Anagrams of skateboarding
Word skateboarding has
3316 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of skateboarding.
- skateboard
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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
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noun,
Also, gaberdine. a firm, tightly woven fabric of worsted, cotton, polyester, or other fiber, with a twill weave.
- tragedians
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noun,
an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.
- agreations
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noun,
the procedure followed by a government for determining the acceptability to a foreign government of a proposed envoy.
- goatsbeard
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads.
- tragedian
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noun,
an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.
- bastinade
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noun, verb (used with object),
bastinado.
- badinages
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noun,
light, playful banter or raillery.
- aragonite
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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
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noun,
the entire British peerage, including all dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.
- arabinose
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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
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noun,
wooden boards collectively.
- snakebird
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noun,
anhinga.
- bigarades
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noun,
a Seville or bitter orange.
- tagboards
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noun,
a strong cardboard suitable for tags or posters.
- brontides
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noun,
a rumbling noise heard occasionally in some parts of the world, probably caused by seismic activity.
- gardenias
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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
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noun,
the act or process of draining.
- abrogates
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verb (used with object),
to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal:
- indagates
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verb (used with object),
to investigate; research.
- dragonets
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noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- abstainer
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noun,
a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- adsorbate
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noun,
a substance that is adsorbed.
- bastinado
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noun,
a mode of punishment consisting of blows with a stick on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks.
- agreation
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noun,
the procedure followed by a government for determining the acceptability to a foreign government of a proposed envoy.
- breasting
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material for covering the heel breast of a shoe.
- organdies
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noun,
a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
- signboard
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noun,
a board bearing a sign.
- Bridgeton
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noun,
a city in SW New Jersey.
- gabardine
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noun,
Also, gaberdine. a firm, tightly woven fabric of worsted, cotton, polyester, or other fiber, with a twill weave.
- grandiose
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adjective,
affectedly grand or important; pompous:
- Gabaonite
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noun,
Gibeonite.
- ordinates
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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
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noun,
any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- steradian
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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
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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
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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
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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
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noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- dragonet
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noun,
any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.
- begonias
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noun,
any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
- Negritos
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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
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
- brokages
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noun,
brokerage.
- organist
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noun,
a person who plays the organ.
- broadens
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verb (used with or without object),
to become or make broad.
- baronies
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- negroids
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noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- drainage
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noun,
the act or process of draining.
- Brodiaea
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Brodiaea, of the amaryllis family, native to western North America, having grasslike basal leaves and clusters of usually purplish flowers.
- bartends
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verb (used without object),
to serve or work as a bartender.
- stinkard
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noun,
a despicable person; stinker.
- basanite
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noun,
a basaltic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, olivine, and augite.
- bearings
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- inboards
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- bearskin
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noun,
the skin or pelt of a bear.
- genitors
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- tragions
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- ikebanas
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noun,
the Japanese art of arranging flowers.
- beadings
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noun,
material composed of or adorned with beads.
- airboats
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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
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- redbaits
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verb (used without object),
to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- brontide
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noun,
a rumbling noise heard occasionally in some parts of the world, probably caused by seismic activity.
- Transkei
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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
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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
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
- Bastogne
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noun,
a town in SE Belgium: in World War II U.S. forces besieged here during German counteroffensive in 1944.
- brigands
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noun,
a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- steading
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noun,
a farm, especially its buildings.
- baronage
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noun,
the entire British peerage, including all dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons.
- dingbats
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noun,
Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- araneids
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- badigeon
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noun,
a composition for patching surface defects in carpentry or masonry.
- dataries
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noun,
the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
- snot-rag
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- argento-
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- arginase
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noun,
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
- Sabatier
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1941, French chemist: Nobel prize 1912.
- debonair
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adjective,
courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:
- Atabrine
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- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- gradates
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verb (used with object),
to cause to gradate.
- Ratisbon
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noun,
Regensburg.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- asteroid
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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
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noun,
a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Capital: Samarkand.
- gradient
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noun,
the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- digestor
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noun,
digester (def 2).
- deorbits
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verb (used with object),
to cause to deliberately depart from orbit.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- songbird
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noun,
a bird that sings.
- detrains
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- diagnose
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verb (used with object),
to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination:
- Granados
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noun,
Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- badinage
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noun,
light, playful banter or raillery.
- ratsbane
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noun,
rat poison.
- roasting
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noun,
a severely critical notice or review; pan.
- radiants
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- Nebraska
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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
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noun,
steenbok.
- aneroids
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- baritone
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noun,
a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
- angaries
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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
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noun,
an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost:
- Dagestan
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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
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- Bankside
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noun,
the slope of the bank of a stream or river.
- banister
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noun,
a baluster.
- Gisborne
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noun,
a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
- readings
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- grosbeak
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noun,
any of various finches having a thick, conical bill.
- dog-star
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noun,
the bright star Sirius, in Canis Major.
- keratins
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noun,
a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- radiates
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- tear-gas
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noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- bandores
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noun,
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- goatskin
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noun,
the skin or hide of a goat.
- dogbanes
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root.
- bandages
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noun,
a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, sore, sprain, etc.
- keratoid
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adjective,
resembling horn; horny.
- sabotage
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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
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verb (used with object),
to investigate; research.
- granites
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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
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- sea-king
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noun,
one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- brandies
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noun,
a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.
- bidarkas
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noun,
a sealskin boat used by Aleuts and southern Alaskan Eskimos.
- tanagers
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- boatings
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noun,
the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
- Brandeis
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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
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- nose-bag
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noun,
feed bag (def 1).
- estragon
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noun,
tarragon.
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- sedation
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noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- Gardenia
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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
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noun,
licker-in.
- strained
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- break-in
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noun,
an illegal entry into a home, car, office, etc.
- stringed
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Erastian
-
noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- boarding
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noun,
wooden boards collectively.
- botanies
-
noun,
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
- taborins
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noun,
a small tabor.
- tagboard
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noun,
a strong cardboard suitable for tags or posters.
- abrogate
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verb (used with object),
to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal:
- birdsong
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noun,
the singing or calling of birds, especially songbirds.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- bornites
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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
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verb (used with object),
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents:
- abrasion
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noun,
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
- senorita
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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
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noun,
a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.
- bigarade
-
noun,
a Seville or bitter orange.
- intrados
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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
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noun,
a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
- tankards
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noun,
a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover.
- sea-born
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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
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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
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noun,
the capacity of a tank or tanks.
- tribades
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noun,
lesbian (def 5).
- tabanids
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noun,
any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
- detains
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- darbies
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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
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noun,
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- Reading
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- Stagira
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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
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- boaster
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noun,
a person who boasts or brags.
- kerbing
-
noun,
curbing.
- bandies
-
noun,
an early form of tennis.
- tearing
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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.