Anagrams of spiral-bound
Word spiral-bound has
1485 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of spiral-bound.
- subordinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or ranked as a suborder.
- air-bound
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adjective,
stopped up by air.
- pan-broil
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verb (used with or without object),
to cook in an uncovered frying pan over direct heat using little or no fat.
- pauldrons
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
- pandours
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
- poundals
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noun,
the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: pdl.
- Rosalind
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noun,
a female given name.
- purblind
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adjective,
nearly or partially blind; dim-sighted.
- biparous
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adjective,
Zoology. bringing forth offspring in pairs.
- probands
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noun,
a patient who is the initial member of a family to come under study.
- ordinals
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- poulards
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noun,
a hen spayed to improve the flesh for use as food.
- baudrons
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noun,
a cat.
- upbraids
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verb (used with object),
to find fault with or reproach severely; censure:
- dinosaur
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noun,
any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- poniards
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noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- subpolar
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adjective,
subantarctic.
- unbraids
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verb (used with object),
to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands.
- Basildon
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noun,
a town in S Essex, in SE England: designated as a model residential community after World War II.
- unipolar
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adjective,
Also, homopolar. Physics. having or pertaining to a single magnetic or electric pole.
- parboils
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- diurnals
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noun,
Liturgy. a service book containing offices for the daily hours of prayer.
- inboards
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- pauldron
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
- purloins
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verb (used with object),
to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- proband
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noun,
a patient who is the initial member of a family to come under study.
- Spirula
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noun,
any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.
- solunar
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adjective,
pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
- burials
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- unbraid
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verb (used with object),
to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands.
- burlaps
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noun,
a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like; gunny.
- lurdans
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noun,
a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
- aldrins
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noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- pinards
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noun,
wine.
- poulard
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noun,
a hen spayed to improve the flesh for use as food.
- poundal
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noun,
the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: pdl.
- androus
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- bridals
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noun,
a wedding.
- sandbur
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noun,
any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
- inpours
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- padrino
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noun,
a godfather.
- inboard
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- sparoid
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noun,
a sparoid fish.
- insular
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- Polaris
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noun,
Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
- subarid
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adjective,
moderately arid.
- poniard
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noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- pandour
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
- sadiron
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noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- sunbird
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noun,
any of various small, brilliantly colored Old World birds of the family Nectariniidae.
- sundial
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noun,
an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as it is cast by the sun.
- Broadus
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noun,
something given as a bonus; lagniappe.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- ordinal
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- ordains
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- durians
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noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- Albinus
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noun,
Alcuin.
- inroads
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- parboil
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- purlins
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noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- uplands
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noun,
land elevated above other land.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- busload
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noun,
an amount or number as great as a bus can hold.
- Noludar
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- abounds
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verb (used without object),
to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
- parlous
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adverb,
to a large extent; greatly.
- upsilon
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noun,
the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Nidaros
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noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- Ladinos
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- purloin
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verb (used with object),
to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- diurnal
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noun,
Liturgy. a service book containing offices for the daily hours of prayer.
- urinals
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- diurons
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- lardons
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noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- parulis
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noun,
gumboil.
- nodular
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- Dobuans
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noun,
Dobu.
- bausond
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adjective,
(of animals) having white spots on a black or bay background; piebald.
- bipolar
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adjective,
having two poles, as the earth.
- uploads
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noun,
software, data, etc., that has been uploaded.
- pardons
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noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- ribands
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noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- robands
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noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- upbraid
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verb (used with object),
to find fault with or reproach severely; censure:
- labours
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- unloads
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verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- ribalds
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noun,
a ribald person.
- unipods
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noun,
something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- blinds
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noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- Sandor
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noun,
a male given name.
- pilous
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adjective,
pilose.
- sapro-
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- Bounds
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noun,
a leap onward or upward; jump.
- borals
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noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- bauson
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noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- boudin
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noun,
a blood sausage (boudin noir) or sometimes a white sausage (boudin blanc) made of chicken, pork, or veal.
- Labors
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Landus
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noun,
Lando.
- Sandro
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noun,
a male given name.
- labio-
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- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- plano-
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- labour
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- pinard
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noun,
wine.
- Plains
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noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- boards
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noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- Pindus
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noun,
a mountain range in central Greece: highest peak, 7665 feet (2335 meters).
- pibals
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noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Island
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noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- bipods
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noun,
a two-legged support, as for an automatic rifle.
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Isolda
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noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- bonsai
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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.
- labrid
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noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Labridae, including the wrasses, the tautog, and the cunner, and characterized chiefly by well-developed teeth and, often, brilliant colors.
- plani-
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- Pindar
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noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- lairds
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noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Sardou
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noun,
Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
- Landis
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noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Landor
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noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- dobras
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noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- Sinbad
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noun,
Sindbad the Sailor.
- Dobuan
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noun,
Dobu.
- bourns
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noun,
burn2 .
- Diablo
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noun,
Spanish for “devil.”.
- dulias
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noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- DuBois
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noun,
(Marie) Eugène (François Thomas) [ma-ree œ-zhen frahn-swa taw-mah] /maˈri œˈʒɛn frɑ̃ˈswa tɔˈmɑ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1941, Dutch physical anthropologist and anatomist.
- Dublin
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noun,
Gaelic Baile Àtha Cliath. a seaport in and the capital of the Republic of Ireland, in the E part, on the Irish Sea.
- roband
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noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- danios
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noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- riband
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noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- drails
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noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- ribald
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noun,
a ribald person.
- pulsar
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noun,
Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
- douras
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noun,
durra.
- rapids
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noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- rapido
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noun,
an express train.
- dorsi-
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- Roland
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noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- ranids
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- dorsal
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noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- dinars
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Dorian
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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).
- purlin
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noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- diplo-
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- disbar
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verb (used with object),
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- radons
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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.
- diuron
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- radius
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noun,
a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
- radios
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noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radio-
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- doblas
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noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- Doblin
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noun,
Alfred [ahl-freyt] /ˈɑl freɪt/ (Show IPA), 1878–1957, German physician and novelist.
- Busoni
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noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- Dunbar
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noun,
Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.
- inroad
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- pounds
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noun,
the act of pounding.
- inpour
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- braids
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noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- brails
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noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brains
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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.
- Poland
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noun,
a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- brands
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noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- 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.
- bridal
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noun,
a wedding.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Broads
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noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
- broils
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noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- bruins
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noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Dunlap
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noun,
William, 1766–1839, U.S. dramatist, theatrical producer, and historian.
- durian
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noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- Durban
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noun,
a seaport in SE Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa.
- builds
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noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- rounds
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noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- durain
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noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- dupion
-
noun,
a cocoon formed jointly by two silkworms.
- burans
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- burial
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- burins
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noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Ronald
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noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- burlap
-
noun,
a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like; gunny.
- Dunois
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
- Dunlop
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noun,
John Boyd, 1840–1921, Scottish inventor of the pneumatic tire.
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- Andrus
-
noun,
Andron.
- absurd
-
noun,
the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.
- audios
-
noun,
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- ad-lib
-
noun,
something improvised in speech, music, etc.:
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Upland
-
noun,
land elevated above other land.
- suborn
-
verb (used with object),
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- subpar
-
adjective,
below an average, usual, or normal level, quality, or the like; below par:
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- Audion
-
noun,
an early type of triode.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- unlaid
-
adjective,
not laid or placed:
- upload
-
noun,
software, data, etc., that has been uploaded.
- unipod
-
noun,
something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- abound
-
verb (used without object),
to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- supra-
-
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- spiral
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- unsaid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- spiro-
-
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- 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.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- Lisbon
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- adsorb
-
verb (used with object),
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- audio-
-
- unload
-
verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- Albion
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noun,
Alebion.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- urino-
-
- unbars
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- lurdan
-
noun,
a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- parols
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- parous
-
- andro-
-
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- L-dopa
-
noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- aniso-
-
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- urano-
-
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- pron.
-
- Prus.
-
- Nabis
-
- pros.
-
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- duals
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Proud
-
Idioms,
do one proud,
to be a source of pride or credit to a person:
to treat someone or oneself generously or lavishly:
- prods
-
noun,
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
- prob.
-
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- prod.
-
- lurid
-
adjective,
gruesome; horrible; revolting:
- Dubai
-
noun,
an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
- dulia
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- drubs
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- 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.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nudi-
-
- purls
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- dolus
-
noun,
fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent (distinguished from culpa):
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- pubis
-
noun,
that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis.
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- publ.
-
- 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.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- dribs
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Obuda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- nurds
-
noun,
nerd.
- Obad.
-
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Doubs
-
noun,
a river in E France, flowing into the Saône River. About 260 miles (420 km) long.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- naso-
-
- dorps
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Pound
-
noun,
the act of pounding.
- dural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the dura mater.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Iran.
-
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- plan-
-
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- lipo-
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- lauds
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Parl.
-
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pari-
-
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- prand
-
- ordn.
-
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- 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.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- durns
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- ponds
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- plio-
-
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- plods
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- ploid
-
- plur.
-
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- insp.
-
- insol
-
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Padus
-
noun,
ancient name of Po.
- in-lb
-
- orial
-
- Indus
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indo-
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- lobus
-
noun,
a lobe.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- Bonpa
-
noun,
a member of the Bön sect.
- bonds
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- blond
-
noun,
a blond person.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- anis-
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- brads
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- andr-
-
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- 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.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- salud
-
interjection,
(used after a person has sneezed or as a toast.)
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- Bound
-
noun,
a leap onward or upward; jump.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- blind
-
noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- baro-
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- span-
-
- bands
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- balds
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- 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.
- bauds
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- Blida
-
noun,
a city in N Algeria.
- biol.
-
- Sino-
-
- Bland
-
noun,
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- dobla
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- 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.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- bipod
-
noun,
a two-legged support, as for an automatic rifle.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- binds
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- spor-
-
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- 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.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- uran-
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- updos
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- burps
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- daubs
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 30-30
-
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- 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.
- 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.
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- dipl.
-
- Ursid
-
noun,
any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- 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).
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- dial.
-
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- 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.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- aloud
-
adverb,
with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly:
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- build
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- burds
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- 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.
- bunds
-
noun,
an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Pal.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- supr
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- sur-
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- uro-
-
- opia
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- ord.
-
- Sra.
-
- Nor.
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- USPO
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Pan.
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- USNA
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- USIA
-
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- USDA
-
- updo
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- USAR
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- OSRD
-
- Odus
-
- NRPB
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- uni-
-
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- obs.
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- SPUD
-
noun,
Informal. a potato.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- sub-
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- uria
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- nos-
-
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- NRAB
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- psia
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- prs.
-
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- pro-
-
- 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.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rus.
-
- Sab.
-
- prin
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pos.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- psid
-
- pub.
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RIBA
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- purs
-
- rad.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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).
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- RNAS
-
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rida
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- puds
-
noun,
pudding.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- sld.
-
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- soln
-
- Soni
-
- par.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Pol.
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- poda
-
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- 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.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- saur
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- SBLI
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- pil-
-
- 1080
-
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Lab.
-
- aud.
-
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- 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.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- iso-
-
- bops
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- ISBN
-
- 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.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- bus.
-
- dol.
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- 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.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bal.
-
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- drub
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- dir.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- dis-
-
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- dlr.
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Lani
-
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- lin.
-
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- bold
-
Idioms,
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bol.
-
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- bldr
-
- IADB
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- Ind.
-
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- dups
-
verb (used with object),
to open.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- dup.
-
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- duo-
-
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- dubs
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- 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.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- iod-
-
- bar.
-
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- ious
-
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- baud
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- bdls
-
plural,
bundle.
- ins.
-
- 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).
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- BDSA
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- doup
-
noun,
the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- bin-
-
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bio-
-
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- 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.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abs-
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- BSPA
-
- 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.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- NADP
-
- Danl
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Daub
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- BSNA
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Alb.
-
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Ald.
-
- Alis
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Bund
-
noun,
an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- BURP
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- NLRB
-
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Burd
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- Bur.
-
- Buna
-
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- bul.
-
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Buda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- NDSL
-
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASD
-
- abl.
-
- ABLS
-
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- lobs
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Din.
-
- Dino
-
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- lip-
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- 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.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- dia-
-
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- ands
-
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- BSIR
-
- ANSI
-
- dbl.
-
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- loud
-
Idioms,
out loud, aloud; audibly:
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- lond
-
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- BSL
-
- SAR
-
- BSN
-
- BPS
-
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- ROP
-
- RSA
-
- SRO
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- sd.
-
- SDA
-
- bu.
-
- So.
-
- BSD
-
- Sp.
-
- Rs.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- BPI
-
- BPA
-
- RPO
-
- BSA
-
- Bud
-
noun,
Botany.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- BSO
-
- BSP
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- sb.
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SBA
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- NOP
-
- SDI
-
- ALU
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- up-
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- uns
-
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- aor
-
- AOU
-
- APB
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- Apl
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- UPI
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- al.
-
- USP
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- ap-
-
- USB
-
- ab-
-
- ad-
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- ADB
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- abd
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- abn
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ur-
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Abp
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- APS
-
- SDR
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SNU
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BDA
-
- bi-
-
- SLR
-
- SLP
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SLA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- BLA
-
- BLS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ASN
-
- ard
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- Sr.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- SPR
-
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- asb
-
- ASI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ASU
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- bl.
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- bp.
-
- Br.
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Isl
-
- LSD
-
- IUD
-
- IUS
-
- NIA
-
- La.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- LDS
-
- NUL
-
- NBS
-
- NBA
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ob.
-
- PIO
-
- PID
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PDL
-
- PBS
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ISR
-
- ROI
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- ipr
-
- Ola
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- PLR
-
- IOU
-
- PLO
-
- IPA
-
- pli
-
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- PLA
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- pl.
-
- IRO
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- IRS
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LBO
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- obl
-
- LSI
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- lub
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- LPN
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- oid
-
- OPA
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- NAD
-
- ONI
-
- OIr
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- OAU
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- Pr.
-
- Ld.
-
- LDP
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- OSB
-
- OAS
-
- OSD
-
- pd.
-
- Pa.
-
- OAP
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- 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.
- OSP
-
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- POB
-
- POA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- DLS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DBS
-
- di.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- DIL
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- DLO
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- DNA
-
- DNB
-
- DNR
-
- DOB
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RPS
-
- NRA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Doi
-
- 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 = .
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- DBA
-
- RBI
-
- Rd.
-
- rnd
-
- do.
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- DOA
-
- DSO
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ROA
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- RNA
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- RLD
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- DAR
-
- 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.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- NSA
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- 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).
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- PRA
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IDB
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- POR
-
- IDP
-
- 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.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- DSA
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- DPA
-
- USR
-
- DPI
-
- DPS
-
- Dr.
-
- DUI
-
- PUD
-
noun,
pudding.
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- NSU
-
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- DSP
-
- PSA
-
- DSR
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Du.
-
- 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.
- ol
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- NL
-
- AO
-
- OA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- O.
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- 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.
- D.
-
- NP
-
- RI
-
- L.
-
- BO
-
- IP
-
- SN
-
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PU
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
-
- B-
-
- DN
-
- DB
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- RU
-
- RP
-
- RO
-
- dl
-
- DP
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NI
-
- UB
-
- ND
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- LR
-
- UL
-
- UI
-
- Ud
-
- U.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PB
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- SU
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- 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.