Anagrams of sporangium
Word sporangium has
968 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of sporangium.
- ignoramus
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noun,
an extremely ignorant person.
- organums
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noun,
an organon.
- in-group
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noun,
a narrow exclusive group; clique.
- gouramis
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noun,
a large, air-breathing, nest-building, freshwater Asiatic fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food.
- organism
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noun,
a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- rampions
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- gourami
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noun,
a large, air-breathing, nest-building, freshwater Asiatic fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food.
- Signora
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- amusing
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adjective,
pleasantly entertaining or diverting:
- organum
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noun,
an organon.
- Manipur
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noun,
a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- gripman
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noun,
a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car.
- Gournia
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noun,
a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
- rousing
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noun,
a rousing.
- parings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- isogram
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noun,
a line representing equality with respect to a given variable, used to relate points on maps, charts, etc.
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Gropius
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noun,
Walter [wawl-ter;; German vahl-tuh r] /ˈwɔl tər;; German ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, German architect, in the U.S. from 1937.
- grampus
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noun,
a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern seas.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Sungari
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noun,
Songhua.
- inpours
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- giaours
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noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- rasping
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noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- Romanus
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noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- soaring
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- mainour
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noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- Maurois
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- sparing
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- mousing
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noun,
a wrapping of several turns of small stuff around the shank end of a hook.
- impugns
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verb (used with object),
to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- margin
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noun,
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- sapro-
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- sarong
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noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- giaour
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noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- numis.
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- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Primus
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noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- gamous
-
- gamins
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noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- 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.
- Mingus
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noun,
Charles ("Charlie") 1922–79, U.S. jazz bass player and composer.
- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- somni-
-
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Signor
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- isopag
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- gipons
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noun,
jupon.
- ramous
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adjective,
ramose.
- impugn
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verb (used with object),
to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Ingmar
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noun,
a male given name.
- Ingram
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noun,
a male given name.
- guanos
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noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- inorg.
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- inpour
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- grumps
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noun,
a person given to constant complaining.
- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- groups
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noun,
any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation:
- groins
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groans
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noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- mangos
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noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- Grison
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noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- purism
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- granum
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a grain.
- grano-
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- grani-
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- gramps
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noun,
grandfather.
- grains
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noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Morgan
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noun,
one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
- gonium
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noun,
the germ cell during the phase marked by mitosis.
- prongs
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noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- Saigon
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noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- pingos
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noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- prangs
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verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- parous
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- Agrius
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noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- spiro-
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- orangs
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noun,
orangutan.
- agron.
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- unrips
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verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- amnios
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- unrigs
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verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- angio-
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- unarms
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verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Pamirs
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- sprang
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noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- orgasm
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noun,
the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- origan
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Ugrian
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noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- Sprung
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noun,
a leap, jump, or bound.
- mungos
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noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- amino-
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- paring
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- aniso-
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- amigos
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- animus
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noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- opiums
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noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- Nomura
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noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- musing
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noun,
contemplation; reflection.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- mourns
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- amours
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noun,
a love affair.
- argons
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Nagpur
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noun,
a city in NE Maharashtra, in central India: former capital of the Central Provinces and Berar.
- amugis
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noun,
a Philippine tree, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, of the cashew family.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- urano-
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- urino-
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- supra-
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- pignus
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noun,
property held as security for a debt.
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Pugin
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noun,
Augustus Charles, 1762–1832, French architectural draftsman and archaeologist in England.
- psora
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noun,
psoriasis.
- orig.
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- pagus
-
- puris
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noun,
poori.
- pros.
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- Prus.
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- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- pumas
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noun,
cougar.
- Purim
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noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- Osman
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noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Namur
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noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- pungs
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noun,
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
- punas
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noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- morns
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noun,
morning.
- Irgun
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noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- opium
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noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- ogams
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noun,
ogham.
- Norma
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noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- imago
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noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- impar
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adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- rason
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noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- 30-30
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- Omani
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- omni-
-
- nomas
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noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- onium
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- Nogai
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noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- naso-
-
- ramus
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noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- Orang
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noun,
orangutan.
- insp.
-
- nipas
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noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Ramos
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noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Ramon
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noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- prong
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noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- Rains
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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).
- ragis
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noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Pusan
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noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Iran.
-
- pains
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- proas
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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.
- pron.
-
- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- prigs
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noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- Priam
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noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- rings
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noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- prang
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verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- prams
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noun,
perambulator.
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- Minor
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noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Minos
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noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- porns
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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):
- pongs
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noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- miso-
-
- Piura
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noun,
a city in N Peru.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pians
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noun,
yaws.
- MNurs
-
- pirns
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- moans
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noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- pious
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adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- 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.
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- pings
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noun,
a pinging sound.
- monas
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noun,
monad.
- pingo
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noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- pinas
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noun,
pineapple.
- Pimas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- moras
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noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mourn
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- prim.
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- Primo
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- proms
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noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- Manus
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- prom.
-
- progs
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noun,
food or victuals.
- Magus
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- Prog.
-
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Piman
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noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Mango
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noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- muras
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noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Pamir
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- manor
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noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manos
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noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- prius
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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.
- muons
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noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Mason
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noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- pari-
-
- prims
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noun,
privet.
- Msgr.
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- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Maris
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noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- marg.
-
- Mungo
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noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- 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.
- mungs
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noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Sango
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noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Sugar
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noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- gaums
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- gaurs
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noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- gimps
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noun,
a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- sapor
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- girns
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noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gamps
-
noun,
an umbrella.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- giros
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noun,
autogiro.
- gismo
-
noun,
a gadget or device:
- span-
-
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- surg.
-
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- amin-
-
- angi-
-
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- spor-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- 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.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arium
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- gamo-
-
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- anis-
-
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- anim.
-
- Sino-
-
- sing.
-
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- gains
-
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Guin.
-
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- guiro
-
noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- 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.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groma
-
noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- group
-
noun,
any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation:
- grump
-
noun,
a person given to constant complaining.
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- uran-
-
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- gramp
-
noun,
grandfather.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- gram.
-
- agro-
-
- guar.
-
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grams
-
noun,
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- USAR
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Sra.
-
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- USPO
-
- 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.
- USMA
-
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- USGA
-
- USNA
-
- uro-
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- USIA
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OGPU
-
noun,
(in the U.S.S.R.) the government's secret-police organization (1923–1934).
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- par.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- uni-
-
- org.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- supr
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- opia
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- pam.
-
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- uria
-
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Pan.
-
- SRAM
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- RNAS
-
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- pung
-
noun,
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- pugs
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- psig
-
- purs
-
- psia
-
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- prs.
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rus.
-
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rom.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- Sam.
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- 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.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Soni
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- pos.
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- 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.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- pro-
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- 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.
- saur
-
- prin
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sig.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- smug
-
adjective,
contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- smog
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- 1080
-
- gumi
-
noun,
a spreading shrub, Elaeagnus multiflora, of eastern Asia, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and edible red fruit.
- Aus.
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- aur-
-
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- MIPS
-
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mar.
-
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Aug.
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Arg.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- mogs
-
noun,
moggy.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Mngr
-
- gump
-
noun,
a foolish or stupid person.
- mis-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- mag.
-
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- ign.
-
- gras
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gon-
-
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- gro.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grum
-
adjective,
grim; glum; surly.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- Guam
-
noun,
an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña.
Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- 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 = .
- ious
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- gamp
-
noun,
an umbrella.
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- gaum
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- gaup
-
verb (used without object),
gawp.
- iso-
-
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- gimp
-
noun,
a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- 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.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- GNMA
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- MNAS
-
- Apr.
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- NIRA
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- amus
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nos-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Nor.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- nom.
-
- agr.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- mun.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ano-
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- mus.
-
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- apo-
-
- MUNG
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- ANSI
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ur-
-
- AOU
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- aor
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- UPI
-
- GNP
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- 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.
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Gr.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- an.
-
- Gum
-
noun,
any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- USP
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- USO
-
- Am.
-
- GSR
-
- GSA
-
- USN
-
- ap-
-
- ROP
-
- USM
-
- ag-
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- GPM
-
- Ar.
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- RPG
-
- RPM
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AGM
-
- SPR
-
- RSA
-
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- GPS
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- up-
-
- ASN
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ASI
-
- UAR
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- gi.
-
- SMA
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- ASM
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- SNU
-
- UAM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- 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.
- AMS
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- AMU
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- ASR
-
- ANG
-
- ASU
-
- USA
-
- Sr.
-
- uns
-
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- SUG
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- SAR
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- ung
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ARS
-
- APS
-
- GPU
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- GOP
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ARU
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- 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.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- NSA
-
- in.
-
- ROI
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- MPG
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRI
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PGA
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- MRP
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- MSA
-
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- mug
-
noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- MUP
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- PaG
-
- MPA
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- prn
-
- POA
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- PRA
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- POR
-
- MNA
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- ROG
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- MOR
-
- MNS
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- 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.
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- MOI
-
- PIO
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- NPR
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- NOP
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIr
-
- OAU
-
- OPA
-
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAP
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NUM
-
- ons
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- PMG
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- pm.
-
- Pg.
-
- Pa.
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OSP
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NMU
-
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OPM
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- USR
-
- Ia.
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RPS
-
- IAS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- io-
-
- ipr
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RMA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- IPO
-
- 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.
- IOU
-
- NSU
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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 = .
- 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.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- IGM
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- IPS
-
- RNA
-
- Ir.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- PSG
-
- IRO
-
- Mo.
-
- ROA
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Mao
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MGr
-
- mi.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSA
-
- ing
-
- 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.
- pug
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- ISR
-
- ISA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- OA
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OG
-
- RU
-
- 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.
- rg
-
- i.
-
- RP
-
- O.
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- IG
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- RO
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
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- NM
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- RI
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PU
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- M.
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- GU
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- GN
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- MP
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- GP
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- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- MN
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- GM
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- MG
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- N.
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- UI
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- NP
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- IP
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- U.
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- S.
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SA
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- SG
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- P.
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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.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- SM
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- G.
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- RN
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- NI
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- NG
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- SU
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).