
adjective, made of oak:
gains
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Obeid
noun, El Obeid.
Gabor
noun, Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
Ogden
noun, Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
OBrit
intr.
obits
noun, Informal. an obituary.
ogres
noun, a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
oidea
oinks
noun, the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
obdt.
Obad.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
Gaeta
noun, a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
inst.
Garda
noun, Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
sargo
noun, a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
oread
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
GATED
noun, a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
gater
noun, gator.
Gates
noun, Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
gator
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
Oreg.
Gbari
noun, Gwari.
Nogai
noun, a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
isnad
noun, the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
nitre
noun, niter.
ingot
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
nitr-
ordn.
ridge
noun, a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
noted
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
garni
adjective, garnished.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
irade
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
orbit
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
Iran.
rides
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
retd.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
sarod
noun, a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
Norge
noun, Norwegian name of Norway.
NORAD
noun, a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
kagos
noun, (in Japan) a small basketwork palanquin strung from a pole each end of which rests on the shoulder of a bearer.
radek
noun, Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1885–1939? Russian writer and politician.
Nebr.
kites
noun, a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Knies
noun, Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
Ibsen
noun, Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
knead
verb (used with object), to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
knars
noun, a knot on a tree or in wood.
Redan
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
grans
noun, grandmother.
knits
noun, fabric produced by knitting.
Grant
noun, something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
kisan
noun, (in India) a peasant.
Ibert
noun, Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
kirns
noun, a churn.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
grate
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
ratan
noun, rattan.
Kioga
noun, Lake. Kyoga, Lake.
kinos
noun, (in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
ranks
noun, a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
ranis
noun, ranee.
Kings
noun, either of two books of the Bible, I Kings or II Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Abbreviation: Ki.
rands
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
rakis
noun, a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
kata-
Katar
noun, Qatar.
Korea
noun, a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
Koran
noun, the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
Redon
noun, Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
grads
noun, a graduate.
Konia
noun, Konya.
Koner
noun, Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
Katie
noun, a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
ranid
noun, frog1 (def 2).
Grana
noun, (in prescriptions) plural of granum.
Koine
noun, (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
Range
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
Igbos
noun, Ibo.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
ideo-
redia
noun, a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
koans
noun, a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
Keats
noun, John, 1795–1821, English poet.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Kasai
noun, a river in S central Africa, flowing from central Angola to and then NW along the Angola-Democratic Republic of the Congo border and through the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Congo (Zaire) River. About 1100 miles (1770 km) long.
kerbs
noun, verb (used with object), curb (defs 1, 15).
Kerst
noun, Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
keros
noun, a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
grist
noun, grain to be ground.
Kerns
noun, a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
groan
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
groat
noun, a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
reads
noun, an act or instance of reading:
groin
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
Kesia
noun, a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
Rodin
noun, (François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
kendo
noun, a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo staves, with the contestants wearing head guards and protective garments.
Grote
noun, George, 1794–1871, English historian.
Roget
noun, Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
grots
noun, a grotto.
ronde
noun, a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
Keita
noun, Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
keto-
kines
noun, a plural of cow1 .
gride
noun, a griding or grating sound.
kinds
noun, a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category:
Kedar
noun, the second son of Ishmael. Gen. 25:13.
kinas
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
Ibada
noun, any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
kiers
noun, a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
Saadi
noun, (Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
IATSE
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
Greta
noun, a female given name, form of Margaret.
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.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Robin
noun, any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
grind
noun, the act of grinding.
kibes
noun, a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, especially on the heel.
grins
noun, a broad smile.
griot
noun, a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
rebid
noun, Bridge. a second bid:
keirs
noun, kier.
kiang
noun, a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
grade
noun, a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
Kosti
noun, a city in E central Sudan, on the White Nile.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
naked
adjective, being without clothing or covering; nude:
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
nards
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
kanes
noun, cain.
Regan
noun, (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
saiga
noun, a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
Saida
noun, a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
sagan
noun, Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
gnars
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
Sadie
noun, a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
girts
noun, Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
naira
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
goads
noun, a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
Naida
noun, a female given name.
Kans.
naiad
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
Sadat
noun, Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
Gobat
noun, Albert [French al-ber] /French alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
Kansa
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of eastern Kansas, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
SABRE
noun, a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
narks
noun, British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
giros
noun, autogiro.
radon
noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
ginks
noun, a person; fellow.
kains
noun, cain.
nears
Rabat
noun, a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
Sakti
noun, Shakti.
rabid
adjective, irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
Indo-
Sakta
noun, Shakta.
saker
noun, an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
kanas
noun, a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
reata
noun, riata.
Sakai
noun, a member of a tribal people of Malaya.
Rabin
noun, Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
girds
noun, a gibe.
rabot
noun, a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
girns
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
Regin
noun, a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
naso-
Sabra
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
godet
noun, a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness. Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
rakes
noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Goren
noun, Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
gores
noun, blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
Gorki
noun, Also, Gorky. Maxim [mak-sim;; Russian muh-ksyeem] /ˈmæk sɪm;; Russian mʌˈksyim/ (Show IPA), (Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov) 1868–1936, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist.
gorse
noun, any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
krone
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
Ikeda
noun, Hayato [hah-yah-taw] /hɑˈyɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1965, Japanese statesman: prime minister 1960–64.
krona
noun, a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
gotra
noun, a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
karos
noun, a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
Krieg
noun, war1 .
Saber
noun, a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
Krebs
noun, Sir Hans Adolf [hahns ah-dawlf;; English hanz ad-olf,, ey-dolf] /hɑns ˈɑ dɔlf;; English hænz ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1900–81, German biochemist in England: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1953.
grabs
noun, a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
rinks
noun, a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
Karst
noun, an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
krans
noun, a former silver coin of Iran.
karts
noun, a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
redos
noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
krait
noun, any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
raked
noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
rings
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
nadir
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
gonad
noun, a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
goers
noun, a person or thing that goes:
Nader
noun, Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
sabot
noun, a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
kaons
noun, a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
Nadab
noun, a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
Goias
noun, a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
karat
noun, a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.
Nabis
Sabir
noun, lingua franca (def 2).
nabes
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
Sabin
noun, Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
ragas
noun, one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
Gondi
noun, a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
rages
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
ragis
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
raias
noun, rayah.
ikons
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
goner
noun, a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
raids
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
Karen
noun, a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
grain
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
Basra
noun, a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
Gabon
noun, Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
birse
noun, a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
birne
noun, boule1 (def 1).
birks
noun, adjective, verb (used with object), birch.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Biota
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
biont
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
Taira
noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
biog.
Gabes
noun, Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
bints
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
bingo
noun, a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
binge
noun, a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
bison
noun, Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
Andre
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
Binet
noun, Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
boast
noun, a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
tabes
noun, a gradually progressive emaciation.
Andes
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
bodes
verb, a simple past tense of bide.
tabis
noun, a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
boats
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
Tabor
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
boart
noun, bort.
biter
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
boars
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
board
noun, a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
Andie
noun, a male or female given name.
andr-
taiga
noun, the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
bites
noun, an act of biting.
taken
noun, the act of taking.
bines
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
Bogan
noun, a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
bergs
noun, iceberg.
Angie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Angel.
besot
verb (used with object), to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
angor
noun, extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
Berns
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
tanka
noun, a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others.
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.
berat
noun, a city in S central Albania.
tangs
bents
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
Benis
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
Beng.
bends
noun, the act of bending.
Beira
noun, a seaport in central Mozambique.
being
noun, the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
betas
noun, the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
binds
noun, the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
biers
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
takes
anear
adverb, preposition, near.
takin
noun, a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
tonia
biker
noun, a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, especially in competition or as a hobby.
Bigot
noun, a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
tango
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
bidet
noun, a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
bides
Idioms, bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
tongs
noun, any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
angas
noun, any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
anger
noun, a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
angi-
Tanga
noun, either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
boers
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
Bogie
noun, Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
begot
verb, simple past tense and a past participle of beget.
Brine
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
Brit.
brisk
adjective, quick and active; lively:
brise
noun, a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
brios
noun, vigor; vivacity.
Brink
noun, the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
Bring
Verb phrases, bring about, to accomplish; cause:
Brig.
akebi
noun, a climbing vine, Akebia quinata, of eastern Asia, bearing inconspicuous flowers and purple, edible berries, grown as an ornamental in the U.S.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
Bride
noun, a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
Brian
noun, a male given name.
Brest
noun, a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
Akins
noun, Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
Brent
noun, brant.
brits
noun, the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
stoke
noun, a unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poises divided by the density of the fluid in grams per cubic centimeter.
bread
noun, a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
stirk
noun, a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
sting
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
trade
noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
stink
noun, a strong offensive smell; stench.
airts
noun, a direction.
torsk
noun, a cod.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
Broad
noun, the broad part of anything.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
argon
noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
Akbar
noun, ("the Great"; Jalal-ud-Din Mohammed) 1542–1605, Mogul emperor of India 1556–1605.
Brose
noun, a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
bros.
noun, a brother.
broke
noun, Papermaking. paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped.
Breda
noun, a city in the S Netherlands.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
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.
anat.
Boris
noun, a male given name.
Bores
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
boras
noun, a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
Borak
noun, ridicule.
bonks
verb (used with or without object), to hit, strike, collide, etc.:
bongs
noun, a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
bones
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
boner
noun, a person or thing that bones.
andor
conjunction, (used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
boned
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
bonds
noun, something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
Taber
noun, tabor.
boite
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
borne
noun, a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
borts
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
Brant
noun, any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
brain
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
Brans
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
brank
verb (used without object), to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing.
Akita
noun, a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan, on the Sea of Japan.
Brand
noun, kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
stork
noun, any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill. Compare adjutant stork, jabiru, marabou (def 1), white stork, wood ibis.
brake
noun, a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
braid
noun, a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
botas
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
brags
noun, a boast or vaunt.
Bragi
noun, the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
Braga
noun, a city in N Portugal: an ecclesiastical center.
Akron
noun, a city in NE Ohio.
brads
noun, a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
TORES
noun, a torus.
Botes
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
angst
noun, a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
Begin
noun, Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
Aiken
noun, Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
ation
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
tiara
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
atria
noun, Architecture. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church. a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
Tiber
noun, a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
aorta
noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
tides
noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
togas
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
tiger
noun, a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
Tigre
noun, a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
Arab.
astr.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
Araks
noun, Aras (def 1).
tenia
noun, taenia.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
anti-
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
token
noun, something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign:
tends
Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
Baeda
noun, Saint, Bede, Saint.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
teno-
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
badge
noun, a special or distinctive mark, token, or device worn as a sign of allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc.:
Baden
noun, a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
tera-
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
bairn
noun, a child; son or daughter.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Arden
noun, Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Arndt
noun, Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
Arkie
noun, a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
Tobin
noun, James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
ARENA
noun, the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
areo-
arias
noun, an air or melody.
arian
noun, an adherent of Arianism.
to-be
adjective, future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
argot
noun, a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
aroid
noun, any plant of the arum family.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Asian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
Asoka
noun, died 232 b.c, Buddhist king in India 269?–232? b.c.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
aside
noun, a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
tinge
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
tired
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tings
noun, a tinging sound.
ASEAN
Asben
noun, Aïr.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
ardeb
noun, a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
Baiae
noun, an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
ante-
begat
verb, simple past tense of beget.
Batak
noun, a member of a group of people chiefly inhabiting north-central Sumatra.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Baton
noun, Music. a wand used by a conductor.
Batna
noun, a city in NE Algeria.
batik
noun, a technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using wax as a dye repellent to cover parts of a design, dyeing the uncovered fabric with a color or colors, and dissolving the wax in boiling water.
Bates
noun, Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
targe
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
baste
noun, liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
tardo
adjective, slow (used as a musical direction).
basta
interjection, enough; stop.
anoas
noun, a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
bason
noun, a basin.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
anode
noun, the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
basin
noun, a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
Tonga
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
Tarde
noun, Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Beard
noun, the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
begar
noun, compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
began
verb, simple past tense of begin.
beats
noun, a stroke or blow.
tanks
noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
beast
noun, any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
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.
anis-
Tarai
noun, Terai.
beans
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
beano
noun, bingo.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
beaks
noun, the bill of a bird; neb.
Anita
noun, a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
beads
noun, a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
Basie
noun, William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
basad
adverb, toward the base.
antas
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Banda
noun, a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
bania
noun, banyan (def 2).
Bangs
noun, John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
teaks
noun, a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
banes
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
bands
noun, a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
Banat
noun, a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
Banks
noun, Sir Joseph, 1734–1820, English naturalist.
tears
Bakst
noun, Léon Nikolaevich [lyi-awn nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /lyɪˈɔ̃ nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Russian painter and designer.
Bakes
noun, a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.
Baker
noun, a person who bakes.
tokes
noun, a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
baits
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
Banka
noun, Bangka.
T-bar
noun, a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
anoia
noun, extreme mental deficiency.
baris
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
Bart.
Baron
noun, a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
baro-
tarok
noun, a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
Anoka
noun, a city in E Minnesota.
barks
noun, the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Ansar
noun, the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
barge
noun, a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
bares
verb, simple past tense of bear1 .
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.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Bardo
noun, (in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
Barde
noun, bard2 (def 1).
Barak
noun, a military commander who, with Deborah, destroyed the Canaanite army under Sisera. Judges 4.
stge.
Argos
noun, an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
BSRet
Drake
noun, a male duck. Compare duck1 (def 2).
trike
noun, tricycle.
dorks
noun, Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
abris
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
dorse
noun, the back of a book or folded document.
dorts
noun, Dordrecht.
skate
noun, ice skate (def 1).
abrin
noun, a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
dotes
noun, decay of wood.
sito-
drabs
noun, dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
Sitka
noun, a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
Drago
noun, Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
drags
noun, Nautical. a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel. resistance to the movement of a hull through the water. any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed. any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor. any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
Drain
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
drang
noun, a narrow lane or alleyway.
skean
noun, a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
dreks
noun, dreck.
Drina
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
Abner
noun, the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
dries
noun, a plural of dry.
dribs
noun, a small or minute quantity; bit.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
drest
noun, an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
drank
noun, any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
dregs
noun, dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
abode
noun, a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
drats
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
abort
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Doris
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
DORAN
noun, an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
droit
noun, a legal right or claim.
tries
noun, plural of try.
skint
adjective, having no money; penniless.
dogie
noun, a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
trig.
adits
noun, an entrance or a passage.
doges
noun, the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
skirt
noun, the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
doest
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
adios
interjection, goodbye; farewell.
skite
noun, a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
doers
noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
adobe
noun, sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
snake
noun, any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
dobra
noun, any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
Dobie
noun, Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
doing
noun, action; performance; execution:
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
dorab
noun, wolf herring.
skein
noun, a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
Skeat
noun, Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
abstr
trigs
noun, trigonometry.
dongs
noun, a deep sound like that of a large bell.
donga
noun, (in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
adage
noun, a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
trigo
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
doits
noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
donas
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
Donar
noun, the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
skied
noun, one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
Skier
noun, a person who skis.
aden-
triga
noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
drink
noun, any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
drone
noun, the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
doats
verb (used without object), dote.
ergo-
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Erika
noun, a female given name.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
ergot
noun, Plant Pathology. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. the sclerotial body itself.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
troke
noun, truck2 (defs 4–7).
trois
noun, the number 3.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
trogs
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
ento-
sengi
noun, a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Gabar
noun, an Iranian Zoroastrian.
2,4-d
noun, a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
30-30
etrog
noun, Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
Tsana
noun, Lake. Tana, Lake.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
sebi-
tsadi
noun, sadhe.
Sedan
noun, an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
estab
esrog
noun, etrog.
segar
noun, cigar.
Segni
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
segno
noun, a sign.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
Aaron
noun, the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
abide
Verb phrases, abide by, to act in accord with. to submit to; agree to: to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
Eagan
noun, a town in SE Minnesota.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
signa
verb, (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
Troad
noun, The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
siker
adverb, certainly; without doubt.
sikra
noun, sikhara.
EDGAR
noun, an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
Abdon
noun, one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
abets
verb (used with object), to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
sing.
singe
noun, a superficial burn.
Sino-
Sidra
noun, Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
Edina
noun, a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
engr.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
endo-
sero-
seti-
eikon
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
eidos
noun, the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
egads
interjection, (used as an expletive or mild oath):
edit.
Egadi
noun, a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
abase
verb (used with object), to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
Ednas
noun, Adnah.
Sidon
noun, a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
edits
noun, an instance of or the work of editing:
Abate
verb (used with object), to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
Adige
noun, a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
Snark
noun, a mysterious, imaginary animal.
Srta.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
danke
interjection, thank you.
Dante
noun, (Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
agios
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
staid
noun, the act of stopping or being stopped.
Dares
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
Dario
noun, Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
STAGE
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
darks
noun, the absence of light; darkness:
trend
noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
darns
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
darts
stade
noun, a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
agers
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
dates
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
Dania
noun, a town in S Florida.
agent
noun, a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
snead
noun, Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
datos
noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
Triad
noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
Agate
noun, a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
agars
noun, Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
dears
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
debag
verb (used with object), to depants.
debar
verb (used with object), to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
Debir
noun, a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
debit
noun, the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
Debra
noun, a female given name, form of Deborah.
danio
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
dangs
verb (used with object), adjective, noun, damn (used euphemistically).
Degas
noun, Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
agro-
ster.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
steak
noun, a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
Stead
noun, the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
traik
verb (used without object), to become ill or lose one's good health.
Aidos
noun, the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
Aides
noun, nurse's aide.
Stark
noun, Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
Dagan
noun, the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
trank
noun, a tranquilizer.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
Dagon
noun, a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
dagos
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
agora
noun, a popular political assembly.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
stand
noun, the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
danes
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
stake
noun, a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
Danas
noun, Danu.
Danai
plural noun, the Argives.
Danae
noun, a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
agist
verb (used with object), to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
stank
noun, a strong offensive smell; stench.
Dakar
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Senegal; capital of former French West Africa. 68 sq. mi. (176 sq. km).
Agnes
noun, Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
treas
stang
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
tread
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
agone
adverb, adjective, ago.
Agade
noun, Akkad (def 2).
Agena
noun, a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
deign
verb (used with object), to condescend to give or grant:
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
dinar
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
Odets
noun, Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
diner
noun, a person who dines.
dines
noun, Scot. dinner.
dinge
noun, the condition of being dingy.
AEGIS
noun, Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
dingo
noun, a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
dings
noun, a ringing sound.
Dinka
noun, a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
dinks
noun, dinghy.
sober
adjective, not intoxicated or drunk.
dints
noun, force; power:
Dione
noun, Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
Dirae
plural noun, the Furies. See fury (def 3).
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
dirge
noun, a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
Aedon
noun, a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
dirks
noun, a dagger, especially of the Scottish Highlands.
dirts
noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
dist.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
dites
noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
snoek
noun, a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
tried
noun, an attempt or effort:
adret
noun, a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
adorn
verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
snide
adjective, derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
Adore
verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
soken
noun, a district held by socage.
Aegir
noun, a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
tribe
noun, any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
Denis
noun, a male given name.
denar
noun, the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
aeri-
dents
noun, a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
Aeria
noun, an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
deka-
aero-
deist
noun, a person who believes in deism.
diag.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
diets
noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Diana
noun, (Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
sonde
noun, a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
Aetna
noun, Mount. Etna, Mount.
dent.
trid
RAID
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
Raia
noun, rayah.
tron
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
orbs
noun, a sphere or globe:
TODS
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
ogre
noun, a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
oink
noun, the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
Orsk
noun, a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Ural River.
RIBA
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
Raab
noun, broccoli rabe.
org.
tsar
noun, czar.
TRIB
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Rabi
noun, Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
oiks
noun, oaf; lout.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
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.
okas
noun, Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms). Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
trek
noun, a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
toke
noun, a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
Oken
noun, Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
okes
noun, oka1 .
orad
adverb, toward the mouth or the oral region.
trod
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
tong
noun, tongs.
trog
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
tri-
Okie
noun, a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
okra
noun, a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
togs
noun, a coat.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
rad.
ragi
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Ont.
rage
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
toed
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
ord.
Tore
noun, a torus.
toga
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
tRNA
raga
noun, one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
rads
noun, a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
tonk
noun, a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
OSRD
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Tobe
noun, the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
snob
noun, a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
soke
noun, the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
Saba
noun, an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
soda
noun, sodium hydroxide.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
soak
noun, the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
snog
verb (used without object), to kiss and cuddle.
snod
adjective, smooth; sleek.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
Sab.
snib
noun, a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
snag
noun, a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
skit
noun, a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
Sade
noun, Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
Sadi
noun, sadhe.
SAGA
noun, a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
skin
noun, the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
Sage
noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
sago
noun, a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
Song
noun, a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
Soni
skid
noun, a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
stab
noun, the act of stabbing.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
roke
noun, a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
RONA
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Stag
noun, an adult male deer.
Roti
noun, roast.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
Sra.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
std.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
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.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
sord
noun, a flight or flock of mallards.
Sorb
noun, a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
said
noun, sayyid.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
rode
noun, a rope by which a boat is anchored.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
side
noun, one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
sgd.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Serb
noun, adjective, Serbian.
Sat.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
SATB
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.
send
noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
Sekt
noun, sparkling wine; champagne.
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
sego
noun, sego lily.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
Sark
noun, any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
Sig.
skeg
noun, a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
sked
noun, an airline that maintains a regular schedule of flights.
sake
noun, cause, account, interest, or benefit:
Saki
noun, any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
Sand
noun, the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
Skat
noun, a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
skag
noun, scag.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Sang
noun, the act or performance of singing.
sank
noun, a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
sign
noun, a token; indication.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
Sink
noun, a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
Sind
noun, a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
SARA
noun, a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
Sard
noun, a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
sike
noun, a small stream.
Sika
noun, a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
Rodi
noun, Italian name of Rhodes.
robs
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
rake
noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
TDRS
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
tend
Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
ten.
Read
noun, an act or instance of reading:
tegs
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
teds
noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
Teak
noun, a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
task
noun, a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
ter.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
rebs
noun, a Confederate soldier.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
redo
noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
reds
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
Reg.
Tara
noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Rank
noun, a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
Tob.
raki
noun, a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
toad
noun, any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def 1).
RAND
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
rang
noun, a boomerang.
tion
Rani
noun, ranee.
Ting
noun, a tinging sound.
tide
noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
raob
noun, Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
rasa
noun, (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Rask
noun, Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
regd
stbd
rit.
Riga
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
Rind
noun, a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
Ring
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
rink
noun, a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
stob
noun, a post, stump, or stake.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
risk
noun, exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rids
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
RNAS
road
noun, a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
stg.
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.
Ste.
str.
tab.
tank
noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
Tana
noun, thana.
regs
noun, Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
Reid
noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
Bose
noun, Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
Reik
noun, Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
rend
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
ride
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Taka
noun, a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Bangladesh, equal to 100 poisha.
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
tads
noun, a small child, especially a boy.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
tabs
noun, a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
tabi
noun, a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
Rida
Odin
noun, the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
1080
Oder
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
Gena
noun, the cheek or side region of the head.
Gerd
noun, the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
Gera
noun, a city in E central Germany.
Ger.
geo-
Gent
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
gens
noun, a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
Gen.
Gert
noun, a female given name, form of Gertrude.
geds
noun, any fish of the pike family.
bet.
Beta
noun, the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
gear
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
Gean
noun, heart cherry.
gds.
Biak
noun, an island N of Irian Barat, in Indonesia. 948 sq. mi. (2455 sq. km).
Gers
noun, a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
BEST
noun, something or someone that is best:
gats
noun, a pistol or revolver.
gids
girn
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
gird
noun, a gibe.
Gino
noun, a male given name.
gink
noun, a person; fellow.
Gina
noun, a female given name.
bens
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
Bent
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
Berg
noun, iceberg.
gest
noun, a story or tale.
Gide
noun, André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
gibs
noun, a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
Gibe
noun, a taunting or sarcastic remark.
Bern
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
gets
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
geta
noun, a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
BERT
noun, a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
Bias
noun, a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
gate
noun, a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
girt
noun, Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
Bisk
noun, bisque1 .
Gabe
noun, a male given name, form of Gabriel.
bio-
Bion
noun, flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
BIOS
noun, computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
Bird
noun, any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
Birk
noun, adjective, verb (used with object), birch.
bite
noun, an act of biting.
Bing
noun, a heap or pile.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
bkg.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
bkgd
bks.
est.
Gabo
noun, Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
bine
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
gata
noun, the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
Gand
noun, French name of Ghent.
gast
verb (used with object), to terrify or frighten.
bide
Idioms, bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
gars
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
Gare
noun, low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
Gard
noun, a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
garb
noun, a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
Gaon
noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
bier
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
BIND
noun, the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
gait
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
gaea
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
gads
noun, the act of gadding.
gabs
noun, idle talk; chatter.
biga
noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
bike
noun, Informal. a bicycle. a motorbike. a motorcycle.
bin-
giro
noun, autogiro.
Beni
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
Esd.
gtd.
band
noun, a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
bane
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
darg
noun, Scot. and North England. a day's work.
bani
noun, plural of ban4 .
Ind.
Bank
noun, a long pile or heap; mass:
bant
verb (used without object), to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
IADB
grot
noun, a grotto.
Gros
noun, Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
bar.
gro.
Grit
noun, abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
Gris
noun, Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
grin
noun, a broad smile.
bake
noun, a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.
IAEA
gres
idae
IDEA
noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
bade
noun, an act or instance of bidding.
Badr
noun, Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
bads
noun, that which is bad:
BAEd
Baer
noun, Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
Idas
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
Ibos
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
Iago
noun, the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
BAgE
BAgr
Iban
noun, Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
Bais
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
IATA
iana
bait
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
grid
noun, a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
Bara
noun, Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
gist
noun, the main or essential part of a matter:
goas
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
GOES
noun, plural of go1 .
Goer
noun, a person or thing that goes:
gobs
noun, a mass or lump.
Gobi
noun, a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
Bean
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
Goat
noun, any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
goad
noun, a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
gon-
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.
beat
noun, a stroke or blow.
gnat
noun, any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
gnar
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
begs
noun, bey.
gite
noun, a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
Bend
noun, the act of bending.
beak
noun, the bill of a bird; neb.
Gond
noun, a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
Bard
noun, (formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
Bate
noun, a state of violent anger or fear.
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.
Bari
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
bark
noun, the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
Barn
noun, a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
Base
noun, the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
bask
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to expose to warmth or heat.
Bast
noun, Botany. phloem.
BDes
Gone
noun, the act of going:
gras
Gran
noun, grandmother.
grad
noun, a graduate.
grab
noun, a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
BDSA
Gore
noun, blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
bead
noun, a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
eso-
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
baas
noun, the bleating cry of a sheep.
DIRE
adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
dits
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
dite
noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
disk
noun, any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
dis-
DIRT
noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
Dirk
noun, a dagger, especially of the Scottish Highlands.
dir.
BSOT
Dior
noun, Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
dint
noun, force; power:
DEng
dins
noun, a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
Dino
dink
noun, dinghy.
ding
noun, a ringing sound.
BSRT
doat
verb (used without object), dote.
Din.
BSIE
DORE
noun, the walleye or pike perch of North America.
Dora
noun, a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
dons
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
Dong
noun, a deep sound like that of a large bell.
BSGE
done
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Dona
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
doit
noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
BSNA
BSIR
Doge
noun, the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
BSIT
does
noun, a plural of doe.
bskt
doer
noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
dobe
noun, Informal. adobe.
Dine
noun, Scot. dinner.
Dike
noun, an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river:
Dort
noun, Dordrecht.
Dane
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
DAIS
noun, a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
Dak.
daks
noun, transportation by relays of people or horses, especially in the East Indies.
Dan.
abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
Dana
noun, Danu.
dato
noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
Dang
verb (used with object), adjective, noun, damn (used euphemistically).
Dago
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
date
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
dank
noun, Slang. high-quality marijuana:
DATA
noun, a plural of datum.
dat.
Dare
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
Darn
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
dark
noun, the absence of light; darkness:
dags
noun, one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
Dean
noun, Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
digs
noun, thrust; poke:
desk
noun, an article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc.
dig.
Diet
noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Dies
noun, Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
dibs
noun, money in small amounts.
DIAS
noun, Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
dia-
dabs
noun, a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
dern
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), darn2 .
DEAR
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
der.
Deni
noun, a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
Den.
deg.
debt
noun, something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
Debs
noun, Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
deb.
dork
noun, Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
dose
noun, a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
egad
interjection, (used as an expletive or mild oath):
Eisk
noun, Yeisk.
egos
noun, the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
Bona
noun, Bône, the former name of Annaba.
egis
noun, aegis.
Bond
noun, something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
Bone
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
bong
noun, a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
end-
bonk
verb (used with or without object), to hit, strike, collide, etc.:
EDTA
bons
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
bor.
Bora
noun, (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
Edna
noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
Bore
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
Boer
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
ends
noun, the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
Bork
verb (used with object), to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
boat
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Boar
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Erik
noun, a male given name.
ergs
Boas
noun, Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
Bode
verb, a simple past tense of bide.
Eng.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
bods
noun, body:
Ens.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Enki
noun, a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
Enid
noun, a city in N Oklahoma.
engs
noun, the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
Borg
noun, Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
Born
noun, Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
dost
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
drib
noun, a small or minute quantity; bit.
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.
brio
noun, vigor; vivacity.
bris
noun, Brith.
Brno
noun, a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
Drin
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
drek
noun, dreck.
Brea
noun, a town in S California.
dreg
noun, dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
drat
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
drag
noun, Nautical. a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel. resistance to the movement of a hull through the water. any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed. any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor. any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
drab
noun, dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
BSAA
BSAE
DOTE
noun, decay of wood.
Bred
noun, Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
BRAT
noun, a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
Ebro
noun, a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
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.
ebon
adjective, ebony (def 6).
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.
bort
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
bosk
noun, a small wood or thicket, especially of bushes.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
bot.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Bran
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
bota
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
bote
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
Eads
noun, James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
bots
noun, a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
Brad
noun, a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
brae
noun, a slope; declivity; hillside.
Brag
noun, a boast or vaunt.
ides
noun, (in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
Bang
noun, a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
Dari
noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
koan
noun, a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
koas
noun, a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
ANTA
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Kobe
noun, a seaport on S Honshu, in S Japan.
kobs
noun, an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Kona
noun, a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
ant.
Kore
noun, Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
ANSI
kors
noun, homer2 .
ansa
noun, Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
Nord
noun, a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
anoa
noun, a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
Knt.
Nor.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
nogs
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
kran
noun, a former silver coin of Iran.
kras
noun, Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
Krio
noun, an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
Kris
noun, creese.
ano-
anga
noun, any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
anes
adverb, once.
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
aer-
nos-
knot
noun, an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
Ande
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
King
noun, a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
NTSB
NTIA
arbs
noun, an arbitrager.
adit
noun, an entrance or a passage.
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.
KIAS
kibe
noun, a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, especially on the heel.
Arak
noun, arrack.
Kier
noun, a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
kina
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
Kind
noun, a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category:
kine
noun, a plural of cow1 .
kino
noun, (in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
knob
noun, a projecting part, usually rounded, forming the handle of a door, drawer, or the like.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
kins
noun, a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
Arad
noun, a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
kirn
noun, a churn.
kirs
noun, an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
not-
kist
noun, a coffer; a money chest.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
Aoki
noun, Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
kite
noun, a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
A-OK
adjective, adverb, Informal. OK; perfect:
knar
noun, a knot on a tree or in wood.
knit
noun, fabric produced by knitting.
ands
anba
noun, father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
keta
noun, chum salmon.
Agon
noun, (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
AIDS
noun, a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
aide
noun, nurse's aide.
Aida
noun, (italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Nike
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
agst
agas
noun, a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
agba
noun, a tropical tree, Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum, of the legume family.
Agra
noun, a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
agr.
Nebo
noun, Mt. See under Pisgah.
NEBS
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
neo-
NIRA
Agni
noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
nerd
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
agit
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
agio
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
nide
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
agin
preposition, against; opposed to.
Nida
noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
ages
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
nibs
noun, his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
ager
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
Aiea
noun, a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
AInd
Anas
Nara
noun, a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
nabe
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
nabs
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
Akin
adjective, of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
node
noun, a knot, protuberance, or knob.
Akan
noun, a language of the Kwa branch of Niger-Congo spoken in much of Ghana and parts of the Ivory Coast.
Nada
noun, nothing; zero; none:
nobs
noun, Slang. the head.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
aet.
NOAA
Naga
noun, a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Naos
noun, a temple.
nard
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
nark
noun, British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
NASA
noun, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NASD
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NKGB
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NDak
airt
noun, a direction.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Aire
Agar
noun, Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
area
noun, any particular extent of space or surface; part:
NRAB
ket-
isba
noun, izba.
Irak
noun, Iraq.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ire.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
irks
verb (used with object), to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
abed
adverb, in bed:
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
bint
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
abet
verb (used with object), to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
Abie
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
ISBN
atar
noun, attar (def 1).
abos
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
iso-
kero
noun, a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
asgd
abr.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
asea
adjective, adverb, to or toward the sea; seaward.
Itea
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
abri
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
Oaks
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
abs-
inks
noun, a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
Igbo
noun, Ibo.
ign.
ikat
noun, a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
ikon
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
obs.
inae
IndE
obit
noun, Informal. an obituary.
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.
Inge
noun, William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
ins.
int.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
ator
iod-
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
ates
Aten
noun, Aton.
Abas
noun, a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
Asat
noun, (in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons. Compare sat2 (def 1).
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).
aged
noun, (used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
arks
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
ARIS
kens
noun, knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
Kano
noun, a city in N Nigeria.
Kant
noun, Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
kaon
noun, a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
karo
noun, a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
Kars
noun, a city in NE Turkey.
keno
noun, a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
kart
noun, a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
Arg.
Kate
noun, a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
adat
noun, the native law traditional in Indonesia.
Argo
noun, Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
kats
Keir
noun, kier.
kegs
noun, a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
Aria
noun, an air or melody.
arid
adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
Adie
noun, a female given name.
Kean
noun, Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
keas
noun, a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
keat
noun, keet.
Ark.
Kane
noun, cain.
kang
noun, (especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Kent
noun, James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
kerb
noun, verb (used with object), curb (defs 1, 15).
kana
noun, a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Keos
noun, a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
kadi
noun, qadi.
kago
noun, (in Japan) a small basketwork palanquin strung from a pole each end of which rests on the shoulder of a bearer.
Adar
noun, the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
Kern
noun, a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
Kain
noun, cain.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
art.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
kabs
noun, cab2 .
AID
noun, help or support; assistance.
do.
tsk
noun, an exclamation of “tsk.”.
TSI
ABA
noun, a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
ADS
noun, advertisement.
TSE
AIA
ab-
ag-
stk
DAR
ad-
ado
noun, busy activity; bustle; fuss.
BSD
an.
abt
Ar.
DAE
DOA
DSO
BSN
ADA
noun, a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
STI
BST
Bt.
AEA
DAB
noun, a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
BTE
Abo
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
abn
STB
AAE
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
ae.
Abe
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
DBE
Dag
noun, one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
Tro
abd
BSO
ADB
ade
noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
AAS
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
BSE
Aar
aga
noun, a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
BOD
noun, body:
age
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
ASK
noun, the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
at.
ast
ASR
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
BAS
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
ASN
Bat
noun, Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
BDA
Bde
ASI
ATA
BEA
noun, a female given name, form of Beatrice.
ase
asb
ASA
noun, a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ARS
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
beg
noun, bey.
Ben
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
TKO
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
BAO
noun, an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
Tng
Bai
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
BED
noun, a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
bad
noun, that which is bad:
be-
BDS
plural, board.
bd.
plural, board.
BAg
noun, a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
BAA
noun, the bleating cry of a sheep.
TES
noun, ti1 .
TGN
TIA
TBA
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
teg
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
Ted
noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
Ban
noun, the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
TID
tea
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
TBO
Tbi
TBD
ATB
TNB
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.
BSA
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.
ANG
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ake
verb (used without object), ache.
AKA
bog
noun, wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
Bok
noun, Edward William, 1863–1930, U.S. editor and writer, born in the Netherlands.
Bon
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
tr.
boa
noun, any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
tra
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Agt
Bra
noun, brassiere.
AGS
adjective, noun, agriculture:
BRE
ago
adverb, in past time; in the past:
Bro
noun, a brother.
BRT
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
BNS
bi-
aor
ard
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
Bia
noun, the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
arb
noun, an arbitrager.
BID
noun, an act or instance of bidding.
tog
noun, a coat.
BIE
ARA
noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
big
noun, the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
Sgt
Tad
noun, a small child, especially a boy.
AOA
BIT
noun, Machinery. a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
bk.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
TAG
noun, a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
Br.
TAE
preposition, to.
Bn.
bkt
IRS
DAS
noun, hyrax.
ITA
kab
noun, cab2 .
ka-
Kt.
kg.
KBE
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ite
ist
Kas
noun, (in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
ISR
ise
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
ISA
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
IRO
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
irk
verb (used with object), to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
Kan
Kea
noun, a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
RGB
RBI
Kit
noun, a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
kir
noun, an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
kin
noun, a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
Kid
noun, Informal. a child or young person.
KIA
KGB
RDA
red
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
RDS
REA
Ker
Reb
noun, a Confederate soldier.
Ken
noun, knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
Keg
noun, a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
ked
noun, sheeptick.
Keb
noun, Geb.
Ir.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
kn.
Ia.
Sta
ROB
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
IBN
ib.
IAS
Rod
noun, a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
io-
IDB
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROG
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ROI
ROK
noun, a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
id.
GTS
GTO
IDA
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
ROA
IOT
ine
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.
ior
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.
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
RID
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
ink
noun, a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
rig
noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
ing
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
rnd
ina
noun, a female given name.
in.
Ike
noun, Eisenhower, Dwight David.
ier
IDS
noun, the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
Ido
noun, a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
RNA
ide
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Koa
noun, a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
GSR
NRA
OED
ONI
ONR
ons
ob.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
NSA
nr.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ORB
noun, a sphere or globe:
nog
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
Nod
noun, a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
nob
noun, Slang. the head.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
nik
OSA
OSB
nib
noun, the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
OIr
ODT
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
ode
noun, a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
ODA
noun, a room within a harem.
oid
oik
noun, oaf; lout.
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.
OSD
OIt
Oka
noun, Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms). Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
oke
noun, oka1 .
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.
OAK
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
NIG
verb (used with object), nidge.
NIA
kob
noun, an African antelope, Kobus kob, related to the puku and the lechwe.
NAA
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NAG
noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
NAD
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
rag
noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
NAB
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
NbE
ksi
krs
Kra
noun, Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
kr.
Kos
noun, a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
kor
noun, homer2 .
koi
noun, any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
NBA
NBS
NGO
noun, 1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
ot-
NGk
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
NES
ose
NEG
noun, a photographic negative.
NED
noun, a male given name, form of Edward.
NEB
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
OTA
NDE
OTB
ote
OTS
Rd.
Re.
NEA
ne-
Rab
noun, a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
gt.
Ibo
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
GSA
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
EDS
noun, education:
EDO
noun, a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
EdB
EDA
noun, a female given name.
ed.
EBS
EbN
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
SID
noun, a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
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.
ean
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
ead
EAA
ea.
ETD
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
EDT
Sib
noun, a kinsman; relative.
Eg.
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).
Esk
SEI
noun, sei whale.
ESA
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
ERT
ERS
noun, ervil.
erk
noun, an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
en-
EKG
EIS
eir
EGO
noun, the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
ODS
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
eo-
DST
SED
DEI
adverb, by the grace of God.
SOB
noun, the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
sod
noun, a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
Die
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
DIB
verb (used without object), to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
di.
DET
DEA
dk.
de-
DBS
sot
noun, a drunkard.
DBA
Sr.
SRB
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
St.
dit
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
dkg
DSR
Dor
noun, Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
DSA
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
DRG
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
DRE
ska
noun, a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
Dr.
DOT
noun, a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
ski
noun, one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
DNA
Don
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
Doi
dog
noun, a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
Skt
DOE
noun, the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
DOB
DNR
DNB
ESR
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
ETO
got
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
SBE
SBA
SAG
noun, an act or instance of sagging.
Gad
noun, the act of gadding.
SAA
GAN
noun, cotton gin.
GAO
noun, a city in E Mali.
GAS
noun, Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
GRB
Gat
noun, a pistol or revolver.
Gr.
Gde
GDR
Geb
noun, the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
Gor
interjection, (used as a mild oath.)
SDI
Sad
noun, the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Goa
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
gob
noun, a mass or lump.
git
noun, British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
GIs
noun, a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
GIN
noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
gie
noun, gi.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
SAR
Gib
noun, a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
get
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
God
noun, the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
goi
noun, goy.
Ges
Ged
noun, any fish of the pike family.
SDA
sb.
gre
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
ETR
ETS
Rs.
RSA
RSE
Ga.
GAR
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
GBE
rt.
gi.
SRO
GAB
noun, idle talk; chatter.
SAE
se-
rte
SDR
RTS
So.
sd.
O.
SN
2D
noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
SG
RO
DG
3D
noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
OK
noun, an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
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.
i.
AA
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
DA
noun, a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
OD
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
OE
noun, oy2 .
DB
AO
DN
OA
SA
S.
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.
OG
D.
TE
noun, ti1 .
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
GN
K.
NA
adverb, no1 .
N.
t.
TB
TG
TD
T1
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
GO
noun, the act of going:
ND
KO
noun, a knockout in boxing.
K2
noun, Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
GB
KI
noun, the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
G.
tk
KB
TN
KD
NB
NG
Gk
EI
BO
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
IG
sk
BA
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
DT
noun, a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
B-
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
NI
BG
R.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RI
RN
GD
rg
Eb
AK
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
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